INVESTIGATOR 563

hi Newbie, I own an Investigator based in Townsville but away until Oct. Haven't launched yet, still fixing a few things up. Rigged mine up at home, its a good way to see if its all there and works. The previous owner also gave me a rigging demo and has offered to show me the ropes on the first laun...

Thanks Ozzie and all, my trailer rego says made in 1975..Have the mast and sails up in the back yard and doing some maintenance jobs and purchased flares, portaloo etc. Boat licence course tomorrow, hope to re-launch next week

Welcome Andrew. So far I think you are our Northernmost member. Investigator 563s are spread right across Australia. Do you have a sail number or name on your boat? WRT the value of a boat in a remote location such as Far North Queensland, the price can vary a lot when compared to the large populat...

It was luck, currently working in mineral exploration geology, generally do field work out of remote camps.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I'm working away for another month so can pull the old main out of its bag to check the sail on return. The working main is a fairly new plain one. There's 2 jibs and an old spinnaker. She cost $4,800 but there's a few days fixing and adding gear like flares, po...

Hello All, Bought an Investigator 563 last week. The info on the web and on this forum made the decision an easy one, thanks. They look like a great design, like the keel, interior layout, rig, boat size and value. She tows well. There's a few maintenance jobs to do before sailing. Andrew Townsville...