Everol Waterproof 6/12 Tutorial

[reelgood]

This one is quick and dirty and covers just the basics, didn't address every individual bearing but the pictures should give a good account hopefully.  There are 2 spool bearings, also a bearing in each side plate at ends of the spool shaft, not sure if there is one where the drive shaft enters or maybe another bronze bushing.  Putting it back together is also left to the imagination    Very solidly built reel though a little bit homely looking.  Weight is around 600 grams I'll update exactly when I get home. Easily puts out over 20# of drag, I think I can get it over 25# +.  I don't know if it's really waterproof, but I won't be swimming with it.

3 Allen screws and the left sideplate pops off.  You can see the twin-dog anti-reverse.  It is LOUD, especially for this small reel, probably due to the small diameter and small number of teeth on the A/R toothed gear.  The parts are also very "chunky" and durable looking.  You can see the machining marks on the sideplate.  The frames for these reels were made by Tiburon according to the Everol website.  There is not much backplay in the handle for a reel with no A/R bearing, as both dogs seem to engage at once






The A/R toothed gear is mounted on the keyed spool shaft above the drag plate, very simple design



Spool pops out and you can see the drag, plate, and the the 2 Bellevilles on the shaft ( )





Pinion is also machined into the spool shaft



Drag, came dry, also the carbon fiber and backing was unglued from another screw in backing plate.  I glued them down with some epoxy. The entire thing is on a metal disk screwed into the spool, but the screws are at least a good size unlike other similar configurations I've seen





Clicker wheel screwed to right side of spool, removed and greased




Clicker mechanism – the lever and the shaft in retracted and extended positions





Removing frame from right sideplate another 3 allen screws, the circlips you see hold the 2 drag lever stops






Remove handle and "gearbox", could not remove main gear/shaft as I can't find my snap ring pliers and didn't want to do any damage with caveman tools




Underside of "gearbox" showing clicker shaft that pushes against wheel when engaged.  Also, you can see a bronze? bushing where the handle goes through, no bearing here means no corrosion issues I guess.




Drag lever and cam removed, the spring loaded stops for the drag lever are visible





Drag adjustment removal, you can see the centering pins for the cam on each side of the shaft the adjuster screws to





Remove and grease under reel foot




Everything more or less, about 65 parts. Two Allen wrenches and the wrench comes with the reel

[redsetta]

Nice one reelgood - looks like a solid little reel.
Like the machining too.
Cheers, Justin

[Bryan Young]

Wow, what a tank.  Very interesting design for sure.

Man, those carbon weave is unreal.

[Dominick]

Nice tutorial.  What size is this reel?  I could not tell the quarter kept getting in the way. .  Justin of course you liked the machining, it was made in Italy.  Dominick

[alantani]

stickied!  thanks!

[reelgood]

Nice tutorial.  What size is this reel?  I could not tell the quarter kept getting in the way. .  Justin of course you liked the machining, it was made in Italy.  Dominick

Realized I never got a good photo of the reel together, so here's some next to a CS551. 

Other info:

gear ratio: 4.5:1
handle/knob: arm is 3" pin to pin and black handle is also 3" long
weight: 692 g

[Robert Janssen]

Easily puts out over 20# of drag, I think I can get it over 25# +.  I don't know if it's really waterproof, but I won't be swimming with it....The frames for these reels were made by Tiburon according to the Everol website.  

Actually, no-- The frames are all made in-house, at Everol in Italy.  In early 2002 / late 2001, Tiburon was consigned to manufacture a short run of fifty frames for the Everol 12-20 model. These frames have a big Tiburon logo across the front.

Waterproof? No, of course not. The term is somewhat of a misnomer, referring to the drag materials performance being largely unaffected if it became wet, as opposed to older types of friction material. The reels are nowadays often referred to as the WP Series, lest some poor soul mistakenly actually believe the whole thing be waterproof, which it obviously isn't.

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[alantani]

dr. rob, welcome!!!!!!!!!

[Dominick]

hey Justin:  That 1939 Washington quarter is worth $5.00 to $15.00.  It looks in good condition.  Dominick

[redsetta]

Well spotted Dominick, but that's Reelgood's work (and quarter).

[Dominick]

oops.  I must be getting old.   

[reelgood]

oops.  I must be getting old.   

maybe even older, believe that is a 1989   wish you told me sooner, i think it's in a coke machine now so we'll never know