[C320-list] Schaefer 2100 Furling System Stop Pin

[Mike Ott]

Early this spring I disassembled the lower drum assembly on my Schaefer to due 
some PM and check the bearings.  I have never done this to this system and the 
unit was laying on the ground and not under any load or stress, I have also had 
no issues with Schaefer furler in the past.  Following the manual, I 
disassembled the lower unit  without issue and I adjusted the Catalina 
turnbuckle located inside.  When I reassembled the lower unit the stop pin would 
not thread all the way into the Torque tube.  I could see that the stop pin was 
hitting a foil assembly.  No matter what I did I could not find the old hole in 
the foil to accept the stop pin completely and I concluded that after adjusting 
the turnbuckle the old hole had now shifted inside the torque tube and I would 
need to drill a new one; which I did.   After we launched, I notice that the 
Schaefer furler now had a very noticeable bind in one spot while rotating.  
Following some choice descriptive words, best not identified for this discussion 
group, that I  focused at myself, I concluded that I must have tighten the stop 
pin to tight and it was binding against the forestay.  I removed the stop pin 
and hallelujah my Schaefer spins as it once did.  Now after all this verbage you 
have got to wonder what the hell is my question, which is: What does the stop 
pin do ?   According to the manual it keeps the foils from falling down the 
touque tube and riding on the forestay turnbuckle.  In my system the foils 
already ride on the top of the turnbuckle and maybe this is what Catalina 
intended since their turnbuckle have a neat cyclinder shape and therefore would 
not bind like a foil could on a typical beveled-headed turnbuckle.  Have I quess 
right and feedback ?

Mike Ott
'Amanda Lu'
#508