[C320-list] Schaeffer 2100 furling

[Jeff Hare]

Hi,

I always spray lots of PTFE fluid into the top bearings and the sail luff and as far up the track as I can reach before I hoist the genoa in the spring.
Helps a lot.  If you're in a dry climate, you should drop the sail a few times a year and run fresh water through the top bearing, let it dry and respray with PTFE spray.

Shaeffer says to flush the lower bearings out with fresh water frequently.  Newer furlers have a hole where you can run water in to flush them out.  They'll sell you a retrofit for the Older ones but I wonder if you couldn't just drill the hole yourself if you knew where and how large?

I've sailed on a boat where the furler was so bound up due to dirt and salt that they always used the winch to pull out the head sail.  Ick.  Never.

-Jeff Hare
2001 #809 Woodbine II

-----Original Message-----
From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of Jerry's Iphone
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 3:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Schaeffer 2100 furling

Thanks Chris. 

> On Jun 13, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You cannot inspect or service them.
> try:
> 508-995-9511
> 
> Chris Burti
> Commitment, #867
> Farmville, NC
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 2:12 PM, Jerry's Iphone 
> <jellyroll02 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I have had a very difficult time recent furling the jib. Rigging 
>> inspection indicated that it’s the bearings. However, they did not 
>> actually look at the inside of the drum. I saw some past posts that 
>> discussed some other reasons this may be happening. My questions are:
>> 
>> What else could be the cause?
>> Can the bearings be inspected while the drum is still on the forestry?
>> If it is the bearings, who do you contact at Schaeffer for the 
>> replacement for the reduced cost?
>> 
>> Thanks as always.
>> 
>> Jerry Sheets
>> # 890