[Botsari]

I have an old Hardy Marquis 8/9 I want to use on a custom rod, but I just noticed on this particular rod the reel does not seat firmly, even with things tightened up as far as I can do it. Its a bit weird because my Marquis 7 and other marquis reels all seat firmly - they all visually seem to have identical feet (or is is foots?) but on very close inspection the 8/9 seems like it may have gotten enough use to thin the tips a bit. Its not obvious from a visual inspection,but the fact that the problem gets fixed when I fold of piece of electrical tape over the lower end of the foot seem to indicate that this "thinning" may be the culprit. Could this be a crafting error? The weird thing is that the 8/9 seats fine in every other rod I have, just not the new Meiser I want to use it on.

So my questions for you folks are these: is this a common "thing" with well used reels? Is there a nice hack "repair" to fix the foot? Or should I just suck it up and stick to the story that the duct tape on the foot gives added "authenticity" to my equipment?

 

[Back Eddy]

Archuletta

Worth the effort

 

[808steelheader]

Try putting a strip of rubber inner tube under the reel foot, that will take up the slack and not be visible.

Todd

 

[borano20]

Try putting a strip of rubber inner tube under the reel foot, that will take up the slack and not be visible.

Todd

Hello.. Or several layers of electrical tape you already have. Easy to remove.. Yours borano20

 

[JDJones]

you might try

Plastic shim stock. I don't remember where I got the stuff I had, maybe auto parts or hardware store? But it comes in different thickness & is easily cut with scissors. Another handy source for shim stock: cut up clear plastic packaging material. You know, that stuff that is such a ***** to open and get out anything you bought? It's everywhere. :Eyecrazy:

 

[borderfly]

I have machined a couple for myself and they worked just fine.

 

[ozswitch]

Heat shrink, works a treat.

 

[fyshhead]

I had the same problem with a Hardy Princess and used strips of electrical tape.

 

[Total Skeptic]

Tool Dip

I " fixed" a loose reel for a friend. Ugly but effective. The reel foot was screwed on, which made the fix easier. I removed the foot, dipped each end in tool dip, let it dry, and re-attached. Works great. Cosmetics? A "C" maybe.

 

[montanafos]

I've used the electrical tape. Kind of nice as it is easily trimmed to the exact outline of the foot and you can add a few layers to get the fit you want and remove at any point. Worked well for me.