INVESTIGATOR 563

I'm selling my beloved Investigator Pip. I've bought a Princess 18 that suits my needs better. The Boatsales.com.au ad is here: http://www.boatsales.com.au/boats-for-sale/boatdetails.aspx?R=9607084 Some of the photos in the ad are 'borrowed' from another ad, but i took some more today and uploaded t...

Thanks for all the very useful advice. Sorry I haven’t responded sooner, once I had made the decision to go sailing I soon realised just how much other stuff I had to get done before I left. So I just ploughed through work, parenting, etc… didn’t really have time to get on the forum, and headed off ...

I hear what you're saying Ian, and thanks for the advice. But when it comes to sailing i've found i only really enjoy it when i'm alone (plus the dog). I'd find sailing on a big yacht with other guests a bit too trying. I've towed Pip to Southport before with the same car and trailer, this time last...

Thanks for that Bob, I have indeed read your posts about your trip, and i have saved your GPS track for reference. Did you take along a cruising guide of some sort? I was looking at this one: http://www.marinasguide.com.au/planner/guide100magicmiles.htm But perhaps you can suggest a better one? How ...

Hello, I'm going to a conference on Hamilton Island for the week beginning the 1st June, and I’m daydreaming about driving up there from Melbourne and having a week or so sailing either before or after the conference. If I do that, where should I take my little Investigator for a bit of 'fun in the ...

Thanks Ian,
That sequence sounds like the go. My old boat used to point into the wind while hoisting the main, with the helm free.
But i'll make a thingy to hold the slugs in, and heave to as you say to hoist the main.

Last Saturday we went sailing on Port Phillip Bay. I had promised some friends a sail and the forecast looked right for a sail on PPB on Saturday. So I dragged the crew (my 15 year old daughter) out of bed at 6:30am and we headed down to the Werribee boat ramp. The boat takes quite a bit of set-up t...

I fitted one of these to my investigator: http://www.furlings.com.au/index.php I had one on my former boat and loved it. Some might think it a bit agricultural, but it worked easily every time, simple and tough. It's made no difference to my mast raising, especially since i bought the new Mastmate T...

Thanks again Bob, much obliged.

Alas, Dave needs one more measurement:
Companionway width at the cabintop.
Could i stretch your generosity for one more measurement?