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#21
Com-Pac Sailors Lounge / Re: Com-Pac parts availability
Last post by brackish - April 11, 2026, 04:34:55 PMOuch!! That is too bad. But understandable. ComPac is not making any new boats so they are not a customer, nor Precision which used their stuff, and how many more?
I wonder who has the porthole extrusion dies or if they have been scrapped.
I wonder who has the porthole extrusion dies or if they have been scrapped.
#22
Com-Pac Sailors Lounge / Re: Com-Pac parts availability
Last post by bruce - April 11, 2026, 10:11:30 AMI hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I've been working with a former Picnic Cat owner looking to get another PC, and he had questions about the boom gooseneck on a boat he was looking at. I sent him off to Dwyer with the part number in hand, and he came back with "that as of 4/1/26, Dwyer was no longer selling parts directly, and that their parent company, Zim Sailing, was offering parts support for select one design models only." Read it and weep:
https://dwyermast.com
It's interesting to note who Dwyer had provided parts for in the past. Com-Pac is listed first, along with other well-known brands. When you go the Zim website, the list one designs they plan to support is quite limited, and, for the most part, small dinghies. ILCA is Laser, and ISCA is Sunfish.
https://zimsailing.com/boats/club-420/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9839812075&gbraid=0AAAAADqAqpOkDwb7FK0RvF_igGk5GLsff&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwuvOyvDlkwMVo01HAR0W1SyXEAAYASAAEgLI9_D_BwE
Looking at the Dwyer website again, under Products they list Legacy Catalog (not our Legacy unfortunately). Under Parts BY Boat and Parts you can see boats they've supported previously, and the extrusions they had available, respectively. Click on those and crickets, but at least we have a sense of what boats to target if we have to reverse engineer this thing and find who might have, or know of substitute parts, that will fit our boats.
In the past, Dwyer had nice little dimensioned cross sections of their extrusions, so could see what extrusion you might have, and what fittings might fit, if the specific extrusion wasn't referenced. No mention on the Zim website of the extrusions they are selling. They may decide that they shouldn't just walk away and abandon all of these potential sales, but we'll have to see.
Meanwhile, the O'day Javelin may use the DM-275 (1.75" x 2.75") as a boom, as do the Picnic Cat and Sun Cats, and a gooseneck, cast end caps, slide, and universal are available from drmarine.com. Verify of course, if not it might well be another Dwyer extrusion.
https://dwyermast.com
It's interesting to note who Dwyer had provided parts for in the past. Com-Pac is listed first, along with other well-known brands. When you go the Zim website, the list one designs they plan to support is quite limited, and, for the most part, small dinghies. ILCA is Laser, and ISCA is Sunfish.
https://zimsailing.com/boats/club-420/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9839812075&gbraid=0AAAAADqAqpOkDwb7FK0RvF_igGk5GLsff&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwuvOyvDlkwMVo01HAR0W1SyXEAAYASAAEgLI9_D_BwE
Looking at the Dwyer website again, under Products they list Legacy Catalog (not our Legacy unfortunately). Under Parts BY Boat and Parts you can see boats they've supported previously, and the extrusions they had available, respectively. Click on those and crickets, but at least we have a sense of what boats to target if we have to reverse engineer this thing and find who might have, or know of substitute parts, that will fit our boats.
In the past, Dwyer had nice little dimensioned cross sections of their extrusions, so could see what extrusion you might have, and what fittings might fit, if the specific extrusion wasn't referenced. No mention on the Zim website of the extrusions they are selling. They may decide that they shouldn't just walk away and abandon all of these potential sales, but we'll have to see.
Meanwhile, the O'day Javelin may use the DM-275 (1.75" x 2.75") as a boom, as do the Picnic Cat and Sun Cats, and a gooseneck, cast end caps, slide, and universal are available from drmarine.com. Verify of course, if not it might well be another Dwyer extrusion.
#23
Horizon Cats and Horizon Day Cats / Re: Petit Chat heading North
Last post by kickingbug1 - April 11, 2026, 09:38:42 AMlook forward to seeing you in june
#24
Eclipse / Re: Trailering an Eclipse
Last post by kickingbug1 - April 11, 2026, 08:37:08 AM remove one the hubs and take it to an auto parts store and get two new hubs. keep the old hubs put them in zip lock bags in case you have a problem. go with 13" radial tires
#25
Eclipse / Re: Trailering an Eclipse
Last post by Cpy23ecl - April 11, 2026, 05:50:56 AMIf you can't find an axle shop nearby, check the RV service companies, there should be lots of those in FL. For that matter even an automotive shop can inspect and repack wheel bearings.
#26
Horizon Cats and Horizon Day Cats / Re: Petit Chat heading North
Last post by alsantini - April 10, 2026, 02:52:53 PMMade it home in fine shape. Left in rain and a head wind but the 2nd and 3rd day were beautiful in the 70's with a tailwind of about 8 mph. Gas prices ranged from a low of $3.69 to a high of $4.49. I averaged 15.8 mpg for the 1450 miles, so no complaints. Now I need to clean the girl up and get ready to launch in a few weeks and then CLR in June. Sail On AL
#27
Eclipse / Re: Trailering an Eclipse
Last post by slode - April 10, 2026, 02:33:02 PMIf the trailer has the 10" wheels, I'd bring a couple of spares. I had two blowouts before switching to 13" radials with D load rating. I could never find 10" radial tires and bias ply just doesn't seem to comfortably carry this much weight at even moderate highway speed for long. Or if you are stopping by a shop, make that switch while you're at it. It requires new fenders but well worth it.
#28
Com-Pac Sailors Lounge / Re: new boat bottom preparatio...
Last post by kickingbug1 - April 10, 2026, 09:50:18 AM i removed what was left of the bottom paint years ago and painted it with rustoleum. i wax it just before the season starts and wash it down in November. still looks good
#29
Eclipse / Re: Trailering an Eclipse
Last post by Bewildered - April 10, 2026, 08:36:20 AMI like your idea and will pursue it. Finding an axle shop may be a challenge in Vero Beach, Florida but I'll cast my search net over a larger area and hope to locate one. Thanks for the possibility of saving some cash with that option.
#30
Eclipse / Re: Trailering an Eclipse
Last post by Cpy23ecl - April 10, 2026, 06:52:41 AMIf its just the axles/bearings that concern you, you might consider taking it to an axle shop and have them service the bearings and inspect the axles and springs.