Most of the leaks are gone

Two of the three leaks are gone but the one in the headliner of the pilot house is still there. It drips about one drop every minute or two and we have tried everything. All of the antennas have been re-bedded twice. Now we have put a vinyl thick coating that you paint on, kind of like on trailer houses. Very irritating to try so many things and not get it fixed.

Then to top it off I drained the water out of the fuel filter and must have gotten some air in the line. The engine ran fine for a minute and stopped. Luckily I was still at the slip.

Life is hard.

Troublesome Leaks

Some of you know that I have been frustrated by three leaks in the house (not the hull) of Popeye. One was in the false stack which is actually a locker (cupboard) and left that area always wet. The second was immediately over the aft berth (bed) which made any overnight use or even just making the bed problematic. These two leaks showed up immediately after the boat got here from the east coast and were part of an old pattern that the previous owner had known about from his previous owner, but had not experienced. And the final one was in the overhead of the pilot house and it developed, as best we can be sure, after we put Popeye in the water. This one dripped on you while you we piloting the boat. Lots of fun in rainy Oregon.

Hopefully the leaks are gone. The boat yard at my marina (Multnomah Yacht Repair) found a seam where the false stack was joined to the pilot house that has been the source of the first two leaks. He fiberglassed what had been a caulked seam and the leaks are gone -- or appear to be.

He also applied a rubberized roof coating to the pilot house roof so that it will hopefully not leak. In the process we removed the search light since it seemed to be the source of the roof leak and I never have liked roof mounted search lights. They seem to blind me with reflected light so I can't see any thing anyway.

I feel good with at least the hope that the leaks are gone. Might even make the bed.

Factory Contact Information

The contact information for the factory

JOSEPH GARASIC
President, Legacy Yachts, Inc.
TEL: 727.584.8100
FAX: 727.734.1700
EMAIL: legacyyachts@yahoo.com

A Message from the Manufacturer

The following is a communication from Joe at the Legacy yard in Florida.

Since her introduction almost a quarter of a century ago, our Legacy trawlers have won the admiration of the cruising community and professional mariners whose suggestions have contributed to her continued evolution. Today, the 2009 model Legacy trawlers represent the most recent refinements to our proven classic voyager. We constructed new hull and deck molds to incorporate features our owners were asking for. Some of these features include a larger forward stateroom with the opportunity to have a separate head and shower. Her raised sheer line has been brought further aft for an even dryer deck in heavy weather and at the same time increased the interior volume. The most significant change we made for the new model year is that Legacy trawlers are not only available with our economical full displacement hull, but for the first time they are also offered with our new semi-displacement hull form for owners that require a higher performance vessel. The high efficiency of the full displacement hull form continues with the addition of additional hull refinements and an increased aperture to permit a larger propeller. The Yanmar 54HP diesel is standard as are stabilizing bilge keels. The new semi-displacement hull adds approximately 2 feet to her hull and also has an integrated swim platform. She is available with diesel propulsion from 100 to 350HP. Both hull designs share the same deck components and all of our models are available in either full or semi-displacement configurations. Another feature that we have incorporated in our new hull and deck molds is the flexibility of owners to choose the traditional Teak wood exterior trim appointments or the total absence of exterior wood for reduced maintenance.
I have attached information describing our new fleet of Legacy Trawlers. Because of file sizes, we have transmitted this information through separate emails. We currently have three Legacy Trawlers under construction at our Largo, Florida facility. A model 323 is nearing completion and utilizes a unique Diesel-Electric propulsion system. She promises to be very green, very economical to operate and very quiet. We also have two semi-displacement models under construction; a model 321 and 326. We will share photos of these new models with you as they progress. We also build a line of planing recreational and sport fishing boats powerboats in sizes from 13' to 37'.

Pictures of Mark II and Mark III

Conrad Nay found these two photos of other Legacy 32s on the internet and sent them to me. The Naruji is a sister ship of my Popeye, a Mark III aft cabin model. The other photo is a Mark II aft cockpit model, I think. Note that the Mark II is a widebody design without walk around decks. Probably pretty roomy but not as much to my taste.

Thanks again Conrad

New Information on Legacy models

Conrad Nay of Calgary, Alberta saw this website and offered some information which he got in 1998 when at a boat show in Vancouver BC. In 22 pages it shows all of the models of the Legacy including 2 styles I knew nothing about. It is a 6.5 MB file pdf file and I am not sure how such a thing attaches. Maybe it doesn't. I will try to add it and see how it works. If that fails, you can always contact me and I can email it to you.

Thanks very much Conrad.