Why not Ocean City?

[Alto Mare]

Nice reel and rod!
Lots of skills right there, I would love to gang with you for a day.
Thanks for sharing, Steve.

Sal

[Crow]

Another great project, Steve !!

[Decker]

Love watching you work, Steve!

[sciaenops]

Ok, I'll bite.  Inherited 2 (maybe 3) OC's - a 107, 993 and 1500/20 (??). I do mostly saltwater, so the last one is destined for the bookshelf or maybe for teaching the grandkids.

Thanks to you all, I dove into the 107 and 993 to get them cleaned up.

The 993 was no problem, just replaced the drag washers (only 2) with HT-100's & Cal's tan. (old on bottom; nu on top in pic)

The 107 was a bit messier - replaced the single thick drag and brass keyed washer sitting on top of the gear (middle pic) with 2 HT-100's and thinner keyed washers. Cleaned & kept the under gear washer. Got it back together, but at tighter star settings drag is slipping some and the retrieve binds. Could it be a spacing (3-stack maybe?) or washer/combo issue? It only has a single spring washer under the star where schematic shows another on top.  My bigger problem was no AR dog to be found (bottom pic). I tried some Penn replacements but their mounting holes are all too small for the bridge screw.  A dog without a tab on the butt end (for a JM?) looks like the most promising.

Suggestions?


 

[sciaenops]

below is a pic of the AR dog on the 993

[oc1]

Check how the dog meshes with the under-gear ratchet.
-steve

http://www.raingarden.us/snap/OCdog.jpg

[Decker]

This one is my favorite.  An OC 988.  It's about the same size as the St. Lucie above but has an anodized aluminum spool.

I have to make a confession...  When I saw this post, I immediately went looking for a 988.  Found one, made a best offer, and it is on its way.

Steve, I don't know if you answered this before, but your handle, "OC1," does it stand for Ocean City??  

[sciaenops]

Thanks Steve. Looking for a replacement dog for my 107 if anyone can point me right direction. These green anodized spoils are growing on me!

[mo65]

Steve, I don't know if you answered this before, but your handle, "OC1," does it stand for Ocean City?? 

   With Steve being a stickler for the details...I always figured it stood for "obsessive compulsive one".

[Decker]

Or Oci Wan Kenobi?

[oc1]

Sciaenops, you can have the dog in the photo above if it will work.  I pulled it out of a bag of loose parts that came with a reel.  The spring (on the other side of the bridge plate) is buggered up but still works.  PM your address.

OC1 is slang for a one-man outrigger canoe because that's what I fish out of.  The user name sucks but I wouldn't know how to change it.

Joe, OC made red anodized spools too.

-steve

[sciaenops]

Appreciate that, Steve.  pm sent

the closest one I had was the 1/2" one in the pic, but mounting hole was just too small.

Keith

[oc1]

I'm going to send you the whole bridge with sleeve and gear.  The dog doesn't pivot on the bridge screw like in a Penn.  It pivots on its own post pressed into the bridge.
-steve

[mo65]

OC1 is slang for a one-man outrigger canoe because that's what I fish out of.  The user name sucks but I wouldn't know how to change it.

   So thats what it means! I don't think it sucks...I'd leave it alone...it is easily identifiable.

[sciaenops]

I'm going to send you the whole bridge with sleeve and gear.  The dog doesn't pivot on the bridge screw like in a Penn.  It pivots on its own post pressed into the bridge.

Cool, thnx, didn't see any evidence of a dog spring/post on backside of my bridge, but I'll give it a shot.