Optimist Parts

This Harken block has a main 40mm sheave and a 29mm fiddle below it. This part is popular with opti sailors for making their mainsheet 4:1. 

Here at Zim Sailing we stock and sell more Optimist Airbags than anyone else in North America.  Our airbags are fabricated from a heavy duty polyurethane and feature a long twist valve style tube. We sell 43L and 48L airbags. Typically 43L...

Here at Zim Sailing we stock and sell more Optimist Airbags than anyone else in North America.  Our airbags are fabricated from a heavy duty polyurethane and feature a long twist valve style tube. We sell 43L and 48L airbags. Typically 43L...

Tiller Extension Re-Grip Kit. 

Primary Halyard, Opti Pro

Block, Opti Pennant

Block, 40mm with Trigger Harken Part # 2650Special

The Opti Pro Vang features a dyneema upper section for splicing to your boom which helps minimize the amount of stretch in your Optimist boom vang system. It also features a 6mm sprint cord control line which maximizes performance and cleat hold for your...

Penant for your Opti Pro Vang

The T18™ complements the T2™ line. At 7.2 g (.25 oz), it ties, splices, lashes anywhere—perfect for downhauls, outhauls, and other lightweight control systems on dinghies. Harken Part # 2698

Harken ball bearing hook-in block as used on Blackgold racing masts. Due to the curved saddle the block rests against the mast in a fixed position which prevents mast wear and creates a halyard system with less friction.  Harken Part # EX1351H

Teflon Glide Tape used inside daggerboard trunks to reduce up/down friction.  Roll is 3/4" wide x 20' long.  Peel and stick adhesive.