Zeagle Regs

[jetfixer]

good stuff guys. (even the off topic) would like to see more posts on the zeagle regs. i did not know they were connected with apeks. I'm in the market as well and if their regs are anywhere as good as their BC's, I'm interested.

 

[uberspeed]

From what I have gathered, Zeagle used to sell rebadged Apeks regs but that was prior to 2000. Since then they took the designs and made their own, some say improving on some things, others would say they're a replica. Any way you cut it, it's a proven design. Look on their site, they have a lot of info there including the tests done by independent labs, etc.
http://www.zeagle.com

 

[ScottZeagle]

I will shed a little light, and a quick history lesson:

Back when Apeks was a family owned company, Zeagle was the US distributor. They were branded Zeagle, because Apeks was unknown in the US, and Zeagle was geting to be well known. It was a nice marriage that worked great for both companies. When the owner of Apeks decided to sell the company, and offered it to Dennis Bulin, who owns Zeagle. It would have been a great move, but Apeks was in England, which isn't exactly a daily commute form Zephyrhills, Florida, so Dennis respectfuly declined the offer. The company that owns SeaQuest (which escapes me right now, as I am drawing a total blank) bought Apeks with the agreement that Zeagle would still be the US distributor (if I recall the story correctly - I did not work for Zeagle at the time). Of course that deal lasted about 5 minutes, and Zeagle was forced to make a choice - do we build up yet another unknown brand, with no promise of the future, or take the plunge and build our own reg? As you know by now, Dennis decided to put everything on the line and go into the reg business...

Obviously, we had a great working knowledge of the Apeks line, so we took all the good things we knew, and made some changes to things we weren't exactly happy with on the Apeks, and made our first regs in 2000.

We have been very fortunate, as our regs have recieved very favorable reviews by magazines, our dealers, and even the US Navy. It is pretty tough to get regs on the ANU (Approved for Naval Use) list, but we have done that as well!

All in all, we are quite pleased with how far we have come in only 5 years.

and that, kids, ends our scuba history lesson for tonight...

Scott

PS. Farewell Reggie Miller - the NBA was far beter for having you around for 18 years, and your battles with Spike Lee were priceless!

 

[crpntr133]

Interesting story Scott. Now to find the LDS that sells both Suunto and Zeagle so I can hope to get a package deal.

I didn't see Spike tonight at the ball game but I am sure he was watching.

 

[jetfixer]

Interesting indeed. Thanks Scott! A great scuba bedtime story.

good nite johnboy....

 

[Greg Barlow]

I missed it...sorry.

Truth is, I will put our FH6/ZX up against the Apeks reg any day of the week. I have personal friends that take them to 200fsw+ daily, and occasionally they go to 400fsw+. I personally have no need to go that deep, but I wouldn't let my good friends do it if I wasn't 100% confident. People forget that it was Zeagle who built up the Apeks name in the USA, and when we started making our own regs we improved on an already good design. I will never say anything negative about the Apeks line, as they are great regs - but ours are equally as good, imho.

Everyone has opinions - we may not agree 100%, but that is life on the internet forum...



While I personally use Apeks and Mares regs due to the fact that I am able to obtain parts for servicing, I have to agree with Mr. Zeagle. Zeagle took the Apeks regs and made some changes to the design. Some of these changes were evolutionary such as the replacable HP orifice, and others were apparently used to avoid the "clone" label.

From what I've seen and heard Zeagle regs are a top notch product. Hmmmm....My doubles regs are going on ten years old....If only I could be assured of obtaining parts and service kits for ZX/DS-V models. I've been servicing regs for more than 20 years, and have often been labeled as "anal-retentive" when it comes to rebuilding/tuning them. I just can't bear the thoughts of letting someone else do the job....

I've got the manuals, but am lacking the availability of parts....If anyone has an "idea" drop me a private message...

Greg Barlow
Former Science Editor for Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine

 

[ScottZeagle]

This is from another thread, but it will answer your question, Greg. I'm sure you know who "ScubaToys" is...

Ok... This is easy. Their policy is to get free parts, they have to be serviced by an authorized dealer. We do annual service on Zeagle, or any other reg purchased from us for $39.95 and parts are free. But if you want to do your own rebuilds, there is no problem buying parts kits from us if want. Just give me a call, and you can buy any Zeagle rebuild kit you want.

 

[Greg Barlow]

This is from another thread, but it will answer your question, Greg. I'm sure you know who "ScubaToys" is...

Scott,

Thanks for the rapid response!

I will contact Larry at Scuba Toys regarding the issue.

Greg

 

[H2Andy]

and that, kids, ends our scuba history lesson for tonight...

when i first saw your name, i assumed (yeah yeah ) that you were related
to the founder of the Zeagle brand

so... i am curious. how did the name Zeagle come to be, and what is the Zeagle's
family relationship to the brand?

 

[jetfixer]

when i first saw your name, i assumed (yeah yeah ) that you were related
to the founder of the Zeagle brand

so... i am curious. how did the name Zeagle come to be, and what is the Zeagle's
family relationship to the brand?

yeah, yeah! tell us another story, Scott!