It'll take me ages to find the posts from Nobby about the effects of the ingress of water to a fixed spool reel and the process he goes through if this happens. Neither reels are sealed units and I'll defer to his greater knowledge. Perhaps he'll read this and explain.Nigel Rainton wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:02 am My Altex is only two years old and in very good condition, how can rain hurt it? I've had Mitchell 300s for over 45 years and rain hasn't damaged them.
(A quick search suggests that the corrosion issue effects later production 300s that suffer due to the different metals reacting against each other and causing the issue.)