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zirk

zirk

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Quick question ... I just blew out my trusty Aqualung blades and want to change to a lighter fin. Was thinking about the Diverite fin. Feed back please...
 
Go with either the Dive Rite or OMS Slipstream. They are not aa negative as many others and work well.

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DSix36 said:
Go with either the Dive Rite or OMS Slipstream. They are not aa negative as many others and work well.

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+1, I had The turtlefins before, very Nice trim with D12 but too heavy with the rEvo, changed for OMS slipstreams and very pleased.


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If you don't need extra weight at your feet, the Slipstreams work well. As soon as I figure out what size I need in the DR's though, I'll be trying a set of those to see if I get better thrust from them than the OMS.
 
Hollis.

I have tried every fin on the market and none seems as nice as the Hollis. I've become the "Hollis Fin Fairy", having given away about a dozen sets to people who borrow mine on a trip and cannot go home without them. Can't promise you free fins if you charter the boat, but you never know...


Try them, you'll love them. Both blades and pockets.

Dave


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Dave Sutton said:
Hollis.

I have tried every fin on the market and none seems as nice as the Hollis. I've become the "Hollis Fin Fairy", having given away about a dozen sets to people who borrow mine on a trip and cannot go home without them. Can't promise you free fins if you charter the boat, but you never know...


Try them, you'll love them. Both blades and pockets.

Dave


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I don't know about your trim and weighting, but my GF bought a set of Hollis fins and sold them in short order to get Dive Rite fins. The Hollis were too negative and caused her to be too foot heavy with her rEvo and drysuit. Many of the S. Florida RB divers have had the same experience since we are not using much lead.
 
Interesting... Jitka and I used them cave diving (albeit open circuit) with a smile, and I dive them with a 3 mm tropical wetsuit for aluminum 80 numpty diving in addition to all of the wreck diving, split evenly between rEvo and Meg.

Dunno (shrugs).

Different suits? No clue.


Dave

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In all fairness I will add that many OC divers down here really like the Hollis fins and my GF loved them when she was still OC.

Maybe it is just us S. Florida divers that are so butt heavy with a rEvo?
 
Its so hard to recomend fins

I had Turtles which worked well till i got my JJ and then they were too neg so I swaped to Jets which trim nicly but i wouldent say they are great fins (foot pocket sizes are very odd) I also have Apolo Bio fins which i love,but they are too light to use with my dry suit. Wet suit only

Slipstreems are also very light of foot. Good for travel but id need ankle weights.


Just finished a GUE course and all the instructors were on Holis fins which they seemed to like a lot.


ATB

Mark
 
DSix36 said:
In all fairness I will add that many OC divers down here really like the Hollis fins and my GF loved them when she was still OC.

Maybe it is just us S. Florida divers that are so butt heavy with a rEvo?
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Segue (sorry):

No clue.. We add 8 pounds of lead to the top, but then again we are 100% dry suits and need the weight... The rigs balance perfectly (and Hollis fins then work great)


Dave

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After more than twenty years on Jets, I am liking my Hollis F1s. I allways dive dry and needed somthing lighter to pick up my ass on the Meg.

I tried the Diverites but I may have bought one size too large. They were light, but seemed to me to lack power had a nasty habit of falling off when jumping in off of a boat.

A very nice feature of the Hollis fin is that one can adjust the stap position to fine tune the fit. The foot pocket is the most comphy I have tried.

Peter
 
i am looking for some lighter fins also.
But searching the net and comparing the weight ...

The hollis fin are not that much lighter, one fin:

scubapro jet :1,450 KG
Divesystem :1,515 KG
Hollis F1 :1,360 KG ( 3lbs )..................... | Scuba Diving Magazine
Diverite EXP :1.150 KG ................... EXP Spring Heel Fins by Dive Rite - Dive Gear Express

i could be wrong about the F1 and diverite , but not for the jet and divesytem be course i put them on a scale.

the OMS slipstream fins look the same , and should be a lot lighter than fins above... | Scuba Diving Magazine
 
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Remco said:
i am looking for some lighter fins also.
But searching the net and comparing the weight ...

The hollis fin are not that much lighter, one fin:

scubapro jet :1,450 KG
Divesystem :1,515 KG
Hollis F1 :1,360 KG ( 3lbs )..................... | Scuba Diving Magazine
Diverite EXP :1.150 KG ................... EXP Spring Heel Fins by Dive Rite - Dive Gear Express

i could be wrong about the F1 and diverite , but not for the jet and divesytem be course i put them on a scale.

the OMS slipstream fins look the same , and should be a lot lighter than fins above... | Scuba Diving Magazine
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The physical dry weight of the fin dosent seem to make much diferance. In the water they feel massivly diferent.

My Apolos dont weight much less than my Jets but in water they feel like i have nothing on my feet in comparison.

ATB

Mark
 
DR or OMS

I own the DiveRite & the OMS Fins for me the OMS would always go on my feet,
just didn't like the DR's.
Beg borrow or steel to try them both if you can for as long as you can,
what works for you will be the best.
 
I admit the F1s are the best swimming fins I've ever tried, and I've owned 7 different sets (some when diving wet suits and some as my dry suits changed from neoprene soles to rock boots) . The F1s are excellent in the ocean, for thrust and due to their extra weight.

The F1s are slightly heavy (and mine are for sale - X-Large) for my cave work - I shifted everything I could + got tired of adding air to my feet - so tried the DiveRite's and the OMS Slipstreams. Both are light, but the DRs felt more like paddles than fins, IMO. The Slipstreams swim well and have a nice large foot pocket for my rock boots.

I didn't put SS heel springs on the OMS, and when I toss them into the water they float. Needless to say I don't have any issues with heavy feet anymore.

+1 for OMS (but the OMS "Thrust" fins, which are made from the same material as the Slipstreams, suck because they use the clip-on posts to attach the heel straps). (Lost one 4,000 feet back in Ginnie!)
 
Thanks for the feed back. I tried the Hollis and the slipstream. The Hollis is heavier and more negative in the water than my old Aqua Lung Blades. I really liked the slip stream as it is lighter in the water and dedcided to go with those. The foot pocket fits great as well. Again thanks for the input.

Z
 
I've been diving Cressi Masterfrogs for almost 10 years. They are long, stiff, and light - very easy to push alot of gear around u/w.

After some sidemount caving a few years ago, someone suggested that i use a shorter fin, as between my height and these fins, I was VERY long for some of the restrictions we were dealing with.

As an experiment, I cut about 2" off of each blade. I've been diving them like this ever since - even gone as far as buying a new pair adn cutting them right out of the box. work great
 
oceanopportunity said:
As an experiment, I cut about 2" off of each blade.
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same here , i cut a pair of scubapro kinetix shorter :rotate:
they worked well, but i kept touching everything whit them .. the were to big / long for me. And now i am going to give the oms slipstreams a try.

R
 
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