INVESTIGATOR 563

Tikirri is currently being advertised for sale on Yachthub. https://yachthub.com/list/boats-for-sal ... 563/245582. For those with long memories, this boat was previously owned by a forum member (Graham5494) who sold it in 2011. The sail number is 90. This was how she looked back then.

Hey guys, my name is Ed and I ended up buying Tikirri!

It was awesome to read through some of the posts from 10 years ago about her and see Tikirris history before buying.

Look forward to reading through the absolute gold on this forum, it has been extremely helpful in pointing me towards the investigator!

Cheers, Ed

Welcome Ed . Tikirri looks like a good example of the boat , I know you’re going to enjoy your ownership. It’s a shame you’ve bought in such odd times but I’m sure when the world flips back you’ll get stuck into sailing her and add your own stories to these forum pages. Please be an active poster and let us know how your going . Are you also in the South Coast?

Thanks for the welcome mate, I’m positive I’m going to enjoy it.
Very little sailing experience but fortunately I have some friends and family to help when/if this weird time ever ends!!

I do plan to contribute to the forum, I wanted to start a new topic but apparently couldn’t yet?
Stainless keel is being cut as we speak as the old one was in pretty average shape (painted mild steel) + I wanted something more permanent!

The investigator appealed to me because it’s towable for my Hiace van and will be able to sleep me and my partner with reasonable comfort. The huge amount of dedicated information about the boat on this forum and the seemingly endless praise helped me make the decision.

I’m 26 and a very keen metal detectorist. I do a fair amount of scuba/ free diving while detecting so this will gel really well with my other hobbies + sailing itself is a lot of fun!

I’m in Kiama (2 hours south of Sydney)

Hey Ed,

You can't start a new topic until you have had 3 approved posts. It is to stop people signing up simply to start spam topics to post spam and porn links. A problem for every forum. You have 2 approved posts, so if you reply to this, even with just a smiley or something, we can approve it and you should be good to go.

Great to have you on board!

Awesome, perfect!
Will be posting soon

Thanks mate!

I saw someone towing an investigator with a transporter on the I563 facebook group, could this have been your photo?
The relative safety aspect of the I563 will definitely help my girlfriend feel more comfortable on the water as she is a little less adventurous than I but still super keen.

I'll certainly be posting regularly with questions and possibly occasionally with something helpful

Yes, that's the one!
How do you go with a front-wheel-drive on the ramp? I haven't yet launched Tikirri and have no idea what the limitations are, am I paranoid for thinking it might slip in?

You have a similar trailer to me, could you look at the "tikirri is back" thread and see if you can answer my question about the cradle things?

I've only recently discovered what that thing on the hatch is on the Whitworths website, it's a "hurricane vent" haha.
Cheers, Ed

Here is Tikirri just before the first drive home.

OK, that all makes sense about your balance and configuration thanks David, the FWD out of the algae at low tide surely helps too.

I believe the leaf springs in the Hiace are probably just sagging a bit from age because I can lift that end of the trailer by hand (guessing 60-70kg?) and the steering whilst towing was totally fine even in the rain. I just went and stepped on the tow ball and observed maybe a 10mm drop and I'm about 90kg. I can see the stance of the Hiace is similar with or without the trailer but I might have to get the springs replaced for more height at the back as it can get hung up on the driveway

I'm super lucky to have an overhead crane available at my old man's shop so replacing the centerboard and working on the trailer should be very simple!
appreciate the detailed answers, seem like you've thought of everything!