Inherited some gear, need help!!!

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Hey guys. I have just inherited,from a death in the family, a whole host of scuba gear which I know nothing about, nor am I very familiar with diving to be honest. I would like to see what information you guys can give me regarding this equipment, again this is all Greek to me. In addition to just general information, maybe what these things could be priced at to sell, if I decide to sell it. Any info you would be willing to share, I thank you ahead of time.
 

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Wow. That is some old, but interesting stuff. I would suggest taking it all to a local dive shop for inspection, to see if it is even serviceable. Then you can go to pricing and sale offering.
 
This is right up AWAP's alley....... I'm very curious about the valves on the cylinders
 
that brings back some memories.... used to have a set of tanks like those until my LDS "serviced" them.....
 
Welcome to the board. Lot of fun old gear there. I play with the vintage gear quite a bit so I can give you a good idea of what you have. The age of the gear is around the late 60s to early 70s, the tanks may be a little older judging from the valves. The first stages (part with the knob) appear to be a Dacor - not sure of the model and a Voit/AMF MR-12. The second stages (part with the mouth piece) appear to be as assortment from the same time frame. The Dacor first stage is a problem to service as the parts are getting hard to find, on the other hand the AMF/Voit is fairly easy to service as the parts are either common Orings or can be substituted with current Aqualung parts HOWEVER, you will not likely find a shop willing to service them because they can not get an official parts kit. The second stages use common parts and can easily be serviced, again assuming you can find a shop willing to do it. Most vintage divers do their own service work for this and other reasons. The ebay value of the regs is in the $10-20 range on a good day, I have paid a lot less.

The tanks are servicable (assuming they pass a couple of required test) but again, finding a shop that actually understands the tanks are OK to return to service is not always easy. value is in the $25 range, shipping will cost more so local sale is your best option

The BCs (that type is called a horse collar) are also usable assuming they are still in good shape. Odds are the black one is OK but the yellow one is almost certainly in bad shape internally. It may look good on the outside but the plastic parts inside of that particular one were very prone to getting brittle with age, I have yet to see one of those in good shape. ebay value on those is in the $10-30 range.

The mask may or maynot be useable depending on the condition of the rubber- $5 or so on ebay.

The rest of the stuff is useable with some value, lead is lead so it's obviously good and the knives are ok but nothing special.

Hope that helps.
 
If only you could inherit all of the cool stories that must have went along with that gear. That's what I think of when I see the vintage equipment of just about any sport really. Lots of memories! My condolences for the loss in your family; and I hope that maybe you'll catch a bit of the "dive bug" and want to explore it for yourself.
 
Cant see to well but those valves look like what was called r valves. Functions like k valves just oriented differently. Even in the late 60's i saw only a few of these. Mostly on doubles rig's

this is right up awap's alley....... I'm very curious about the valves on the cylinders
 
I'd recommend moving this thread to the 'Vintage Diving' forum, for specialist feedback. Drop me a PM if you want that done.

I suggest taking DevonDiver up on this recommendation.
 
Cant see to well but those valves look like what was called r valves. Functions like k valves just oriented differently. Even in the late 60's i saw only a few of these. Mostly on doubles rig's
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valves are K

R valves have a different configuration

sdm

---------- Post added April 26th, 2012 at 06:52 AM ----------

All the items are common and have little value to the collector.

The hose with the "SCUBA Master" on it is possibly the rarest item in the lot.

SCUBA Master was an LA based company of the early 1970s, as opposed to Orange County where most of the majors were located. It came from the residue of Healthways who owned the name "SCUBA" as related to diving equipment.....etc etc

Suggest you repost your request on the vintage diving thread (Devon Diver) or better yet post it on www.vintagedoublehose.com

sdm
 
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