Jim/Tech Diver/Quest:

To expand on Jim's e-mail -

A new motor and tail cone is on the way from George to get this scooter
going again.

This motor is now a "learning project" - we did not  know it was dropped and
we thought we had flushed it enough with fresh water - learning is
expensive.

We are going to try and re-assemble the casing and magnets but it would be
nice if we could find a casing with magnets from a burned-out motor. I had
some help from my 6 and 10 year old and the order of the magnets has been
changed. (They love playing with them but I have to keep them away from our
TV's with magnets - those with children will understand)

Our scooters have been used daily and George has been very helpful with his
patience and assistance.

These Gavins are amazing to use and I consider them a major component of our
diving gear - they have been used very hard as demos and in training.  With
one scooter down we feel almost naked.

George will be here  next week to dive, give a talk on DIR and help us on
scooter maintenance and repair.

Garry
www.divetekadventures.com



on 6/28/02 5:40 AM, Jim Thompson at jim@pa*.co* wrote:

> Thank you ALL for the response and I certainly appreciate the advice! I am
> surprised buy the number of questions and will answer a couple of quick
> questions.
> 
> 1. The scooter is in Hawaii thus is used in saltwater almost daily and even
> used as a demo.
> 2. The scooter was flooded several months ago - operator error and it sat
> for several hours IN salt water.. it was cleaned and put back into service.
> 3. THE SCOOTER WAS DROPPED.. IT hit something so hard it bend the motor
> casing bolts and maybe helped break some of the magnets.
> 4. George is a great guy! He gave the guys in Hawaii instructions on how to
> fix this.
> 5. I have NO worries about calling him.
> 6. The guys in Hawaii already bought a tail section to replace this from GI.
> 7. They want the can to replace some broken (as in many pieces) magnets.
> 
> 
> If someone has a dead scooter and only wants a few bucks for the casing that
> would be good.
> 
> In a nutshell these scooters have been super, as has GI's service!!! George
> is actually going to Hawaii in a day or two to get these guys up to speed on
> scooter repair! Maybe Garry can post a report after the visit!
> 
> Thank you ALL for your time!
> 
> Jt
> 
> If you want more info on how these are used in Hawaii contact Garry at
> www.divetekadventures.com
> 
> 
> 
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