INVESTIGATOR 563

Hi Raya, Just to inform you and the rest of our readers. The waterline length of Pandora was extended by almost a meter. Hence the increase in speed. I sailed past a fully rigged investigator at considerable overtaking speed just flying my genoa. Photos of the work done will shortly be posted on the...

I would like to point out to the chaps puzzled at the reasons for extending the Investigator Pandora when I owned her. I killed 2 birds with one stone so to speak. An extra meter on the water line gave her a lot more speed and doing away with the transom stern, which always causes a lot of drag. Wit...

I have just discovered the site for the forums on the Investigator I modified. Yes it is the second boat I have modified in the same way. I first saw it undertaken in one of the English yachting magazines many years ago on a very large ocean going yacht, so thought I would carry out the same modific...

Hi Geoff,
I have to answer this to receive more mail. You already know everything. Will be in touch

I am 86 years old now and regretfully I sold my Investigator about 8 years ago after owning her for around 20 years, when it became a bit of a struggle to raise the mast every time I wished to go sailing on Moreton Bay. I modified her from the start. I like a sailing boat to right herself again on a...