INVESTIGATOR 563

Hi all, How would a 4 HP (2 stroke) outboard or similar go on an I563? In Qld boats of 4HP or less don't need to pay registration fees. The Investigator webpage specs sheet says 3 HP is enough to reach hull speed (in a dead flat calm?) Currently i have an old 9.8 HP Johnson long shaft, it's heavy to...

Here are some photos of Terias centerboard repairs. I also marked the lowering rope in 2 spots, one about 3/4 raised and another 1/2 raised. Took her out sailing and it worked well. The boats performance was heaps better than without the board on the first sail. I liked the way the board balanced th...

This is a great thread, thanks for the posts and excellent trailer pics, know what a stock standard Investigator trailer looks like now. :D My trailer must be from the early days-- I'm thinking of doing some modifications to it, the side bunks are one item..I don't have keel guide woods either. Have...

Here's an update on Terias centerboard maintenance-restoration progress Stage 1) Decided to do the pivot pin assembly first as the hole in the board had some pitting etc and had expanded beyond the original 16 mm internal diameter. Bought a new 60x10mm 316 ss bolt with washers and nut. The plastic b...

I've got my trailer out and am starting to work on it. The rear roller cluster came off ok with a cutting wheels on angle grinders, have welded the bases for the new roller assembly on. Straightened out a bent roller frame too. I'm going beyond trailer damage and into trailer modification now,, thin...

A small sacrificial anode sounds like an interesting idea on conventional steel plate boards. Has anyone tried one yet?

Hi Emrys, That sounds good, prevention's better than cure. I always hose everything down after a sail too, to reduce corrosion of any metal, even stainless and especially any dissimilar metals next to each other. Reckon regular use of the board would also detect any problems early on, then it could ...

The board comes out! Kept swinging the boards aft end up and down, plus used the 2kg steel mallet on the forward end of plate, this gradually worked the rusted pivoting end of the plate downwards. The yellow side packers came out with it. PB210066 extracting plate.JPG The best rust remover tool was ...

Pivot bolt removal. This went well. I chiseled the fiberglass off the bolt ends to expose it. It came out without using a gentle persuader. PB210053 remove glass.JPG PB210058 pivot bolt nut.JPG I can confirm, as soon as the pivot bolt nut tension was released the center-board gained allot more swing...

Subject of ground clearance. Ground clearance on this attempt was 48cm from keel base to ground. However, the board swings down to an estimated 70 cm below keel..so i had to dig a hole in the ground to gain more plate swing room. Ideally the boat would need to be jacked up 75cm off the ground especi...