I was servicing this Penn Senator 10/0 and was amazed on how much rust I found in it. This is a good example on why Alan recommends greasing all inner parts, this reel was dry. I was able to clean all parts and bring it back to life, I only needed to replace the jack and yoke.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g431/pescatore1/0321091403a1.jpg)
looks like it was half submerged in water for a week...... :-\
Yeah, I came up with the same conclusion. I couldn't get the story from the owner, looks like he had it on the floor on his boat and never bothered with it. Believe it or not, it came out as good as new when I cleaned it.
I believe it came out as good as it possibly could... you swallowed the book on this stuff!
Keep it up with those Senators,
Dom
Could of been on the bottom of a rusty sinking boat! poor 10/0 :'(
It wasn't as bad as it looked, Harry. That 10/0 came out as good as new when I got done with it, all it needed was a couple dollars worth of parts.