Monday, March 24, 2008

Legacy 32 Mark II and Mark III Models

The drawings below show 4 models of the Legacy 32. They were provided by Leo Smith of Washington (the State) who is having a Mark II Model 321 - the aft cockpit model - built currently. The one floor plan you see is for his boat.

As you can see the Mark II has more house than the Mark III and both come with the option of an aft cabin or an aft cockpit. At this point, I have no idea what a Mark I would look like, if such a thing exists. Popeye is a Mark III aft cabin model.

Legacy32 Mark II and Mark III profiles





Monday, March 17, 2008

Family Visits Popeye

Back in January, we took a trip out to the marina to visit Popeye. Granddaughter Meg and grandson Jamie had never been on a boat before, but knew that they had to have life jackets on before they got anywhere near the water. In the end, Jamie never got up in the boat, but Meg, Kelly, Nick, and Wendy all got tours.

It's not as wonderful as being on a boat in the water, but any time on a boat is a good thing.

Click for more photos of the visit.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Eureka! Pictures are easy!


Eureka, my daughter Wendy just showed me how to put pictures in the post. Very easy once you know how.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

A not successful day

Not much to add today. Went to the boat with the intention of doing a general cleaning and to make sure that everything works -- does the refer chill, does each light light, etc. But I had not brought the keys. By the time I drove all the way home it made no sense to go back. I will probably go back tomorrow and try again.

The other thing I want to correct is that I have drawings of a Mark III aft cabin like mine, a Mark III aft cockpit, and the same two version of the Mark II. It is the Mark I that I do not have drawings for. If anyone has such and would share, let me know.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Boat

The reason for this blog is not so much to express myself as to create a spot where information about my new (to me) boat can be presented. The Legacy 32 is a little known boat manufactured at a small boatyard in Clearwater Florida. If any production boat has a smaller internet foot print, I don't know it. There are at least two other boat companies with the Legacy brand name and you find them on the internet. But seldom my boat or her sisters. So this blog is to change that, in a small way.

The Legacy 32s have been made at least since 1990. Mine was started then and launched in March of 1991. The hull is 32 feet overall length, 10 foot beam, about 3.5 feet of draft and 26 feet at the waterline. The displacement is rated at 14,000 pounds. She carries 110 gallons of diesel in two tanks and the same amount of water. The engines have varied from the low 30 horsepower to half again that. My boat is repowered with a 28 horsepower Beta (Kubota) engine, perhaps a bit small for the hull. I have not had the opportunity to find out yet.

There are at least three models, although I have only found the layout for two. Mine is a Mark III, which has the pilot house located aft. Within the Mark III model, I have seen drawings for an aft stateroom model (mine) and an aft cockpit model. The Mark I drawings I have show a forward pilot house and a raised salon aft, very much like many traditional trawlers. I have not seen information on a Mark II. As soon as I learn how to post pictures, I will -- well, post pictures.