Thanks, Paul. Due to the rain, I had some down time so I just spoke with a woman in Iowa. They want me to ship the reel to them. So I called Surfland and Martha still has the complete disassembled reel which I will pick up and ship. They will either repair, or offer 45% off the new $200 Record, which is a new design this year. We'll see how it plays out. Also ordered a new one from Surfland, which should come in a week from Monday.
The Abu service rep said they are way behind on emails........
