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We can't have big news without pictures these days and our crate from Key West just returned yesterday (shipping weather delays) with the new goodies that address those very concerns. Look for a new thread this weekend with the release. Sorry for the delay.

Just watched this recent TED Talk for an effort to end plastic waste, both in the ocean and on land, that actually has a viable approach and financial backing. Please check it out and sign the petition at No Plastic Waste ...and spread the word. Cheers, Jon

Marketing is a big factor in what is "popular" and dealer margins is the other main factor. Dealers tend to sell whatever they can make the biggest profit from, not necessarily what is the best performing. The Genesis never had an issue with speed control and after 8 years is still the only...

It depends on your definition of "peace and quiet". A dozen or so divers drop in from a boat on a dive site, regulators billowing bubbles (poorly maintained ones whistling), banging on their tanks, inexperienced divers kicking the reef and generally flailing, flashing strobes, traumatizing the...

Being a DPV manufacturer, I rarely go on a dive without a DPV. That said, I also have superhuman navigation skills and can execute a dive so that I'm back at the boat at precisely whatever time limit they set. I usually drop in first, before the other divers are ready or wait until they are...

Li-ion does not experience "memory" like old NiCad batteries do and cycling them at a low current will not help. Li-ion does degrade with age and that degradation can be accelerated by high temps and keeping them fully charged most of the time. I've been to Kwaj a few times and know the...

That is not what happens with two BMS protected packs in series. Whether charging or discharging, when one BMS's MOSFET shuts off, all current flow stops. One of the packs will not see the full 24V after the first pack BMS shuts down. Draw the circuit, open one leg and try to explain how the...

Try Cave Diver's Forum http://www.cavediver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php/9-Gear-Exchange

I'd second the used Mako/Tekna recommendation. Parts are readily available and community assistance is as well, if you are the least bit handy with tools. I'd point out that the unit you are looking at is not made by Yamaha, it is a "licensed product" which means the company that actually...

Grand Cayman is great on a scooter. Get in at West Bay Beach boat ramp, head straight out to the reef, turn left to go to the Kittiwake or turn right to cruise up around the corner. Great for dives on the north side also, but probably need something with more thrust and range that those. So...

Hi Pete, Get together with Peter and he'll show you how quiet a Genesis is, at least at normal speed. The motor switching noise gets louder at high power levels, but so does the water flow past your ears at that speed, which also creates noise. What you will likely find more important than...

Old handle, trigger was recessed in pocket with proximity switch that turns on when distance between magnet and sensor are reduced. Debris in pocket would not allow magnet to get close enough to activate sensor. (left handed handle shown). This design is still used for the reversible handle...

Charge it, dive it, put a partial charge on it if you run it until it battery cutoff or reaching the reduced power mode in the last 5-10% of the battery. Other wise, don't bother charging it until your next dive. If storing for a couple months or more, charge batteries to approximately 30...

Is that the old trigger, or the newer trigger that you tried? This is also something we hear from divers that are used to diving a different brand of DPV, so when they spend a single dive or less trying a Genesis, it just feels awkward, like borrowing a friends car and the windshield wiper...

From our Manual... Warranty The Genesis DPV and battery charger have a 1 year limited warranty on all materials and workmanship provided by Nellis Engineering Inc, when used for their intended purposes under normal conditions, with the following exceptions. 1. The batteries have a one year...

Allow me to address tbone's points... 1 "old design, hasn't been updated in a decade" - The Genesis has been shipping since 2012. Half a decade, compared to the tail design of tbone's DPV choice, which hasn't been updated since the original Tekna in the 1970's (four decades). That propeller...

The US Dept of Transportation has issued a special permit so that we can now ship the Genesis DPVs and their batteries via air cargo. No more waiting 6-10 weeks for ocean freight! They still need to ship as Class 9 Dangerous Goods (DG), due the the lithium batteries, so customers need to be...

To operate or posses a boat with a title, it must have a hull ID number. The hull ID number is only required if... ORS 830.825 No person shall operate a boat on the waters of this state or be in possession of a boat for which the State Marine Board has issued a certificate of boat title...

For noise reduction, any speed reducer will make additional noise on top of the motor noise. How much noise, depends on the design of the speed reducer, but belts typically make less noise than gears. Noise from motors, results from a few different variables, like switching frequency, wave...

The Sea Rover compass from Seattle Sports is what you saw in front of the Sentry. It's not part of the Sentry and it is a great compass. You just need to clip the plastic hardware off of the webbing loop (LEAVE THE LOOPS) on each side of the rubber base and then run a couple bungee loops, so...