so ive got a sherwood maximus and a mares proton xl. and a sherwood and mares 1 stage. which one is better? i want to sale one set but i dont know which one is better. neither is new, as far as i know. probably a year or 2 model old.
sherwood or mares
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....hope ya figure it out before ya go PSYCHO ! 
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thats a hard one but i would go with mares this time....
Keep the Sherwood!
Karel26
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I will let the sherwood go. .Mares just so much better. .
Good luck with your choice. .
Live to dive and dive to live. . . . :burnout:
Good luck with your choice. .
Live to dive and dive to live. . . . :burnout:
todd_18
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I use a sherwood 1st stage with the OTS Guardian FFM. The last dive I did, in a river with 32 degree water temp, my first stage was encased in 1/8 of ice, and yet NO free flow. All other divers in the water had free flow problems.
Keep the Sherwood and sell the Mares. Sherwoods are solid regs. Parts for Mares are getting hard to come by for some reason, never a problem with Sherwood.
Ontwreckdiver
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Keep the Mares, it's a better reg and they don't have any parts issues.
LeadTurn_SD
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Here is a novel idea: Dive each of them, see which you prefer.
In other words, there is no right or wrong answer here (and I'm speaking as a guy owns 6 Mares regs ).
Sherwoods are known for rock-solid reliability... but slightly less performance. Mares has been around for a long time and their designs are well established good-performers, but until a few years ago had some issues with the longevity of the high pressure seat in the 1st stage (to be fair, other brands have also wrestled with this same problem in some of their models). Mares solved that problem with the new Tri-material poppet released a couple years ago, which is available as an upgrade kit (and can be ordered online) for their older and current Mares diaphragm regs.
FYI: I service my own, and I've had no problem obtaining service kits for Proton 2nds, and MR-12, MR-22 1sts this past year, including the upgraded high pressure poppet. Not sure what 1st stage you have (but the Proton XL 2nd makes me suspect a MR-12 1st).
Best wishes.
In other words, there is no right or wrong answer here (and I'm speaking as a guy owns 6 Mares regs
). Sherwoods are known for rock-solid reliability... but slightly less performance. Mares has been around for a long time and their designs are well established good-performers, but until a few years ago had some issues with the longevity of the high pressure seat in the 1st stage (to be fair, other brands have also wrestled with this same problem in some of their models). Mares solved that problem with the new Tri-material poppet released a couple years ago, which is available as an upgrade kit (and can be ordered online) for their older and current Mares diaphragm regs.
FYI: I service my own, and I've had no problem obtaining service kits for Proton 2nds, and MR-12, MR-22 1sts this past year, including the upgraded high pressure poppet. Not sure what 1st stage you have (but the Proton XL 2nd makes me suspect a MR-12 1st).
Best wishes.
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