This device is like a scuba diving scooter, but it is not meant to go underwater.

They were made many years ago. It's basically a tiny 2 stroke weedeater motor with a snorkel on it. The motor connects to a caged prop.

You hold onto it just below the surface and work the throttle and it will pull you through the water, just along the surface. Not very fast - couple mph at most.

Anyone seen these or know what they are called?

Aquascooter.

There is a Sea-Doo Aqua Ranger on eBay for $200.00 OBO. New.

Was it Mike Hunt and Sea Hunt? Am I really that old?

“Was it Mike Hunt and Sea Hunt?”

No-“Mike Hunt” is who you have paged at the airport.

Lloyd Bridges was Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt.

A weed eater motor? No way I am sailing under the briny powered by a weed eater motor.

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Originally posted by Wayniac:
Aquascooter.

Like so: Aquascooter?

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Originally posted by rburg:
Was it Mike Hunt...

I went to school with him. But he seemed to only show on days when there was a substitute teacher.

It must have been the aquascooter. The ones I saw people using were old versions. I didn’t know they still made them. I also didn’t know electric varieties had come down in price.

They looked like a lot of fun to skirt around in shallow bays.