Benthos
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So I know that the Gavin/X-scooter are the way to go but after a few years I'm sure they can be had for less than $3000 used. So in the mean time I'm looking to ebay a used scooter in the $600 range. I have seen many Tekna's, Apollo's, and Farallon mk1-3's selling as cheap as $400. The cheap Farallons are often old, beat up and need batteries while the Apollo/Makos/ Teknas often come ready to go. Prices may go up or down depending on condition/ service Hx.
It generally takes me about 45min to kick to a particular wreck site and about 45 to fin back. It is important for me to avoid fining on the surface at this site so it does not leave much gas/time for exploration. A reliable DPV might be the ticket. Conditions are violently rough so a massive farallon may be difficult to keep from being battered on wreckage and rocks. Conditions are unique and most of my gear doesn’t make it to two years so I'm apprehensive about spending $3500 on something that will likely get broken.
What would you get and why?
THX
It generally takes me about 45min to kick to a particular wreck site and about 45 to fin back. It is important for me to avoid fining on the surface at this site so it does not leave much gas/time for exploration. A reliable DPV might be the ticket. Conditions are violently rough so a massive farallon may be difficult to keep from being battered on wreckage and rocks. Conditions are unique and most of my gear doesn’t make it to two years so I'm apprehensive about spending $3500 on something that will likely get broken.
What would you get and why?
THX