penn 209

[alantani]

heat treated stainless steel has a funny "tanned" color to it.   

[basto]

heat treated stainless steel has a funny "tanned" color to it.   

Yes, I have noticed that on my Baja and Torque 200
It looks quite a bit lighter than they do (just like brass) I could email you a photo of it if you are interested.

[Ken_D]

I'm no economist,. but could it be, with the high price of copper and tin and zinc,and chrome,  that stainess steel is now cheaper than brass and bronze, which are then chromed.  I think it's a good thing, on reels that are never maintained by their owners...

The pitting of the chrome, leading to that green corrosion all goes away when ss is used. It may be a little duller finish, but it's clean, and undamaged.  

[Alto Mare]

I don`t expect it will pull much drag and I will get a SS sleeve for it, but I love low gear ratios combined with tall spools.

Same here, too bad fishing reel manufacturers don't get it. It appears spools are shrinking more and more as we move along . They need to wake up and start making them taller.
About the 309, any way you could post a shot of the insides here?
I'm also not a fan of levelwind, especially on saltwater. I've seen a few do the same as you're doing, here in the Northeast.
Thanks Basto.
Sal

[alantani]

heat treated stainless steel has a funny "tanned" color to it.   

Yes, I have noticed that on my Baja and Torque 200
It looks quite a bit lighter than they do (just like brass) I could email you a photo of it if you are interested.

from basto!

[basto]

I`m now wondering if the frame rings are also stainless. My magnet will stick to them, but won`t stick to the handle.
The handle is also a lot shinyer.

[Alto Mare]

That looks good Basto, thanks for the picture and you as well Alan.
Lots of goodies for the money. I could be wrong, but the rings do look like ss to me.
Is the main a 5-500? The teeth on that pinion look deep
My Tank could use that ss jack.
Sal

[Alto Mare]

I just noticed that deep scratch on the jack , take your time when assembling, we don't do that here

[Ken_D]

Another nice touch is the ring around the bottom of the pinion. That will keep it from deforming over time, and not catching the spool anymore.

[Cone]

Sal, To me it looks like that scratch is a bristle from a brush or a hair. It looks like it runs off the Jack in both pics. I never get anything like dog hair in my reels.  Bob

[basto]

Right on Bob! That scratch on the jack is a hair from my West Highland White terrier, Millie.

[Alto Mare]

They get their nose in everything, don't they. I have a sheltie, hair gets everywhere.

[basto]

Hi Sal
my local shop has a chinese 114...I`m wondering what is inside that now.

[Alto Mare]

Yea, me too. Ask the owner if you can crack it open and do a tutorial at his shop. Tell him the picture would be posted on one of the best fishing reel repair site around ....you never know

[basto]

I`ll have to get to know him a bit better first......actually, I`m trying very hard to ignore it