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Ron, Todd, I make them slightly positive in fresh water so that you can weight them as you please and so that a change in batteries down the road will leave you some leeway so that you don't end up negative and needing a longer body. The body is 15.5 inches, and any shorter it effects the efficiency of the scooter. For salt, you add 3% ( the scooter you have weighs 33 pounds plus whatever batteries you are using). Also, in the ocean, I like to see the scooter left a tad positive so that if it gets away from you at the boat or falls back overboard, it will be on the surface and you can find it . -----Original Message----- From: Ron Nathlich [mailto:res0sy29@ve*.ne*] Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:22 PM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: New Wreck Gavin Funny you should post that, I just tried out my new Gavin short body today with the same results. I think a pound or so will do weight wise. They really scream, I was towing my buddy Dave Hettinga for a while and was happy with the speed. When he let go, I was going faster the viz would allow, I had to turn the pitch down all the way. I can't wait for some good viz to really let the hammer down. I wish now that I would have bought one sooner, what a blast! Thanks George!!! Ron Nathlich >Todd Clagett wrote: > All, > > Finally got the new Wreck Gavin Scooter in the water. Dave Dalton, Allyson, > and I met Roy Perringer (spelling?) at Mt. Storm in West Virginia today. > The wind was howling and the air was cold, but the water was a nice 55F. > > I didn't add any weight to the scooter, so it was a little too buoyant and > this caused me some headache. I know better for next time. I was using the > Gavin and Allyson was using my old Apollo. I had to reduce the pitch on the > Gavin all the way just so I wouldn't get too far ahead of her. I still had > to release the trigger so she could stay beside me (the Apollo was on max > pitch). Before starting up for deco I changed the pitch to max on the prop, > and Holy Shit that thing rocks. My mask was shaking on my face. You can > really tell when you get in the correct position, you pick up speed and it > gets real comfortable. You can also feel when you are in the wrong position > because you get beat up with the prop wash. The hardest thing for me to get > use to is the length of the tow cord, but that will get easier once I get > the weight correct. > > The worst part about this whole Gavin thing is that now Allyson is bugging > me for one. I guess she better think about getting a job. > > Todd Clagett > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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