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About Rook49
- Birthday 09/13/1949
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09/13/1949
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I collect old Mitchell reels and guns and I reload ammo.
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Retired
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Hampton, GA
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Bou reacted to a post in a topic: Make us a reel
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"the most rare Garcia Mitchell 900 only produced for a very short time in 1977..." No I'm referring to the 900 not the other series with a 9 and they were first made in 1977 according to the Mitchell Museum. That's their dates not mine.
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Look in the gallery section of the Mitchell Museum under the 900's and you'll see where I got the dates. If you know more than they do then I'll start looking at your web site for dates if you'll post your web address. http://www.mitchellreelmuseum.com/index.php/category/518
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The 900 series was first manufactured in 1977 also. They made them until 1986. The 410's were made from 1966 to 1985.
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When you put that gear back in on the slide work it by hand to see that it works smoothly. If not remove it and reinstall it in a different position until it does.
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It sounds like you didn't put the shims back in as they were originally installed. If that's the case it will require taking it back apart and experimenting. It'll probably take several times of taking it apart and putting it back together to get the shims back to where they were.
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Most any questions you might have about Mitchell's can be answered on the Mitchell Museum website. They have pictures and a list of serial numbers and years manufactured that's about as complete as can be expected. http://www.mitchellreelmuseum.com/index.php/Content/mitchell-fishing-reel-dating-guide.html
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I use Yamalube Marine Grease. It's what a lot of guys on the Mitchell Museum forum use. A tube of it will last a long time compared to the expensive magic grease they sell for fishing reels.
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I collect old Mitchell's and I have three 302's that I've rebuilt. You can find most any part you need for Mitchell reels on ebay.
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Rook49 started following Talk to me about Mitchell 410a and Never used Mitchell 302
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You can find just about any part you need on ebay for the Mitchell's. There's still a lot of old new stock parts out there. That's where I get 99% of the stuff I need.
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Who doesn't want to look at a motor before they buy it? Ask me to see my money first and I'll tell you to stick your motor up your ass!
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The reels are like anything else it depends on what condition they're in for what they'll sell for and also if they have the original box and papers. You can find quite a few of them on ebay. You can find working reels from $25 to several hundred bucks. They don't all have the same kind of gearing such as this 304 model below is totally different from the 300s. The 302 & 402 salt water reels are geared differently also. Like these below. I buy a lot of broken Mitchells and repair them.
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I like the old stuff too. I can't list just one favorite but I do only fish with one brand of reel and one brand of rod which is Mitchell Reels and Garcia Conolon Rods. My old reels that I use range from 40 to 69 years old. My favorite boat motors are a 61 year old Evinrude and a 52 year old Johnson. Somebody will be using them long after I'm gone.
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The Mitchell Museum is the place to find just about everything you ever wanted to know about Mitchell reels. http://www.mitchellreelmuseum.com/index.php/Content/mitchell-reel-models-made-1939-1989.html
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Found a nice old 1957 model 5.5 hp Evinrude
Rook49 replied to Rook49's topic in Boating and Boat Fishing
That's a good running little 5 hp in the video. Is that one yours? My old Johnson 3 hp idles down real low like the one in the video. These little motors are great little motors and they seem to last forever. My uncle bought the one in the photo below new back in 1966 and I inherited it when he died back in the 80s. -
Found a nice old 1957 model 5.5 hp Evinrude
Rook49 replied to Rook49's topic in Boating and Boat Fishing
My 1966 model 3 hp Johnson calls for 50:1 on the label on the front of the motor. Some of the older ones did call for 25:1 and some even listed 16:1 such as my 5.5 hp which calls for one half pint of oil to a gallon of gas which equals 16:1. But using full synthetic I use a leaner mix.