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Catigale wrote:IIRC the Schaeffer was about 700 USD and the FF2 from CDI was 500 USD....has that changed??

Yes

Judy,

Thanks for the info. Very informative. Guess now it depends on what we are willing to spend. I think I would rather go with the CF500, but I dont have the final say...

Judy B wrote:

frede wrote:How hard would it be to swap out the the CDI FF2 off of the 26M and put on my Schaffer SnapFurl CF-500 from my 26D? If I have to remove and repace the "Interlocking, high grade Geon PVC extrusion" of the SnapFurl it ain't happening, that thing was no piece of cake to "snap" on. I would agree the CF-500 is much nicer and I have a better head sail on it, a 165% genoa

I'd recommend you ask Schaefer Marin e Furling at 508 995 9511. They're in Conn ecticut.

I'm sure there's a way to do it. After all, folks replace forestays whe n they get to be 5-7 years old and keep the furler. I think you will be able to slide it off. If I r ecall correctly, you can't unsnap the two parts of th e extrusion after it's been assembled.

Judy B
Hyd eSails

I guess the proper question is what is the length of the forestay on the M verses the D. The extrusion doesn't slide off either.

frede wrote: I guess the proper question is what is the length of the forestay on the M verses the D. The extrusion doesn't slide off either.

I am not sure this is true. When I installed my Snapfurl CF700 there was a substantial length I had to cut off to make it fit my new 5/32 forestay (I replaced my forestay with a thicker one plus I upgraded the turnbuckle tp 5/16) and the surplus length could easily be snapped together and then slide apart, I still have a piece to prove it, albeit with the longer luff length size it may be a bit more difficult but I am sure it is doable.

guess the proper question is what is the length of the forestay on the M verses the D. The extrusion doesn't slide off either.

The extrusion should slide off after the turn buckle is remove
26 25' 8"
26D forstay 23' 5 1/4"
J

Looks like the current pricing is Snapfurl 525 and FF2 425 with some web hunting