[C320-list] Schaefer 2100 furler maintenanc

[hcreech at comcast.net]

Jerry, 
1) 2 people, I did most of the job by myself until the very end. At that point one person needs to support the foil while the other lines it up. I believe this cannot be done by one person. 
2) I had no difficulty removing any screws and my boat is quite a bit older than yours. Of course environmental conditions could effect, but the screw heads are large and easily removed with the proper screwdriver. 
3) You should have a Schaefer manual that came with the boat that describes this procedure. It does show supporting the foil with a halyard, I used the spinnaker. If you don't have a manual I sure you can get one from Schaefer , if not let me know and I'll scan that section and send it too you. 


One note; I thought this job would be intermediately hard, it was not. My jib now furls in and out better than it ever has. Once the old drum was removed it was impossible to turn by hand while the new drum spun like a top. 


Herb Creech 
Cloud Chaser #606 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Clayton" < jsea @prodigy.net> 
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> 
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:05:20 PM 
Subject: [C320-list] Schaefer 2100 furler maintenanc 

My genoa furler has reached the point that I think I need to disassemble it and possibly install new bearings, if cleaning 
the old ones does not solve the problem of it not turning as smooth as it should. 
After reading some previous posts and looking at the Schaefer manual I wanted to get some input from people who have already done this before trying it myself. 
1) Is this a 1 or 2 person job? 
2) It sounds like removing the stainless screws from the aluminum is not easy, any suggestions on loosening them, WD40, Liquid Wrench the day before or what is recommended? 
3) How did you support the mast using other halyards? 
Any tips, or if anyone knows of a web site that shows it being done would be appreciated. 

Regards, 

Jerry 
#988 (2004) 
Marina Del Rey, Ca