INVESTIGATOR 563

I've debated buying into this one No one is saying if your a (deleted: 3/4/21.inflamatory language. Ozzie. Moderator) you can not have fun sailing, hell,,, you could even throw up a video of yourself sailing and I doubt any one would complain., but post it in the technical part of a forum and some ...

Steve This is a joke,,, right? :roll: oh sorry this would be trolling right or for us old timers. don't be so condescending :P I wouldn't hesitate to call it a joke too if i had put these posts up with an array of spelling mistakes, poor grammar etc etc, and then followed by a video that specifical...

It was like that when I bought the boat. It would be very easy to fit one, or get one fitted. The outhaul tensioner runs a series of blocks for a reduction, they are located inside the boom. There are two cheek blocks on the boom alternate sides for the 1st and second reef. I usually only use the se...

The line with the blue ball stopper is the out haul control it passes out of the boom through a jammer outhaul 2.jpg The reefing hook is placed in the reefing cringle tack and then the hook is lashed to the mast reefing hook.jpg On the boom is the turning block for the 2nd reefing line, the line pas...

Here are a few pictures

atles wrote: yes Steve it is a joke !!

Thank god for that, for a moment there I thought you where being serious

Tenaciousgreen on small boats most just drop the Genoa not roll it if it has a wire luff. just use a mast head halyard not the normal jib Halyard 11145940_861417363917428_48311105_n.jpg as for the storm sail i think your better getting a new one with some brass piston hacks to go on your normal jib...

I have halyards running aft through deck organizers to rope clutches and winches.
4 lines = main halyard, jib halyard, spinnaker halyard and boom topping lift.
The halyards go through exit blocks and turning blocks at the base of the mast, works well

Off to Busselton for today for a sail tomorrow. Its been a wet few days here in S/West WA. Wind forecast is dismal.

Hi Aussie' Thanks for posting that link(http://www.lankhorsttaselaar.com/Catalog/Rig/Jib+Rollers/Ronstan/Ronstan+jib+furlers-2/product.aspx) I now see how some 563 sailors may modify it to do away with a forestay and just use a wire luff sail to carry the rig on a furler. I think Dr Peter uses somet...