INVESTIGATOR 563

Fair guess Ray as mine is all white with no markings too but my boat is not for sale. My boat was previously olmate then lilth, I haven't quite got to the naming/registration point, ran out of steam after jumping the interstate trailer registration hurdles (driven by insurance anxiety). Managed a fe...

I am still regularly checking in to see whats going on. Getting colder in Tas now, must make more time to sail next summer. One day I hope to retire and apply myself more diligently.

Keep posting, it's interesting and encouraging to see what others are up to.

Thanks for your response Ian. My intention was to use the set up for both jib and genoa and to have a play with the barber hauler system that Dr Peter uses (assuming I understood that correctly) I thought to use the fairlead eye on the cabin mounted track from the original jib sheet system to operat...

I am thinking about a new genoa for my boat and I am wondering if anyone has any advice or general thoughts on the matter. Any reason not to go with the original dimensions? Does $700 sound about right in terms of price? I have recently had the jib repaired and the puzzle hanks replaced with piston ...

The pads are pieces of closed cell foam from an old trampoline spring protection mat I had kicking around (I have a great deal of stuff kicking around). I put them there after reading on the forum about wobble rollers digging into the hull over time and the same warning from the previous owner. My p...

Thanks Ian, that goes part way to explaining what has confused me.

I think all is working well now.

David

I purchased my boat a little over a month ago from the north of the state, taken me a little while to find the time to do the few things that needed doing and to figure out the rigging etc. This forum has been invaluable to me in working out how things work. My sailing experience is fairly limited s...

Hi Graham That would be me, I recently purchased your old boat and was hoping to have a chat to you but I seem to be having some technical difficulties mastering the forum. On the plus side I am indeed genuine and not Nigerian royalty. Firstly, thanks to all who post here, I have been trawling throu...