INVESTIGATOR 563

Ozzie wrote:Once Greg, we were tracking down how many investigators we had on the forum by number. If we ever get the lot and are missing one between 100 and 109 odd or whatever it is we will allocate you that number

Also someone once said the number was under the design award plate! Do you have one?

Edit just found the old post of last compiled list thanks to Raya.


Anyone want to post any missing sail numbers that they know and I will edit.



Sail Number Name
Abel Tasman
Alanna
AM
28 Aminee (ex Snow Dancer)
32 Bender
53 Bultaro
53 Calaway
71 Christine
117 Compass Rose
167 Crazy Lady
166 Current Affair
Don't Panic KP502
153 Eve (was Sherlock)
Kit Kat (ex Con Brio)
156 Lilith
Liquid Addiction
21 Mango Dreamer
Margarita
Mayhem
107 Mishka
111 Missi
145 Mokum
179 Molly Bloom
141 Nautilus (Escape)
126 no name
No Way
3 Olive Oil
25 Olive Oil
Palamida
Pandora
Pelorus
Pindara
127 Pip
Pixie Rose
Private 1
108 Private Eye
146 Queenie
Queeny J
Qumbu OY255
Sea Ester
101 SEEKA
Segeltorn
2 Sherlock
79 Sherlock2
158 Sirocca
Snow Dancing
Sol Invictus
Spirit of Christie
143 Spritzig 2
Storm Trooper (ex Bultalo)
9 Teria
172 This was last sail number
Tikkiri
39 Time Out
Toreisi
Toska
162 Trim
148 Trust Me
55 Tubby
72 Wagtail
Wantok
Windsong
73 Xenophen
50 Yarra
Zoe Amelia

Thanks Ozzie! Where would i find the "design award plate"?

rosss wrote:Hi Greg
It will be in the 100s because wagtail is 72 and it only has a single hinge on the front hatch
Regards Ross

Hi Ross - I think my front hatch has had additional work done to it. See the photos it doesn't look standard, has 4 strange long bolts for something? Are these the original hinges?

Cheers!

Atles, we are talking sail numbers although many sails that were heavily used have probably gone to god by now after 30 years or onsold to another boat so that could get confusing . Maybe Greg's 563 is sporting a sail the previous owner bought off the original number 10.

The design plate was only on the early models we think. If there, it was on the inside of the main bulkhead next to the main door and reportedly the production number was underneath. Ian may be more able to comment on this . I don't have one but there is an earlier post on here with a high res scan so you can print your own laminate it and wow your friends.

I will republish the name list guys .

Greg , methinks those long bolts may be the attachment points for a secure way of dogging the hatch for crook weather. Imagine two bars across the opening held with thump screws on each long bolt. The bolts need to be long as the opening is curved and the bars would be straight so they would only go on part way . Did you get some straight timber of alloy bars that would fit with the boat It has been discussed on here before how the original hatch, pop top and storm board fitting are the weak points on what is otherwise a well thought out design.

Also you have what appear to be caravan style struts holding the hatch up. I think mine has the originally supplied style which is a chromed brass round strut. My style has a diecast locking ring that is prone to breaking . As replacements are dear as poison, I'd say the alloy caravan style have been used here. I have details of a repair job I did on mine somewhere earlier on this forum but the other one broke earlier this year and now needs a new locking ring welded up fron a stainless washer and bolt.

Nice to see this forum cooking again. A few trip reports would be great. I can't talk , been busy renovating a house and have not been under sail for four weeks.

OK Here is my list. These are investigators that have been mentioned on the forum or that I have seen advertised or seen elsewhere. Often, I only have a name and location, sometimes only a location. The list is given, warts and all, and I make no guarantee of how accurate it is, but, all in all, it represents a fair percentage of all the investigators made.

Sail Name Location
2 Sherlock
3 Olive Oil Melbourne
4 Swansea heads, Lake McQuarie
6
9 Teria Townsville
10 Sydney
12 Melbourne
13 Unnamed Townsville
21 Mango Dreamer Brisbane
22 Port Mcquarie
Palamida Brisbane
25 Olive Oil Sydney
28 Aminee (Snow Dancing) Bateman's Bay
31 sale gumtree 2014 Eurobodella NSW
32 Bender Brisbane
37 Lake Macquarie
38 Sydney
39 Time Out Hope Island
50 Yarra Sydney
53 Calaway Sydney Pitwater
53 Bultaro Tasmania
55 Tubby Canberra
58 Atles Brisbane
60 featured on early brochure
71 Christine Brisbane
72 Wagtail Melbourne
73 Xenophen Berwick Melbourne
82 or 86? PeakHurst NSW
90 Brisbane
92 For Sale Nov 14 Toronto NSW
95 SA
79 Sherlock2 Brisbane
101 SEEKA NSW
104 South Australia
106 Restless Cresswick, Melbourne
107 Mishka Kalamunda WA
108 Private Eye Woodend Vic
111 Missi Melbourne
114 Sprindrift Dodges Ferry Tasmania
116 Peter
117 Compass Rose Drysdale,Melbourne
126 no name Brisbane
127 Pip Zeerust Victoria
141 Nautilus (Escape) Brisbane (North)
143 Spritzig 2 (Thrip) Lake Macquarie
145 Mokum Central Coast NSW
146 Queenie Sydney
148 Trust Me
149 Able Tasman
152 Jolly Roger Gosford NSW
153 Eve Stratford, East Gippsland
155 ebay sale Sydney
156 Lilith (Oldmate) newcastle
156 Lilith (Oldmate) newcastle
Sirocca
162 Trim Sydney
166 Current Affair (Liquid Addiction)
167 Crazy Lady
171 For Sale Jan 2014
172 This was last sail number unknown
179 Molly Bloom West Australia
Toska Redcliff
Tikkiri Melbourne
Sherlock Maclay Island
Toreisi Sydney
Alanna Brisbane
Sherlock Sydney
Eve
Eve (was Sherlock) Gold Coast
Kit Kat (ex Con Brio) Coolum
Calaway
Wollongong
Windsong Sydney
Pixie Rose Sydney
Wantok Sydney
Segeltorn Sydney
Mokum Myall Lakes
Maitland Newcastle
Sirocco Cooma
Private I Kangaroo island
Abel Tasman Sydney
Private 1 Victoria
Pip (127?) Melbourne
Current Affiar Tasmania
Qumbu OY255 Geelong
Aminee (ex Snow Dancer) Batesmans Bay NSW
Qumbu Highton Vic
Sol Invictus Victoria
Aminee Batesman Bay
Margarita
Alanna Upper Coomera Q
Sol Invictus Seaforth Victoria
Pandora SE Queensland
Pelorus
Sea Ester Brisbane
Don't Panic KP502 Morisset NSW
No Way Canberra
Queeny J
Nautilus Windang NSW
Pindara Valentine NSW
Spirit of Christie Mandura WA
Storm Trooper
Zoe Amelia Townsville
Stormtrooper (ex Bultalo)
AM
Spirit of Christie
Mayhem
Luna Blue Lake McQuarie
Breakaway Central NSW coast
In Genius Davenport Tas
Eye Spy Adelaide
This side Up Melbourne
This end up
Teria (?) Hillsdale NSW
Bay-B-Blue ACT
Wispering Wind Batemans Bay NSW

I think my investigator can safely be locked away at number 10 - on closer look it did originally have (1) center hinge (see photo). I looked for the design award plate but the inside has been painted a few times. I think the smoking gun (for which i have posted a separate topic) is the 40 years worth of different colors this boat has been painted all stuck in the gelcoat antislip pattern.

You're a good investigator Greg

................sorry could'nt resist

Just for the record No. 004 newly named SOLITAIRE has just been bought by me and is now in Sandringham Vic.

Phil wrote:Just for the record No. 10 ( un named as yet ) is now in Sandringham Vic.

Hi Phil - could you expand on this a bit more?

Sorry Greg, I had been following your post and had 10 on the brain . I corrected my post to read #004. Sorry for the confusion.

You can add sail no 119 Ailsa J II, located at Zilzie, Queensland.