A Grain of Sand

[Dominick]

Look up bling in the dictionary and there will be a picture of that reel.  Dominick

[PacRat]

Ted,
You smacked this one right out of the ballpark! Very well done. I'm impressed yet again.
Mike

[David Hall]

Gorgeous tank Ted, all silver really looks good.

[Maxed Out]

Maxed Out, I realize cost was probably not a big consideration but do you know how much you spent on parts to put the reel together?

I have been considering making some of the same changes (at least to the internals) to several Senator 4/0s and 6/0s I don't use much anymore but have wondered about the cost.  

If you are just doing internals the cost is minimal compared to full on conversions.

For this particular reel I do not want to add up total cost, most on the forum know these are not a poor mans reels until you pay for the upgrades, then you are poor . I try not to buy all the parts at once, it's a little less painful that way.

 Ted

[mo65]

Looks great!  I really like the all silver look.

Is that a stainless eccentric?  It doesnt look like the stock brass one.

Adam, You have a sharp eye my friend. I was wondering who would notice first. Yes, it is steel. This eccentric is an older surfmaster part 19-200, then somewhere along the way Penn switched to brass. My guess is mid 80's, so they are still fairly easy to find as NOS. Fred may have a drawer full.

   Hey Ted, are your Surfmaster eccentics really steel? On both of my Surfmasters they are plated brass...but they do look much nicer than the plain brass. I have a project I'll need to keep my eyes peeled for one of those steel ones.