INVESTIGATOR 563

Hello all! During this lockdown here in Sydney, I spent quite a bit of time on my Investigator. Firstly I have put her under the carport and have sanded most of the deck (top half) as well as the sides of the hull. I am now trying to sand the lower half, below the waterline. O have been getting rind...

Hi all, Liked this topic on a boarding/swim platform also including a ladder. Here are some stuff I have found on the web for potential ideas? Criteria ii will evaluate them all by for is for it be be a platform for swimming/ sitting and a ladder for easy and safe boarding. acd4c7010b9007c95dad401fa...

Hi all, especially David and Ozzie I recently had an owner of a Top Hat Mk2 come over to ask about my I563, turns out he is also my neighbour and would also gladly help out :) He assessed the hull bellow the waterline and talked about osmosis, telling that it is more recommended to redo the whole lo...

Hi all, Currently my sails are folded up and are in their bags except for the main sail which is wrapped around the boom and not covered and all of them are outside under the carport. I was wondering if there is a recommended way of storing the sails. Can I fold them, roll them, keep them in the she...

Hey Ian, Awesome photo! The boat taking the photo, is it also an I563? What's the cable going down with an eye used for? My mast rigging has the same second stand with an eye coming from the back stay, i don't know what its used for and my main guess is that its for the boom topping lift as there is...

Thanks once again! Yea, it was sold as the previous owners where not able to look after it anymore due to their age and it was left on the mooring without any care for 2 years. It was pretty cool as it was a bit like a time capsule, opening the hatch cover for the first time in years. IMG_20200815_1...

Hi guys, my name is Alex, I'm 17 and recently bought an Investigator. Born in a port city in Russia,(apologising in advance for my bad English as it is my second language) now living in Sydney, I have been fascinated by boats from a young age and always wanted to have some sort of vessel, whether it...

Hello there, Owner of an Investigator with the most likely original sail number #153 My name is Alex and currently finishing year 12, A few months ago I have bought the Investigator and joined this lovely forum, at first I wasn't sure how I should post but now after reading almost all the previous p...