Profurl Vs. Schaefer Furling Gear

[Jim Fulton]

One reason I chose the Profurl was the positive wrapstop feature. With one exception, the whole system has been trouble-free for the eight years I've had it (although it has received less use than I had wished). The one problem was a set screw in the halyard swivel (I don't remember what it sets) that worked its way through the swivel body and jammed between the swivel body and the foil. I had to pull the mast for rewiring that year anyway which was a good thing, because I couldn't have fixed it otherwise. I replaced the errant set screw with a machine screw cut to length that is doing just fine.

As I recall, the current line of Schaefer furlers was relatively new when I got the Profurl, and the rigger I was dealing with didn't know much about them. Overall, I still like the Profurl but, if I had to replace it, I would look very carefully at the Schaefer.

Jim Fulton