INVESTIGATOR 563

Happy sailing! The timber crutch is some leftover Oregon I had, plus steel tube I had lying around. The steel tube needs to be replaced with aluminum. Its heavy and over engineered for the requirement.

Thanks Andrew. The motor is a 20 + year old short shaft honda 4 stroke 5Hp. It came with the boat and has poor compression. It may only last a year or so and I carry an electric outboard just in case. I'll check out your blog too.

Reporting back after my first sail (ever). I am stoked (originally surfing parlance)!!! I've spent 3 months on getting it so * one wouldn't fret whilst towing * get the mast up and down without drama, * have the boat slide on and off the trailer in an orderly and well aligned fashion * have an outbo...

Lots of quiet ramps in West Oz to choose from. I'm inbetween Mandurah and Bunbury south of Perth. We will launch it on the farm dam to install keel guides on the trailerl as a first priority. The keel's sitting half on/half off the rollers at the moment. There is a quote that goes something like: &q...

Thanks Andrew for the explanation. Provided more clarity. I'm dragging my older brother along when we put Yutori in the water next week. He's a proper sailor and will be helpful if I feed him.

Many thanks for this information.. Actually have Yutori ready for a sail by next week so will see how we go.

I had to look up what a "hard dodger" was as I thought initially, it was the prevailing character type of Investigator owners? I think I'll get some regular sailing in before I go after a dodger. Nil sailing experience but nearly 7 decades of surfing/powerboats/living on all the islands yo...

Thanks Ozzie for the reply. Still plenty to do and will post progress shots. Currently working on keel guides for the very smart, tandem axle trailer that was purchased with the boat. Have also developed a telescopic mast crutch that's easily removed once the mast is up. Not my original idea but a c...

Hi all I'm new to this forum so please critique my every word. I really won't mind. Newly purchased a tired Investigator (I'm in Western Australia) a couple of months ago and have been working on it a lot to get sail worthy. I've attached a few pics in an effort to date my boat "Yutori". I...