Post 90 Seaboy 185 and 190

Started by Keta, August 25, 2017, 11:24:26 PM

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Keta

#45
The 190 I have in my hand does not say Made in USA on it, I will check the other 2 post 1900 Seaboys.

All 3 of my post 1990 Seaboy reels have SS Pinion and brass main gears Mo.  I could strip the main gear but my target drag is only 15# and will put it on a 30# rod. 15# is more than doable with Bryan's 112H/500 drag kits.  If Pac butts are too tough they will make a good deep/mid water lingcod/rockcod reel.

Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
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mhc

I've got one 190 marked 3.1:1 that does not have made in USA and another 190 marked 3.5:1 that does have made in USA on the tail plate like the one Joe is showing. I haven't looked at the pinions yet.

Mike
It can't be too difficult - a lot of people do it.

Keta

My 185 is marked like the one above, a SS pinion and brass gear.  The Bridge plate is brass.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Alto Mare

The 13-85 pinion is pretty thick. With that said, I personally don't like this reel, but I'm not saying you shouldn't either :)
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.

mo65

Quote from: Keta on March 08, 2018, 08:45:12 PM
All 3 of my post 1990 Seaboy reels have SS Pinion and brass main gears Mo.  I could strip the main gear but my target drag is only 15# and will put it on a 30# rod.

   That's good news Lee. I'd say you'll be a lot less likely to run into trouble with the ss pinion...especially staying under 15 pounds max.
~YOU CAN TUNA GEETAR...BUT YOU CAN'T TUNA FEESH~


mo65

   Hey guys...how does that #13-185 pinion compare in size to the #13-85 pinion?
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Keta

#51
Quote from: Alto Mare on March 08, 2018, 11:31:04 PM
I personally don't like this reel, but I'm not saying you shouldn't either :)

They are sort of ugly and must not have sold well.  

I was trying to find a 29L spool for a Longbeach 60 project (actually a 65N because I had a nice set of older 65 sideplates I used) for a specific use when I got side tracked by these.  I like the lower gear ratio with a jigmaster drag stack and if the frame can hold up to 15# of drag it should work for my needs, 30-60 pound Pacific halibut less than 300' deep.  With the stock drag set I can get 11# of drag now.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Decker

#52
Quote from: Keta on March 09, 2018, 02:29:22 PM
I was trying to find a 29L spool for a Longbeach 60 project

Lee, isn't this what I PMed you about?   Maybe I'm confused, but I thought the LB60 spool was the same as the SB185.
https://www.mysticparts.com/PennParts/Parts/29L-85.aspx
Do you need two then?  


"Edited as per Moderators to correct Scott's Bait & Tackles old online store over to their new store name Mystic Reel Parts / www.mysticparts.com"

Keta

One will make me happy, thank you.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Decker

#54
Bought a Seaboy lot for a very low price recently, spurred on by the interest I saw here, and have five now.  Last night I started to disassemble them.
•Two did not say "made in USA."
•Two came with non-metal bait clickers (not the same two as above).
•Four are 190's, one is a 185.

I haven't taken any bridges apart yet, but all look like brass, with brass pinions.  I think some have a steel bridge pin, and maybe a steel main.  I'm going to need to find a couple of stainless pinions.

Also in the pic is a Long Beach 60; very comparable to the 185 next to it.

Keta

#55
They use a 13-155 pinion gear, Scott's does not have them but they come up on eBay.  The 5-165 main gear is not as common.  Keep some of the reels for parts.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

mhc

#56
Quote from: Decker on March 12, 2018, 12:49:16 PM
Bought a Seaboy lot for a very low price recently, spurred on by the interest I saw here, .......

I picked up the smaller lot with 4 reels from the same seller Joe, I haven't opened them yet except pulling the tail plate off of one to start making the spacer rings for my 190 to 185 conversion.
The one I have taken the plate off of has all brass internals - I'm hoping to open the others (plus another 190 I had bought in Aus) soon and take a few photos, count the teeth on the main and pinion gears of the 3.5:1 and 3.1:1 branded models, etc. I'll dig up a 13-85 pinion as well to answer Mo's question about the pinion sizes.

Lee, the seaboys Joe picked up are post 190 with the 5-185 main and 13-185 pinions, but it's still a good suggestion to keep a few for parts though the post 90 gears are on Scott's 'endangered' list - not as bad as the extinct pre 1990 gears 5-165 and 13-155 yet, but they will be when Scott's run out.

Mike
It can't be too difficult - a lot of people do it.

Keta

Quote from: mhc on March 13, 2018, 12:43:15 PM
Lee, the seaboys Joe picked up are post 190 with the 5-185 main and 13-185 pinions, but it's still a good suggestion to keep a few for parts though the post 90 gears are on Scott's 'endangered' list - not as bad as the extinct pre 1990 gears 5-165 and 13-155 yet, but they will be when Scott's run out.

Mike

Damn, CRS sucks.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Decker

#58
Mike and Lee interested in hotrodding the the same reel....  Hmmmm.  Mike invents reel frame prototypes, and Lee cuts stainless steel parts...  What could come of this?    ;D ::) :o

"CRS" - Catholic Relief Services - no - found the intended meaning in the onlline "Urban Dictionary"  8)  I think Penn's whole intention with this 1990 Seaboy series was to throw up a smokescreen of confusion -- China/USA, gear ratios, different parts.  We'll get through it. :P

Keta

#59
15-99 dogs work in my 185 and I used the last 2 SS ones I had on mine.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain