Sunday 16 October 2022

Cabin Top Rope clutches

 

2022 - deck hardware refresh and upgrades.  Rope clutches.


The Schaeffer clutches on Windstar have stood up well and work fine.   They are quite durable and compact as well.   Unfortunately replacements are not available and Windstar is short one  clutch on the starboard side.   The layout warrants some revision as well.  I mistakenly bought some Garhauer clutches to upgrade a few years back and they are WAY too big, requiring a lot of space to install and operate.   Saving them for the next boat, they are impressive.   

Anyone have any Schaefer line clutches in their parts bins?


I saw these in France - they look good!  The base is less than 4 3/4" long.  they only accommodate line to 10mm though...




2 comments:

  1. Hi, I have a '86 33-2 and am looking for a guide rig/shroud tension guides. I can't find anything. Do you know where to locate this information? Thanks. Mitch B.

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    1. Sorry, no. I think there’s something in the owners manual on this (a process but not any sort of measurement) but I have recently sold Windstar, and the manual went with it.

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