Sorry I didn't get that picture up as promised. My computer has crashed/frozen and it appears I will lose the hard drive. Taking another picture is not hard, but finding somewhere to upload and resize it is. And I have a billfish tournament this weekend so I'm just too busy!
I did respool last weekend and the line was coning towards the drag knob. Unfortunately I don't have replacement washers so I'll have to figure out a way to order some more. I tried to go fishing last Sunday but somebody had taken my kayak paddle so I was helpless. Since then I've been doing 10-15 casts/morning off a point near my apt with no problems. But there's no reason to think I've solved the problem. Next step: more washers.
Thanks for all the help, everybody.