Cam, Makos are fine, they just require knowing how to fix them and not
breaking them by going deep. Go deep and you ruin them. They are not
intended for that. I have 10 of my own  scooters, and 5 Makos. I love the
Mako for its purposes.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cam Banks [mailto:cam@ca*.co*]
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 10:53 PM
To: terry michael; Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com
Subject: Re: Morons , bullshit and crappy scooters


What are you talking about?  It was a straightforward question, and clearly
written as such.  Do you own any scooters?

Yeah, I have a solution: buy something other than a Mako.  That's the limit
of my experience.  I'm now shopping for something else and trying to figure
out what's best.

Cam

> From: terry michael <OEA51@go*.co*>
> Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 19:29:15 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Cam Banks <cam@ca*.co*>, Trey <trey@ne*.co*>,
> "Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Subject: Re: Re: Morons , bullshit and crappy scooters
>
>> I know the downsides to the Mako: no access to the leaky motor
>> compartment,>oval hull with leaky o-rings, both hands required for good
>> control, low
>> depth limit (180fsw if you're lucky), difficult to replace battery
quickly
>> with spare, etc.
>
> Perhaps you'd care to elaborate? Do you have some solutions or any
information
> what so ever or are you just rattling an empty can?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Cam Banks"<cam@ca*.co*>
> To: "Trey"<trey@ne*.co*>,
"Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com"<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Date: Sat Sep 01 14:31:46 PDT 2001
> Subject: Re: Morons , bullshit and crappy scooters
>
>> Okay, I'll bite.  Please tell us what is wrong with the Silent Submersion
>> scooter.  Some friends and I are actively considering pro-level scooter
>> purchases in the next year or so (Have two crappy Makos already,
obviously).
>>
>> We have also heard that there is at least a 9-month wait for Gavins, and
>> that Trey is the sole source for production.
>>
>> We also wonder what there is to a scooter, other than a rewound Mako
motor
>> and a cylindrical hull?
>>
>> I know the downsides to the Mako: no access to the leaky motor
compartment,
>> oval hull with leaky o-rings, both hands required for good control, low
>> depth limit (180fsw if you're lucky), difficult to replace battery
quickly
>> with spare, etc.
>>
>> All comments welcome.  Thank you.
>>
>> Cam
>>
>> From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
>> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:12:18 -0400
>> To: "Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>> Subject: Morons , bullshit and crappy scooters
>>
>>
>> Will the list of morons who said that there was a web link to GUE which
>> stated that 95's were required for classes please show me the link again.
>> There is no such. You assholes are really getting to be a pain in the
>> ass.Why don't you try learning from the pros instead of constantly
fucking
>> with them. None of you pussies dives, none of you pussies has done jack
>> shit, and I am really sick of the constant crap surrounding GUE and the
>> WKPP. You morons do what we do, then tell us how it is done.
>>
>> The fact is that nobody but IANTD is stupid enough to have divers dive
ocean
>> with steel tanks and a wetsuit, the fact is that aluminum 80's are the
tank
>> of choice for ocean, 104's are the tank of choice for drysuit cave, and
>> aluminum 80's are the tank for wetsuit cave. Florida is a drysuit cave
dive,
>> Mexico is a wetsuit cave dive.
>>
>> None of you morons even understand why we do what we do, and I am sick of
>> explaining it over and over only to have you screw it up , misinterpret
it,
>> and drivel about it when none of you has the experience to tie my shoes
or
>> JJ's.
>>
>> I'll be glad to pick apart anything the rest of the agencies are doing ad
>> infinitum, and I will show why what we do is right. Any time any of you
want
>> to argue that, I will make you look like the morons that you so obviously
>> are.
>>
>> As for this scooter thread, if anyone wants to know why the silent
>> submersion ' is a ghastly piece of crap, I'll be glad to explain that as
>> well.
>>
>> None of you has a clue, trust me - not a fucking clue. What you do and
what
>> we do are galaxies apart. Let me quite Lee Iacocca , "Lead, follow , or
get
>> out of the way".
>>
>> None of you can lead, and I personally don't want you following me and
>> screwing is it up, so get out of our way.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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