Penn 209 Direct Drive....

steelhead_killer · March 02, 2018, 01:58:21 AM

So this came in today... a direct drive custom Penn 209. Anyone ever see this before? The guy that sent it to me says his father who was an machinist at Boeing used to make these for a now closed fishing tackle shop in Seattle. https://flic.kr/p/23rwh9Z
https://flic.kr/p/24NBqWk

Rivverrat · March 02, 2018, 03:32:05 AM

Interseting like to know the full story behind this... Jeff

Bryan Young · March 02, 2018, 05:10:10 AM

What's a direct drive as it refers to the reel?

Rivverrat · March 02, 2018, 05:50:41 AM

No drag. Unless there was some odd dog arrangment the handle would have spun backward. Ooops just looked again the anti reverse gear looks like it has been touched by dogs. ... Jeff

alantani · March 02, 2018, 06:39:21 AM

here you go!

oc1 · March 02, 2018, 06:45:47 AM

Probably a 209 modified to operate like a 109. The 109 does not have an eccentric jack or yoke. The eccentric lever just disengages the AR dog. When the dog is disengaged the handle turns backward but you can stop the handle with your hand and line will pull out against the drag. When the dog is engaged the handle does not turn backward and line will pull out against the drag. When casting the handle spins backward on a 109 but not on a stock 9, 209 or 309 (which have eccentric jack and yoke).
-steve

alantani · March 02, 2018, 06:48:15 AM

sounds like this was version 1.0 ........

Rivverrat · March 02, 2018, 08:19:10 AM

If there are drag washers doesnt look like there is room for much... Jeff

Alto Mare · March 02, 2018, 12:20:48 PM

There has to be some type of heavy coiled spring in there. Andy, could you take it apart? I've never seen anything as such.

Sal

steelhead_killer · March 02, 2018, 05:52:19 PM

Sal: It is soaking today and I will see if it comes apart. At first try no go. Almost looks like it was pressed into the gear...more to come this weekend..
Andy

Alto Mare · March 02, 2018, 06:22:19 PM

Quote from: steelhead_killer on March 02, 2018, 05:52:19 PM
Sal: It is soaking today and I will see if it comes apart. At first try no go. Almost looks like it was pressed into the gear...more to come this weekend..
Andy

Andy, try not to break it, I won't feel good about that

. If it doesn't budge, I would let it go.

Rivverrat · March 02, 2018, 06:27:17 PM

I'm as curious about this a s Sal. This is more than a little interesting to me... Jeff

steelhead_killer · March 02, 2018, 07:52:23 PM

guy said he would make the original drawings available to anyone that was interested in making them again. Maybe I will tell him to send me a set and I will share...Andy

Rivverrat · March 02, 2018, 08:03:41 PM

Cant say I'm all that interested in duplicating as much as I'm just curious to understand how it works... Jeff

mo65 · March 02, 2018, 08:29:20 PM

Am I seeing this correct? It looks like the gear is turned around backwards on the gear post...it looks like the drag washer cutout is showing there at the top.