[C320-list] Schaefer Roller Furler Hoist

[Scott Thompson]

The torque tube should be easy to remove completely, but I would not do
this without reading the manual first.  There are some subtleties in how 
you are supposed to do the reassembly in order to avoid damage to the 
foil and bearings.  You should not have to raise the foil at all to 
perform this task, although you should support it with a halyard so that 
it stays out of your way.  Have you removed the luff rope feeder from 
the bottom of the foil?  My recollection (and I don't have my manual 
handy) is that  you have to remove the feeder in order to completely 
disassemble and remove the torque tube.

Alex Krause wrote:
> I separated the torque tube from the drum bearing housing but the 
> torque tube only rises about 1/4 of the way up the turnbuckle.  If 
> the foil would slide over the Norseman fitting at the top of the 
> forestay that might allow it raise up high enough.  A manual did not 
> come with the boat, I'll contact Schaefer and hopefully obtain one.
> 
> 
> Alex Krause Coruna Cat #273 Huntington Beach, CA
> 
> Scott Thompson <sthompson at toad.net> wrote: You have to remove the 
> drum to get at the turnbuckle. Instructions are in the manual. It's 
> not very hard. You should be able to get full access to the 
> turnbuckle without removing any of the foil. You do have to 
> disassemble and remove the torque tube to which the drum attaches.
> 
> Alex Krause wrote:
>> Has anyone adjusted their forestay? I removed the 4 screw that 
>> allow the furler to be pulled up to access the turnbuckle but the 
>> furler will not hoist far enough to allow access to the turnbuckle.
>>  Does one of the foil pieces require removal?
>> 
>> The reason for this is I'm installing an adjustible backstay. The 
>> backstay turnbuckles are turned out as much as I dare but they are 
>> still tight and I don't want to exerience a "ping" as they strip 
>> the last thread on their way out. I'll loosen the forward shrouds 
>> next but still, the forestay seems to have a lot of tension.
>> 
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