Yeah clearly no ... First there's no bearing it's a bushing. Most people can wait 300-500h before changing it, and it would cost under 100$.
I simply reported what the manufacturer recommends (in my later post, with the quotes from the manual).
Torque reduction systems exists. Namely stators.
It's simple the Seacraft is pretty much the only scooter you could steer with one finger or no hand at all actually. As much as I agree Genesis are impressive scooters, they are not as comfortable to ride.
The only scooter? LOL!!
I can drive my BlackTip Tech at normal cruising speed with no hand at all (with cruise control engaged).
I can drive my Genesis at least with no more than one finger. I don't have enough time in the water with it yet to say categorically that I can drive it with no hand at all, but I think I can.
As far as what is "comfortable to ride", I am not even sure how to respond to that. My contact points on my scooter are my hand and the tow cord clipped to my crotch strap. Presuming cruising at 150-ish feet per minute, my BlackTip and my Genesis 2.1 are equally comfortable to me - as is the Magnus I've driven a fair bit. As was my Genesis when it was a 2.2, before I converted it to a 2.1.
I'm genuinely curious what kind of dives you do to even care ... I know nobody who cares about top speed. It's painful, uncomfortable. I would never want to even get close to it for any length of time. Short bust to catch up on a buddy fair enough.
It needs to be enough to pull 2 divers with full equipment (twinset/CCRs + stages), but you don't need the power of a speedboat. I've never seen or heard anyone to use a Seacraft or Genesis at their top speed for more than a few seconds. It's like comparing the top speed of Porsche vs Lamborghini and arguing which one can go faster on the highway... Makes no sense...
Range per Wh is what matters, in >90% of scenario you'll be cruising at around 150ft/min - 50m/min
I reported objective manufacturer specs.
If you don't like running a Genesis at full throttle or have no pratical use for its thrust, that's fine. It doesn't change that it has more thrust than the Seacraft. By a fair margin. That is an objective fact, whether it matters to you or not.
I have run my Genesis at full throttle for more than just a few seconds at a time. I don't find it especially uncomfortable. I mean, would I do a whole dive like that? No. But, if I stop to look at something and then hammer it at 100% for a full minute or two to catch and maybe even pass my buddy? No problem at all, for ME. I do have a Y-crotch strap, which probably helps in that regard.
Range per Wh is what matters?? LOLOL!!! Maybe to you. What matters to me is range.
If it has more range because it is more efficient or because it has more battery, I don't care.
Even so, the Range/Wh calculation is this:
G3.1: 54 feet per Wh
SF1000: 51.7
XJ-S: 28.1
So, the G3.1 is superior to the Seacraft in your preferred metric.
Anyway, I'm not interested in arguing about this. I am interested in objective data about them.
Speaking of which, Seacraft claims to be the only scooter with Reverse. My BlackTip has had Reverse for quite a while (2 years?). And cruise control. I haven't found a use for Reverse yet, but the BT does have it. I guess it might have been nice the time that I got fishing line wound up around my prop. It took a couple of minutes to get it all pulled out and resume my dive.
With my Genesis, I would just pull the prop straight out the back. No tools required. No unscrewing or anything else. Just grab and pull. Clear the line and slide it back in. What took a minute or two on my BlackTip (not using Reverse) would probably take about 10 seconds on the Genesis.
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