Mares Avanti Superchannel Full Foot Issues
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BDSC
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I have a pair, as does my wife, of the Superchannel Fullfoot fins and have had no problem with them at all with holding their shape. We love the fins, they are light to travel with, and are inexpensive. I think they're hard to beat for the money and are better than many brands of more expensive fins.
The only fullfoot fin I would consider replacing them with will be the Scubapro Novas when they come out with the fullfoot model. The Novas may be one of the finest fins ever made.
The only fullfoot fin I would consider replacing them with will be the Scubapro Novas when they come out with the fullfoot model. The Novas may be one of the finest fins ever made.
Onewolf
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I use the Mares fullfoot Superchannels when I am not shore diving. They are extremely comfortable and have held up well for about 100 dives. They also save a couple pounds travel weight over my other fins (Apollo SplitFins).
Most of my coworkers have full foot Superchannel's, which get left out in the mid-day sun standing on their tips while we wash the boat. Then they get tossed on a shelf above the wetsuits in the boat garage. They do not look like new out of the water but they work just like new in the water.
I used open heel Volo's for over a thousand dives; returned the first pair after ~100 dives because the hard plastic on the ends separated from the soft. Just ignored it on the second and never felt slower in the water. My current open heel is the X3 and after over a thousand dives they are a scratched and faded version but still perform just like new, with the original stock strap. The Volo's are still useable as well, with the original stock strap, but they were pretty expensive even at Instructor's key man discount
I will eventually get a pair of full foot Superchannel's, when my full foot Gara 2000's give up the ghost
I used open heel Volo's for over a thousand dives; returned the first pair after ~100 dives because the hard plastic on the ends separated from the soft. Just ignored it on the second and never felt slower in the water. My current open heel is the X3 and after over a thousand dives they are a scratched and faded version but still perform just like new, with the original stock strap. The Volo's are still useable as well, with the original stock strap, but they were pretty expensive even at Instructor's key man discount
I will eventually get a pair of full foot Superchannel's, when my full foot Gara 2000's give up the ghost
David Wilson
Contributor
Do they make full foot Jets?
Actually, I am looking for a new set of travel fins. What I want are stiff, compact full foot fins. What I want are full foot Jets. Any ideas?
Scubapro don't do full-foot Jets, but Free Sub of Turkey do:
Free-Sub
These Turkish-made full-foot fins also come with heel straps, resembling those installed on the original Beuchat Jet Fins made in Marseilles, France, during the 1960s.
David Wilson
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I'm not sure how much I can help. The website of the usual online vendor, the Turkish company Avmarin, appears to be offline this weekend:
http://www.avmarin.com/SUPER-JET-3738-4546-KAUCUK-pid-37.html
My Turkish is minimal, but I have invested in a Turkish-English dictionary to help me research traditional full-foot fin supply worldwide. What I've learnt is that there are plenty of traditional full-foot fins out there, but the distribution system doesn't always cross national boundaries.
One possible route is to contact Free Sub in Istanbul, details at
Free-Sub
They appear able to communicate in English. Another might be to post a message in ScubaBoard's regional forum including Turkey. You might be lucky enough to find an English-speaking diver there who is resident in Turkey and willing to help you purchase the fins.
http://www.avmarin.com/SUPER-JET-3738-4546-KAUCUK-pid-37.html
My Turkish is minimal, but I have invested in a Turkish-English dictionary to help me research traditional full-foot fin supply worldwide. What I've learnt is that there are plenty of traditional full-foot fins out there, but the distribution system doesn't always cross national boundaries.
One possible route is to contact Free Sub in Istanbul, details at
Free-Sub
They appear able to communicate in English. Another might be to post a message in ScubaBoard's regional forum including Turkey. You might be lucky enough to find an English-speaking diver there who is resident in Turkey and willing to help you purchase the fins.
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