Scuba Diving Thingy...

[lawrence567]

Can someone please put me out of my misery & tell me what those things divers use are called.
They hold onto them to pull them along underwater...
It's really annoying me now that i don't know what they're called.

Thanks in advance..

[Tokoloshe]

Dolphins

[ewenm]

Dolphins

[neilski]

A water sled.

e.g. a Seabob

HTH



Edit: Actually they look like they just work on the surface. Don't know then.

2nd Edit: They work above and below water. I really must learn to read before posting!

Edited by neilski on Tuesday 31st May 15:23

Edited by neilski on Tuesday 31st May 15:24

[Tokoloshe]

ewenm said:

Dolphins

Too slow

[ewenm]

Tokoloshe said:

ewenm said:

Dolphins

Too slow

Dolphins are quite fast. Not sure what you'd choose that's faster, perhaps a shark although that comes with certain risks.

[Janluke]

Bladefish? Sea Doo SeaScooter?

[JBL930]

The little Sea Scooters are the most common http://www.seascooteruk.com/?gclid=CO7_3LSykqkCFcR...

[Tokoloshe]

Always wondered how they would work? you'd be descending and ascending a number of meters all the time, how does it work with clearing your ears?

[lawrence567]

Ideal thanks guys

[ewenm]

lawrence567 said:

Ideal thanks guys

You're welcome

[JBL930]

They are more popular with snorkelers, been diving for years and not yet seen any divers using them. I think you'd need a nose clamp to equalize

[lawrence567]

JBL930 said:

They are more popular with snorkelers, been diving for years and not yet seen any divers using them. I think you'd need a nose clamp to equalize

It was just an option i was looking into.
Me & my brother have just bought some crab pots (Ebay specials).
& the best place i know locally (bar the local community college) for crabs/lobsters is in a little cove, however to get round to it from the rocks from one beach it takes about 30minutes, & from the other it's about 30mintes, (about 20mins swimming) both are'nt really accessible via a Kayak due to the length of the hill & steepness of the steps.
I was looking into cost effective alternatives of getting there a bit quickly without swimming!
Currently i thought of those, or possibly an inflatable kayak, due to ease of pack down etc.

[JBL930]

lawrence567 said:

JBL930 said:

They are more popular with snorkelers, been diving for years and not yet seen any divers using them. I think you'd need a nose clamp to equalize

It was just an option i was looking into.
Me & my brother have just bought some crab pots (Ebay specials).
& the best place i know locally (bar the local community college) for crabs/lobsters is in a little cove, however to get round to it from the rocks from one beach it takes about 30minutes, & from the other it's about 30mintes, (about 20mins swimming) both are'nt really accessible via a Kayak due to the length of the hill & steepness of the steps.
I was looking into cost effective alternatives of getting there a bit quickly without swimming!
Currently i thought of those, or possibly an inflatable kayak, due to ease of pack down etc.

Can't see why they would not work ok for that, make sure you know how long they run on one charge, go out with a snorkel, and make sure someone is waiting on dry land for you, so they can get help if you get onto trouble. Nothing like nice fresh lobster

[carl carlson]

Cave divers use them all the time. You never use them for up/down movement only for scooting forwards. You ideally want a Haclyon one however they are not cheap. A mid range one is about £1K - £2K, high end is double that. Run time on them ranges between 60 mins - 180 mins. Obviously the longer the run time the more its going to cost you.

You can of course get cheaper ones but the charge does not last long on these ones and the quality will be poor.


Try here http://www.dirdirect.com/Scooters/ or yorkshire-divers.com