Showcase your Investigator
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Thanks Bill, we have been eyeing the Walpole waters as well.
David, we have a sail with the number 4 on it.... not sure if it is original though.
David, we have a sail with the number 4 on it.... not sure if it is original though.
Cheers from Perth.
Drifter
WA built
Sail number Unknown
Drifter
WA built
Sail number Unknown
- Ozzie
- Posts: 1629
- Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 1:07 pm
- Investigator Boat Name: Spritzig II
- Location: Lake Macquarie
- Contact:
Re: Showcase your Investigator
Welcome folks, we also love WA , particularly Margaret River District. I think you have to be a good sailor in WA though, one of the few things that stops us moving there I think the investigator will be up to the open water conditions. All the best.
Ozzie
Investigator #143 "SPRITZIG II"
The Mariner - “It’s too strange here. It doesn’t move right." ...
Enola - “Helen said that it’s only land sickness."
Waterworld (1995)
Investigator #143 "SPRITZIG II"
The Mariner - “It’s too strange here. It doesn’t move right." ...
Enola - “Helen said that it’s only land sickness."
Waterworld (1995)
Re: Showcase your Investigator
Howdy Louren and Fritz
Great to hear from members in WA. Not familiar with any of the sailing spots over there so looking forward to your photos and sailing experiences. Good Luck
Great to hear from members in WA. Not familiar with any of the sailing spots over there so looking forward to your photos and sailing experiences. Good Luck
Fair winds and following seas
Emrys
Investigator #166 'Current Affair'
Emrys
Investigator #166 'Current Affair'
- Raya
- Posts: 315
- Joined: Sat May 05, 2012 4:25 pm
- Investigator Boat Name: Tme Out
- Location: Gold Coast
Re: Showcase your Investigator
Hi Louren and welcome to the Investigator family.
I have always been intrigued by the WA built boats. I've only come across a few, and yes, the plug for the cabin was sans front hatch. My guess is that the boat was designed to be more seaworthy than the east coast model. This was likely a good selling point (WA boats tougher than the east) but would have also made them a little cheaper to build as well. There are a few Investigators in WA that are of the conventional design so were east coast imports at some later time. The WA ones that I have come across have either no front hatch or a modified one. Lamu Lamu (last seen in Mossman Park in 2015) had a large hatch installed while Spirit of Christie (search for this one on the forum) had a fixed perspex window. The only other ones (three now, counting yours) that I have come across, have no hatch.
The Investigator sail number 4 was originally sold in Queensland, but is now somewhere in Victoria. Your number 4 sail is likely off anther boat. When you next contact the previous owner, please ask if he/she knows the original sail number. I don't have any verified sail numbers for any of the WA boats that I have seen. Knowing the sail numbers might nail down the build dates.
Enjoy Drifter. It certainly looks smart. I look forward to seeing a few more photos of your boat in action.
I have always been intrigued by the WA built boats. I've only come across a few, and yes, the plug for the cabin was sans front hatch. My guess is that the boat was designed to be more seaworthy than the east coast model. This was likely a good selling point (WA boats tougher than the east) but would have also made them a little cheaper to build as well. There are a few Investigators in WA that are of the conventional design so were east coast imports at some later time. The WA ones that I have come across have either no front hatch or a modified one. Lamu Lamu (last seen in Mossman Park in 2015) had a large hatch installed while Spirit of Christie (search for this one on the forum) had a fixed perspex window. The only other ones (three now, counting yours) that I have come across, have no hatch.
The Investigator sail number 4 was originally sold in Queensland, but is now somewhere in Victoria. Your number 4 sail is likely off anther boat. When you next contact the previous owner, please ask if he/she knows the original sail number. I don't have any verified sail numbers for any of the WA boats that I have seen. Knowing the sail numbers might nail down the build dates.
Enjoy Drifter. It certainly looks smart. I look forward to seeing a few more photos of your boat in action.
Ray
Investigator #39
Investigator #39
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Hi Ray, thanks you for your reply. Sans front hatch for WA conditions seems like a good idea to me. I am pretty sure that the one for Sale in Armadale is our boat. We bought ours off Gumtree March this year from Bayswater and the owner sold it for $1 per cm . Do you know when it was sold in Armadale? I will contact the guy who sold to us. I think he had it 4-6 years. It was in really good shape with mainsail, spinnaker, Gib 1 and 2 and a small storm sail. I will put some photos up- just need to figure out how- need to host them somewhere first. Cheers. Louren
Cheers from Perth.
Drifter
WA built
Sail number Unknown
Drifter
WA built
Sail number Unknown
- Geoff
- Posts: 295
- Joined: Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:04 pm
- Investigator Boat Name: #50 Timeless
- Location: Monto, Queensland
Re: Showcase your Investigator
As in $563?
Geoff
Investigator #50 'Timeless'
Investigator #111 'Missy'
As the engineer said, "sure it works in practice, but will it work in theory?"
Investigator #50 'Timeless'
Investigator #111 'Missy'
As the engineer said, "sure it works in practice, but will it work in theory?"
- Raya
- Posts: 315
- Joined: Sat May 05, 2012 4:25 pm
- Investigator Boat Name: Tme Out
- Location: Gold Coast
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The ad was run in 2014. Here are the only other photos I have of the boat. Hope this helps.Frenchy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:13 am Hi Ray, thanks you for your reply. Sans front hatch for WA conditions seems like a good idea to me. I am pretty sure that the one for Sale in Armadale is our boat. We bought ours off Gumtree March this year from Bayswater and the owner sold it for $1 per cm . Do you know when it was sold in Armadale? I will contact the guy who sold to us. I think he had it 4-6 years. It was in really good shape with mainsail, spinnaker, Gib 1 and 2 and a small storm sail. I will put some photos up- just need to figure out how- need to host them somewhere first. Cheers. Louren
Ray
Investigator #39
Investigator #39
- Geoff
- Posts: 295
- Joined: Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:04 pm
- Investigator Boat Name: #50 Timeless
- Location: Monto, Queensland
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Thanks Lauren! That seemed the most likely, but I wondered if you had hit the jackpot.
Great looking at your pics!
Great looking at your pics!
Geoff
Investigator #50 'Timeless'
Investigator #111 'Missy'
As the engineer said, "sure it works in practice, but will it work in theory?"
Investigator #50 'Timeless'
Investigator #111 'Missy'
As the engineer said, "sure it works in practice, but will it work in theory?"
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I have read somewhere that the WA boats have a shorter mast. How much shorter I don't know. When I am out again I will measure our mast.Private Eyes wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:22 pm Interesting photos Ray.
Is it just my eyes,or is the mast and mainsail shorter than normal.....it looks very stubby like...l.and I dont mean beer stubby like, maybe I need a beer and then look at it again....:LOL
Cheers from Perth.
Drifter
WA built
Sail number Unknown
Drifter
WA built
Sail number Unknown