US $17,000 Scuba-Doo underwater scooter

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November 2, 2004 Scuba-Doo International is set to release a suite of products around its new Scuba-Doo underwater scooter. The completely redesigned underwater scooter is now part of a complete range of marine leisure craft that create turnkey marine leisure businesses including the Diver-Doo mobile launching and diving pontoon, the Adventure-Doo boat with underwater glass viewing area and a beach launching platform that enables the Scuba-Doo to be launched by one person.

The new Adventure-Doo is a glass-bottomed boat with an underwater glass viewing area. Available in two versions that are able to carry a captain and either four or six passengers respectively, the Adventure-Doo comes with an optional, detachable air-operated lift capable of carrying and launching two Scuba-Doos.

The Adventure-Doo retails for US$48,000 ($46,000 for the four passenger version), with the detachable platform adding US$2000 and of course you'll need two Scuba-Doos with that, so add another US$17,000 each.

The US$120,000 Diver-Doo is a mobile launching and diving pontoon. The Diver-Doo is 12 metres long and four metres wide, holds 15 Scuba-Doo s and can launch or recover six Scuba-Doo s at a time, while doubling as a normal dive platform.

The Diver-Doo is totally self-sufficient, with its own compressor, battery charger and generator, toilets and is designed as a turnkey business solution for dive operators.

The most exciting for the public is the beach launcher, a US$480 two-wheeled device that enables a Scuba-Doo to be launched almost anywhere by one person.

The unveiling of the original Scuba-Doo was the most popular story at Gizmag's web site during 2003 and generated what Scuba-Doo CEO John Dawson described as "a massive global response" to the product.

Not content with the massive worldwide interest generated in the product from its initial showing, the company headed by Australian United Finance boss John Dawson decided to repackage the concept to offer a suite of solutions surrounding the Scuba-Doo, ranging from high-tech toy through to a turnkey business for resorts and dive operators.

"While there was a healthy market for the Scuba-Doo as a boys toy recreational vehicle, there was so much interest in the Scuba-Doo from dive resorts and hire companies in exotic locations that we felt it was better to wait and put together the most compelling offering for this important market," said Scuba-Doo CEO Dawson.

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