INVESTIGATOR 563

Hi all: I fashioned my tiller from a readily available hardwood axe handle, and added a short extension to slide into a square tube atop the rudder. At anchor, I can readily extract it to completely free up the rear cockpit area. The axe handle has a lovely curve, and provides a great feel under han...

TG: My thoughts are also with you; don't give up! I injured my back severely when I was 39. I had a prolapsed disc in the lower lumbar region, pressing on the sciatic nerve to my left leg. The pain was extraordinary, and without an op I would have carried a bad limp for the rest of my life. I went a...

Hi Ozzie: Thanks for sharing that yarn. I have a great scavenger story, though most won't believe it. One day I was walking around the southern edge of Corio Bay here in Geelong. There had been a particularly strong northerly for the past 24 hours, so a lot of seaweed and other flotsam and jetsam ha...

I know from experience that this can be a real bugger. On my first boat I found that a wire brush and elbow grease removed most of the flaking, powdery mess. I also bought a wire brush for my drill and gave that a go to good effect. Like Ozzie, I then used domestic undercoat, followed by an exterior...

Thanks Peter.

We only have contributors because of the considerable haranguing I do just prior to each publication date"

Cheers, Geoff

Ozzie:

Sorry, I gave you a bum steer earlier with a typo.

It should be NACA rudder, not NASA. if you do a google search you'll find lots of designs to chose from, all with proven hydrodynamics.

Cheers,

Thanks Ian:

You are correct! I will let the webmaster know and he will work some magic to set things straight. Perhaps try again later tonight.

Regards,

Hi all: The new Autumn edition of the Geelong Trailable Yacht Club's free quarterly newsletter, Even Keel , is now available to download at http://www.gtyc.com.au There's even a few pics of me sailing in my Investigator on Corio Bay (one of the few perks of being the editor). Happy reading, and I wo...

Ozzie: I've never used the original rudder that came with my boat; it seems too heavy, large and cumbersome (unless you plan to paddle a lot with it). Instead, the previous owner had a NASA rudder made which is a gem: effectively a thin fibreglass blade much like a dagger board, but it must be hollo...

Hi all: This is a topical thread for me, as I'm replacing my (possibly original) mainsail, and getting a new genoa as well, which I've never had before. I'm getting both made by Tony Bull at Bull Sails Geelong. They will be cut from Dacron, with brass hanks on the genoa luff, and plastic slugs on th...