Dpv opinions

[nakatomi]

the problem with the prop assembly on those is that if line gets in them your goose is cooked. the suex prop can be removed on dive, cleared, and then replaced and you're back in business.

Sorry if this is off topic, but how do you get line in them when there is a shroud around the prop and the line generally not loose?

[LiteHedded]

Sorry if this is off topic, but how do you get line in them when there is a shroud around the prop and the line generally not loose?

it's not easy but it can be done
i've seen it before. had to be towed out of ginnie. this particular dive it was line from a jump spool that got in there

same goes for fishing line...

[nakatomi]

it's not easy but it can be done
i've seen it before. had to be towed out of ginnie. this particular dive it was line from a jump spool that got in there

same goes for fishing line...

Ok, the fishing line problem in OW I can definitely see.
About the spools and reels, all mine are attached on the back D-ring and the scooter is in the front.

[PfcAJ]

Ever sucked up fishing line? It'll sink your battleship. Can't see it, either. Also, while line *should* be tight, sometimes it isn't. Things happen, and I don't often plan for 'best case'.

Also, I believe those solid metal prop assemblies use the same clutch as the adjustable ones with the stupid "special screw", and if your UV26 had a non-adjustable prop, you couldn't adjust speed without one of those fancy motors. At that point, buy another scooter all together.

[LiteHedded]

you can find fishing line on your way into a lot of caves as well...

[nakatomi]

you can find fishing line on your way into a lot of caves as well...

Here in North Florida the rednecks don't use fishing line, they use shotguns and dynamite...

[PfcAJ]

Here in North Florida the rednecks don't use fishing line, they use shotguns and dynamite...

Can confirm, have been shot at.

[Kelly Jessop]

I must be the luckiest person out there because I think I have over 500 scooter cave dives and have been successful in not getting line entanglements, fishing line or Shroud of Turin in my scooter Have used/owned a DV3X, DV100, Mako, and SS,and have been fortunate to never have prop,rear assembly, or clutch assembly issues. Really I think these scooters are robust,and where there may be better now,the previous scooters have done some major exploration successfully in their past without major issues,and would serve the OP very well.

[LiteHedded]

Plenty of those exploration stories come to mind that involve the props falling off. Chips hole comes to mind.

[PfcAJ]

A buddy of mine had the yoke screw strip out resulting in a backwards moving Gavin. I've PERSONALLY had the 'special screw' back out on an exploration dive and seen it happen on another dive, and I was there when a friend of mine got fishing line into the prop at Manatee.

There was a period where the clutch plates were breaking in half, too.

Yes, you can dive those scooters, and they were present for a LOT of exploration dives in some gnarly conditions, but there's better stuff out there now. If you can afford it, get it.