INVESTIGATOR 563

This is my investigator i bought for $2500, Not bad hey? Came with a recent model 8 HP Outboard.

Looks fantastic, Great price too

Steve

That is an incredible bargain. Bit sad if the seller was one of us. Proves the rule that you have to be at the right place and the right time.

Does she have a name and sail number?

yes the sail number is 57 bought it from a guy in Burrum heads Queens Land yes was very lucky

Let me know who the fool was that sold it for that....
I might make him an offer on his house

Yes i got a good buy they don"t come around often but when they do you have to snap them up Quick otherwise you miss out i was Quick to hand over the money before he changed his mind

I would be happy to get that price for mine too when it goes up for sale

Steve don"t you recon thats to cheap?

The way I see it with my 563, unless I replace the trailer, mainsail and genoa, repaint the hull and topside,, and tidy up the cabin,,,,, I feel $2500 is a good price for mine. Yours looks great for $2500 compared to mine for $2500. You got a bargain and your yacht looks like it has been well loved and maintained
Steve

If the sails are good too and the inside is presentable then you did get a bargain. Its like I was saying in another post. Boats are really really cheap right now. It is a buyers market.

Most old boats have a range: X dollars for one that is down and Y dollars for an excellent example. This is true of Investigators. When I got Pip I would have said $8500 was a fair price to pay for an average boat. The inside was great, the outside and the trailer were average, but the sails and running rigging were poor. The outboard - worked!

I don't think that is true any more. If I was to buy Pip in the same condition today - then I would have paid too much going on the prices we have seen lately in the forum.