I was in Montreal last month and called Pathfinder. John answered the
phone, confirmed Pathfinder is a going concern, selling engines. I do not
recall whether they sell
parts, but he said he is able to provide me a manual specific to my own Pathfinder if I provide the engine
serial number.
A search of
www.ic.gc.ca, a Canadian
government registry of companies, lists 514-695-6676 as the
phone number, 514-695-1080 as the fax number, and
pathfinder@pathfinder.com as the e-mail address. John Scherer is listed as a manager.
Of interest, I found Pathfinder
Marine Inc. by following one guy's online rant about the company. Not having had any contact with either the boatowner or the company, my sympathies go to the company. For me, it proves the old saying that all publicity is good publicity-it was my fastest
route to finding Pathfinder.
I have no useful comments yet about the engine-I have become the volunteer
mechanic for an
Islander 44 schooner and this is the original engine-still running despite a truly reckless and irresponsible owner (my friend) who has done next to no
maintenance on it for 20 years.