Hi Jim
I will not say the scooters are not fun and do not get the job done. What 
happen was 2 of the scooters would stick on or not come on. George said to 
rotate the reed switch, this worked for one. The other would still stick 
on, I told the guy he had a bad switch or something. We also found that the 
latch was placed right over the switch and if you unclipped it the scooter 
would finally cut off. The only thing we could figure was that the pressure 
from the latch was distorting the reed switch. The guy email this to George 
and George pounded him on "How the hell is the water pressure doing that", 
some kind of communication break down happened and the guy didn't want to 
get pounded by G again, so I told him to just tell G to send another switch 
and just pay for it. That fixed the problem.

The clutches are a separate issue, I do not think anyone knew they would be 
getting a cheap clutch or that there was a different one that G uses. All 
the guys saw was the one that Cobb got and it worked fine, the following 
ones had minor problems, one ran backwards....... I did not even know about 
the scooters needing a better clutch and one would think that G would not 
even offer them to anyone with less than the best parts.

  Rodney no longer puts the slower motor in his because of the posting I 
put out on how slow Christina's was. Now the buyer will only get the best 
and does not have an option, G needs to do the same thing so the buyer does 
not feel short changed.




At 11:59 PM 8/6/02 -0700, Jim Thompson SW wrote:
>Captain JT wrote>>So you admit to selling the guys low end "Gavin Scooters"
>with low end
>parts, not like the ones you use..<<
>
>Captain JT,
>The reed that George used in the first set of HDPE was MUCH more expensive
>than the 5 dollar part that the WKKP uses! The more expensive clutch has
>always been an option.
>All the grudges aside, I am sure that you would AGREE that ONE MUST know
>their gear inside and out before diving. The HDPE's are a newer venture and
>for us, have proven to be ultra sturdy (we have even dropped TWO of them
>from about shoulder height)...
>The difference might be that George flew out to California to train us... we
>ASKED for the help when ordered the scooters and he didn't hesitate. I
>occasionally call; he has always been "immediately available and has
>provided unbelievable service"!  I hope all gets straighten out for you.
>We originally purchased the Gavins to extend our range and as pieces of
>SAFETY gear. What we have found, is that even on shallow beech dives these
>are FUN......(BTW have both long and shorts).
>In Northern California we run into this question from the recreation types;
>"Can you use those things in kelp?" I strapped a Video Camera to the body of
>a short and set out for the THICKEST kelp we could find.  If you would like
>to view the video www.shrinkwrap.net/ftp/BaueIanscooter.rm   (7MB
>download) - This is in Real Media 9 format, if you need a RealPlayer get it
>here http://service.real.com/downloads.html (it is a pain in the ass to set
>up, but a nice media player nevertheless).
>Please keep in mind that MY video skills SUCK, we were not fully kitted, I
>didn't spent much time editing, this was the first time with a video housing
>strapped to my scooter and that this was just a shallow TEST dive ... even
>if you are not a hard core wreck or cave diver you will see that these
>Gavins are fun;-) BTW the seals love to swim with the scooters... :)
>
>Another cool thing about Gavins is that they have a service infrastructure
>hat George has set up and trained around the country like: 5th D in the
>pacific North West, Manta Ray in California, DiveTekAdventures in Hawaii,
>Walker in So cal? , Brownies etc. So you double your support when you buy a
>Gavin through on of these guys...
>
>Captian - Honestly, I hope things get straight for you ~ Jt
>
>
>
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