INVESTIGATOR 563

Here's one for sale in North Queensland. The price seems very reasonable at $4500.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/munding ... 1262023201

I don't think this one has come up before. Maybe Andrew would be interested in finding out a few more details about her history. The sail number should be somewhere in the 80's.

The number of rollers do look a bit light on, but I have found that the skids increase the fiction and make winching the boat off and on the trailer somewhat harder especially when the Investigator is leaning a bit to one side. I would recommend two sets of quad rollers per side. These offers plenty of support as well as enhancing launching and retrieving. In any case, adding skids or additional rollers are easy mods for any potential owner.

Hi Ray,
Adjusted bunks so they allow the skeg to just sit on the bottom rollers with some weight on the bunks. A bit of water splashed on the bunks then makes things easy to launch singlehanded. In fact you'll need to ensure you don't undo the bow hitch until ready to drop in the water! (I learnt that the hard way)
Cheers,
Paul (69)

sorry i missed this post,

and she's sold now. Looks like a nice boat and price too.