Introducing myself......

[gozumutti]

Dear all lucky guessers

Yup, you got it in one. Moto Guzzi was my first love, but will have a hard time keeping up with diving, my guess is. I suppose I am just a faithless soul

Now I just have to figure out a way to combine the two....

Don/Sybil: what's wrong with being a sex symbol *gg*; not everyone can get away with wearing leopard print - that takes personality!

 

[Iguana Don]

Goz,
Maybe we could talk them into making an underwater scooter.
But knowing Guzzi, it would probably be real big and powerful.

Don #8

 

[gozumutti]

Dear Don #8

Knowing Guzzi, we would probably have to rewire the dratted thing before we even started it *g*

 

[bio guy]

Argh argh argh.....more power........forty knots underwater wouldn't be so bad...lol

 

[Mario S Caner]

40 Knotts! Holy Cow! I'm sure the US Navy would really like to get their hands on that baby! In all seriousness though I tinkered with, and had a K-10 Hydrospeeder in my garage for a while. Flying with those things is a blast. The only thing that stinks about them is that they are awefully heavy if you don't own a boat with a winching system. They do 6-8 knotts underwater and run for about 60-90 minutes. Not too shabby for what you pay for it.

 

[bio guy]

Mario

I've been playing with the idea of building a small scooter out of a piece of stainless pipe I have sittin in the garage. Its just the right diameter to fit a deep cycle marine battery.....guess I better check into catalyst material so I don't have a hydrogen explosion underwater...don't know if I would be able to squeeze 6-8 knots out of a hand-held scooter though.

Bio guy

 

[Mario S Caner]

bio guy, building an underwater scooter that's fast and affordable is no easy task. The K10 achieves those speeds by using two motors. There a picture of it on the link below, though the rest of the site is quite week.
http://www.hydrovelocity.com/hy_AquaTour2.htm

Let us know how you progress through the design and build process.

 

[gozumutti]

All Right!!

I got dibs on the prototype hehehe...

gozu

 

[darkwing]

Welcome to the board and to one of the greatest experience of a life time. Enjoy the diving and take care of the environment. Take pictures not things. GOOD DIVING!!!

 

[bio guy]

Actually Gozu I was thinking....how about donating the engine from your bike. Could be hooked up to a modified air compressor and give everyone tank fills in under 10 seconds flat.... sure the tanks would get a tad warm, but what's life without a little risk.... LOL

Seriously though...found a site on the web a few months ago, selling new surplus 12 volt motors from those electric jeeps that kids ride around in. I hooked them up and they have lots of torque. I'll eventually get a prototype going and see how they handle swinging a prop.

Cheers

Bio guy

BTW Mario...that is a neat looking machine...but I can see that it would be less than practical for a quick jump in the lake.