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I have nothing against the Bauer. That said, I think the Mako is a better unit for the money, but I'm biased. If I could pick them both up for less than a thousand, I would, I'd make them both single phase, and sell them for $2500 each.Gee, Why so hard on the Bauer? Thats a Utilus which is the same block as the Capitano and Mariner. I believe in that age range its also rated for continuous duty too. That said I didn't see any filtration and the 3-phase motor would need to be changed out. But at the end of the day its a robust block and parts are readily available. I have two utilus compressors that are decades older (late 60's and '74) that run great and have been able to get the few parts they need easily from Bauer or Lawrence Factor. If it were in my backyard for cheap I would buy it.