Using freshwater reels in salt

[WRB]

My limited 50 years experience solving corrosion issue for the Navy Ships for both SO2 sulfuric acid exhaust fumes and HN03 nitric acid exhaust fumes from turbine fuels with 5% salt for ( sea water) and galvanic corrosion from dissimilar metals was awarded several contracts with NAVSEA to introduce conductive composites to resolve corrosion and EMI problems for above deck surface ships.

Anyone familiar with galvanic metal index wouldn't recommend magnesium for a salt water application.

My mistake with SC7 was a typo, if you feel you want to forever hold that against me that's your issue.

Tom

PS, you might be surprised by the skills sets and education of BR members.

[FishTank]

4 hours ago, fvogel67 said:

My job is in the Chemical Industry,I’ve forgotten more about chemicals than you or any other poster will ever know about them.

That being said,Use the Supreme in salt and if it corrodes send it back.

Pretty simple  They say it’s salt rated. Use it in salt if you want

I think you're missing the point here.....

 

And just for the record I do have a background in chemistry but I work in printing.  I just haven't used it since I stopped auditing inks and chemicals from Flint and Sun Chemicals about 20 years ago.

 

I think there are 3 words you need to look at in the above posts.....

 

1. Parts (not the frame)....  Magnesium parts will corrode in saltwater no matter what the manufacture says about the reel.

2. Coating....  Some reels are coated better than others, shielding its frame.  Once the coating wears out, it exposes the frame to corrosion. Magnesium corrodes the fastest.

3. Rinsing.... Everyone says to rinse the reel after use.  This was common practice in saltwater fishing.  Most people would rinse the reel, spray it with WD40, wipe it clean and some use products like Corrosion-X to prevent corrosion.  Or if you're like me, I use to put it in a bucket of fresh water and let soak till I got back to the dock, hang to dry, and lube before using. 

 

Also, the only reasons Pflueger list the Supreme as saltwater approved is if the user rinses the reel after each use, also the drag housing is sealed, and they claim their stainless steal bearings are corrosion resistant.  All this depends on the user properly maintain their reel and using commonsense.  Pflueger's claim can be said about a number of reels. 

 

 

 

 

[Glenn]

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