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A beauty
Looking good there Andy 😀 👍🏾👍🏾
Is that a Newell spool??
Newell? yes
Quote from: DaBigOno on April 29, 2016, 01:37:53 AM
Looking good there Andy 😀 👍🏾👍🏾
Is that a Newell spool??
Very pretty reel, thanks for sharing.
Looking Good Andy! ;)
You can't get tired looking at those 8)
Marc..
Andy, that pic right there belongs on the front cover...looks good!
Thanks everyone but it is the designers and engineers that get the credit! These parts are GREAT! ;D
Quote from: Alto Mare on April 29, 2016, 06:33:07 AM
Andy, that pic right there belongs on the front cover...looks good!
I agree, but there is something about the way you've composed that shot above...simplicity at its best!
Sal
Special thanks go out to the members of this board that made it possible to build the Alantani.com 113 4/0:
Cortez Conversions
Motive Fabrication
Pro Challenger
Smoothdrag
Vintage Offshore
Alan Tani
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So sweet! Along the same plans I have, so I like your style! 8)
Me too..
One day I will build one the same color.
Keith
beautiful reel, I have those same side plates, I also have the same goa with mine l but Im going slower on getting all the tanked internals
can I ask where do you got the side plates screws?
or the size, etc,etc to order some to my 113h and 112h
love the way hex screws looks on this reels
Those came with the Cortez Conversion Plates. You would have to ask Tom about availability. Excellent fit and appearance!
Very nicely done Andy....not bad for an island dweller :D :D
Newell spool too !! Hope you get a chance put it to use. Time to head to the ocean !!
Ted
Next Saturday morning I am going out with Dwight (Newell Nut) from New Smyrna! Can't wait to catch something to test it! Hopefully pictures to follow in a few days. ;D
Pizzazz!
Alex,
Those screws are available from McMaster-Carr. You can get the bridge screws there too but you need to do some work on them for the bridge. I use a drill press and file to remove threads for the jack/yoke screws and they need to be shortened a little also. The frame screws are good to go out of the box and they carry a variety of lengths.
Mike
Quote from: PacRat on May 08, 2016, 03:22:31 PM
Alex,
Those screws are available from McMaster-Carr. You can get the bridge screws there too but you need to do some work on them for the bridge. I use a drill press and file to remove threads for the jack/yoke screws and they need to be shortened a little also. The frame screws are good to go out of the box and they carry a variety of lengths.
Mike
thanks Mike,
for some reason Mcmaster-carr dont accept my visa (international ), I have tried several times until I gave up trying to get something from that store, I have to get them somewhere else or ebay :-\ :-\
by chance do you know the thread pitch and lengh?
-- Alex
Alex,
The screws to mount the plates to the frame are 5-40 x 1/2" long.
The bridge screws are 6-40 x 3/4", and as mentioned they may need to be trimmed.
If you need hardware, drop me a line and I'll send some out to you.
Tom
Quote from: steelhead_killer on May 06, 2016, 09:27:11 PM
Special thanks go out to the members of this board that made it possible to build the Alantani.com 113 4/0:
Cortez Conversions
Motive Fabrication
Pro Challenger
Smoothdrag
Vintage Offshore
Alan Tani
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Andy fished with me today on the Pastime Princess and got his first taste of reef fishing. A lot of you guys are going to learn a hard lesson about handles with the cute slots cut in them. Andy had a nice fish one and during the fight the cute handle folded over against the star. When you cut those cute slices you kill the integrity of the handle. Fish was lost by the way.
Dwight
That is too bad. How did the reel feel afterwards, did it spin free with another handle? There is always a chance it might be related to something else :-\.
Did you guys get to see what type of fish it was?
These handles are just too weak with meat cut out of them. Never got the fish close enough to see. It is a really cool and very smooth reel. Just one weak part on it. I had one of the boss's handles with a slot in fail me a long time ago and I cautioned folks about them a long time ago. What you don't realize is that when fighting a heavy fish and tight drag you are trying so hard to turn the handle that you also push against it while gripping the big T knob hard. The arm just does not have enough meat to take that pushing effect. Keta built me some solid ones that perform flawlessly. If you fish very light drags with surface fish you may be okay but playing on the reef is a different ball game. Don't take a knife to a gun fight.
No need to get loud Dwight, just asking a few questions on the reel. A failed handle would teach us just the same.
Now Adam is going to have to take it from there, maybe heat treated or no slots :-\
I don't have my hearing aids in. Talk loud without them. ;D
Quote from: Newell Nut on May 15, 2016, 12:21:20 AM
I don't have my hearing aids in. Talk loud without them. ;D
;D
Is that handle arm 0.135" ?
I do not take measuring devices fishing. Andy is on his way back home.
First, thanks for the education on reef fishing! Second, we had a blast! Third, let's not underestimate my Herculean strength when jacked up on coffee and the adrenaline of that sudden hook set! The handle bent near the sleeve and twisted at the knob hole. But I have to say, I may have been using it beyond the normal specs! Drags were locked down and the fish strong on the first few seconds of the fight. But that is the only way you can keep them headed the right direction from what I witnessed. So, I'll find a solid handle for this one! Thanks again to Dwight for the coaching and introductions to the crew! We will be back!
Interesting, how long over stock is that handle?
Tom
Quote from: steelhead_killer on May 15, 2016, 12:41:01 PM
First, thanks for the education on reef fishing! Second, we had a blast! Third, let's not underestimate my Herculean strength when jacked up on coffee and the adrenaline of that sudden hook set! The handle bent near the sleeve and twisted at the knob hole. But I have to say, I may have been using it beyond the normal specs! Drags were locked down and the fish strong on the first few seconds of the fight. But that is the only way you can keep them headed the right direction from what I witnessed. So, I'll find a solid handle for this one! Thanks again to Dwight for the coaching and introductions to the crew! We will be back!
Send me a PM, Ill be happy to swap out that handle for one of my other designs, which are stronger.
Tom, these handles are 3" center to center. I believe the original is 2 1/2"
Quote from: Cortez_Conversions on May 14, 2016, 10:46:49 PM
Alex,
The screws to mount the plates to the frame are 5-40 x 1/2" long.
The bridge screws are 6-40 x 3/4", and as mentioned they may need to be trimmed.
If you need hardware, drop me a line and I'll send some out to you.
Tom
Just a reminder. If you have a narrow YTS frame, you will need two 5-40 3/8" screws to go in the hole by the rod clamp studs. The 1/2" screws are too long.
Quote from: day0ne on May 15, 2016, 11:29:21 PM
Quote from: Cortez_Conversions on May 14, 2016, 10:46:49 PM
Alex,
The screws to mount the plates to the frame are 5-40 x 1/2" long.
The bridge screws are 6-40 x 3/4", and as mentioned they may need to be trimmed.
If you need hardware, drop me a line and I'll send some out to you.
Tom
Just a reminder. If you have a narrow YTS frame, you will need two 5-40 3/8" screws to go in the hole by the rod clamp studs. The 1/2" screws are too long.
Good point.
Quote from: swill88 on May 15, 2016, 10:57:44 PM
Andy, in the spirit of deconstructing the handle failure, I'd like to ask you questions without any prejudice attached.
Broken handles happen with misplaced force. Like Dwight said, in the heat of battle this happens.
Even in all the excitement could you have cranked the reel with less inward force? Did you feel at all out of control while cranking?
I'm not an engineer but it seems to me a solid SS handle can be bent inward just about as easily as an SS handle with cutouts.
I have no evidence to support my thoughts.
This was one of my first thoughts... It is quite possible that in the excitement I was putting too much inward force on the handle.
Steve