INVESTIGATOR 563

Hi Robert. Saw your post on TSP. You are representing the Investigator fraternity with style! Bummer about getting ill. Both Margaret and I have had something similar over the last couple of weeks. Not as bad as you by the sound of it, but I'm still not over it. Didn't stay long. Was that because of...

Graham

Here are some pics of ours. I haven't looked at any other boats to see if this is standard or not.

The lower ends of the rods are secured with what they call stay-put fasteners. Except that they don't very well.

No problem. 680mm

OK here you go.(mm) A 730 B 480 C 570 D 230 E 430 F 1400 G 1680 H 930 cockpit floor to pushpit rail (approx) 200 cabin roof to mast (approx). My boat is stored without the mast so I could not get accurate H measurements. Anyway each boat will be different depending on how the mast is supported. Figu...

Hi Ian,

Found a couple of pics that show the arrangement on our boat.

Thanks Ian. I have to say that the tilt works well. On retrieve, the boat self centres quite well as soon as you get the nose between the guide rails (mine has wooden carpeted guides plus wobble rollers for the hull) with or without tilting/dunking. I've noted your posts re trailer bearings (mine ar...

After following the saga of Robert's trailer, I had another look at our launching/retrieval technique. We have a Manta trailer (original Investigator trailer I assume) with tilt. But we've been dunking the trailer over the hubs in the belief that this was "the way to do it". Have had no pr...

Well after a number of trips away we've bitten the bullet and bought a tender. Fortunate to pick up a Zodiac and Mercury 2.5HP from an ex-colleague at a good price. Spent the weekend at Tangalooma and gave it a go for the first time. Great. We've been struggling with a $100 "toy" boat for ...

Elaine and Sharon,

Good to have you on board. Margaret and I are in Hendra. Let us know if we can help you with anything.

Let me know of you can't solve the problem and I'll put you in touch with thr previous owner of my boat. He replaced the CB with a stainless steel one so he'll know how it's rigged.