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Post by danny on Sept 12, 2005 20:04:52 GMT
Hello to everyone,
The board seems quiet these days, everybody out sailing I guess.
Anybody have a tuning guide or tips for a Sun Legend?
I'm also looking for the polar table. anybody have one?
Thanks,
Danny
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rob
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Post by rob on Sept 20, 2005 7:28:30 GMT
Danny,
I should have something for you: it is a boat test made by a french magazine with a few diagrams about the boat, heeling and sail area, if I am not wrong there were also a few polars (not sure 100% though)
anyway, I am back to the boat this weekend or next and will take the article
I have no scanner so I can only send it by mail or fax (must be 3/4 pages), let me know if you are interested
cheers rob
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Post by notorious7004 on Sept 30, 2005 13:40:58 GMT
Anyone out there with a center board Sun Legend; I need to fix the hydraulic unit. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Post by danny on Sept 30, 2005 21:05:10 GMT
Rob,
Thank you, I already have that article. But It was an old badly done photocopy, this one will be better.
Notorious7004,
I have a centerboard version of the Sun Legend. What's the problem?
Danny
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Post by notorious7004 on Oct 3, 2005 20:29:22 GMT
Danny, hello.
The hydraulic unit is leaking and the centerboard will not go up all the way. I am thinking of taking the unit out and having the seals replaced. Have you done this? Can I take the unit off without supporting the centerboard somehow? The boat´s in the water right now so I could run a line under the keel and winch it; would that be necessary?
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Post by danny on Oct 3, 2005 23:01:11 GMT
My board also doesn't hold in the up position. I haven't done anything about it yet. I've got another problem right now, the line between the hydraulic piston and the board is broken. it was replaced with an 1/2 inche rope a few year back by the previous owner and it broke this summer. About your problem, I have a freind who also had the same problem. He found that the leak was at the piston. Small corrosion spots formed on the inner piston arm. That was allowing the pressure to release. He had it re-chromed I believe. About running a line under and winching, I tried that. Was not able to move the board at all. I don't know if it can be done, i gave up after about 15 minutes of trying. I don't think you need the board up if you plan on working on the pump itself. All pressure need to be released before you take any of the hydraulic line apart. With the pressure released the board will necessarily be down. Unless the boat is on a stand, in wich case I'd have the boat down so that the board in back inside the keel without the hydraulic system being used. That's what i'm planing on doing when I replace the line that pulls the board. The boat is coming out for the winter in a few weeks.  Let me know how it goes and what you do, I'd like to solve that problem also. Danny |
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Post by notorious7004 on Oct 4, 2005 15:12:11 GMT
I plan on taking the hydraulic unit off this weekend. My boat´s in the water so I need to keep the board up while I replace it. I´ll let you know how it goes. Thanks.
Where is your boat?
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Post by danny on Oct 5, 2005 11:17:24 GMT
I'm from Montreal, Can. The boat is on Lake Champlain in upper New-York state.
Danny
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Post by notorious7004 on Oct 5, 2005 13:33:41 GMT
Shivers my timbers just to think of the cold weather there!
I´m a tropics sailor, but maybe one day I´ll go sailing up there. Beautiful country anyway. I lived in New Jersey for a couple of years and went to upstate New York, this time of year is beautiful.
Almost moved to Niagara Falls with the Federal govt. but decided against it at the last minute.
Anyway, best regards from Puerto Rico!
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Post by danny on Oct 5, 2005 20:26:38 GMT
Luckily it's still very warm, 78 degrees, and it's Oct 5th ;D The leaves are just starting ro change color. Tha boat's got to be out in a few weeks time. Official closing date is the 16th.It's staying warm longer than before, closing the season in mid-october is too soon  For the time being I can only dream of sailing in year-round warm weather  But, ski season is around the corner ;D Have a nice "winter" Danny |
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Post by MartyB on Oct 6, 2005 2:52:15 GMT
Danny,
You need to move here to the NW, then you can sail year around, and ski TOO!:B:B:B:B
I usually get about 60 days of sliding in. Should be at Timberline (mt Hood)in mid Nov for a few days, local area's open about thanksgiving weekend.
Marty
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Post by notorious7004 on Oct 6, 2005 19:12:37 GMT
Hey guys, how about a poll of Sun Legende owners and locations; maybe one day we could start a "boat sharing" program where we could trade a couple weeks sailing in different areas. Mine is in Puerto Rico on the Leeward Islands. It´s a full day upwind sailing to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands and paradise. Local sailing is excellent year round, especially in the Eastern part of the Island with temperatures in the 80°/90° range, easterly winds in the 15/20 knot range and plenty of smaller islands and cays to explore. Just a thought.
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Post by danny on Oct 7, 2005 21:30:43 GMT
Marty, I was just talking about that yesterday. In Canada, i could move to the Vancouver area. Sailing and skiing, all winthin 15 minutes from the city. ;D Big mountains, big pound! Notorious, What are you trying to do to me, kill me? I got a rebuild starter on the engine this morning (it decided to stop working last weekend), so we decided to bring the boat back up the river into the province on Quebec, closer to home, for the winter storage. My season is over I'll tackle my keel problem in the next weeks. While my boat is getting ready for the snow, i'll be thinking of your beautifull weather and nice warm waters. Danny |
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Post by MartyB on Oct 10, 2005 1:56:38 GMT
Danny,
You are right, just a small pond off of Vancouver! Let's say you can go anywhere in the world with you boat from there! Grouse Mtn is but a few min away, lights can be seen from town, Whistler/Blackcomb a few hrs north depending upon road conditions. I have net been there since 84, but hopefully in mid Feb. At least that is the plan with fiance anyway!
No frozen water, excepting in some really cold times, I think it has been 10K yrs or so since that happened locally.
The local dealers in Vancouver and Seattle do a roundezvoux at one of the San Juan islands., Pendergrass island IIRC. I wanted to make it last year but with buying our boat a month or two before, and the roof lining falling off, figured I would get that fixed before doing weekends. ALmost there! Maybe next summer........
Marty
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Post by notorious7004 on Oct 10, 2005 12:53:11 GMT
My heart bleeds for you!
Don´t feel too bad though, it´s been raining here every weekend for I can´t remember how long so I haven´t done much sailing. Let me know hoe the centerboard repair goes. I´ll do the same from this end.
Cheers!
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Post by danny on Oct 11, 2005 11:19:37 GMT
Well guys the boat is now in Quebec, at my winter marina waiting for haulout. Scheduled for in 2 weeks. That time will be spent emptying and the start of preparing the boat for winter. Will work on my keel problem also. Notorious, Our summer has been great. Sunny and warm EVERY weekend except one ;D But this weekend was cold, with the wind is was around 0 celcius, 32 F  , I had my skiing clothes on. Danny |
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Post by notorious7004 on Oct 25, 2005 14:57:46 GMT
Danny, just a thought; if you have to do any work on your teak cockpit sole (or deck if you have one) I just found this company called Plas Teak. They manufacture an imitation teak made from recycled plastic that looks and feel just like the real thing. I had them make the transom steps for my boat and just got them yesterday (took about 2 days including shipping to and from Akron, OH!) I, installing them this weekend and hope to post some pictures of "before and after" and the work involved.
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Post by danny on Oct 26, 2005 11:44:30 GMT
I've heard about those products. I'm very lucky, he previous owners took really good care of the boat. The interior teak is beautifull. The sole needs no work. On another note, the boat was hauled-out last sunday. We finally had a look at the centerboard. The "rope" that was there to raise the centerboard broke at the piston end. There's a few scratches from banging and dragging the centerboard, but nothing serious. The table and sole is undone giving access the the keel access hole. I should be replacing the centerboard cable in the next few weeks. I've been thinking about looking into the slipping centerboard problem. I've got to hurry up, it has started snowing in our area. Danny |
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Post by notorious7004 on Oct 26, 2005 18:11:53 GMT
SNOW!!!!! Oh my God, brings back bad memories of when I lived in New Jersey! I love snow......it looks beautiful in pictures and Christmas cards. My bones can´t take it anymore though! Good Luck, and a very happy and peaceful holiday season to you and yours!
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Post by MartyB on Oct 27, 2005 2:24:24 GMT
I'll take some of that snow here in the NW US! Very little last winter, maybe that is why I bought my Arcadia last spring, something to do when I can not ski! I do see snow 365 days a year when it is sunny here, Mt Rainer and Baker are almost always in view from some where her in the puget sound basin.
Marty
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Post by danny on Nov 2, 2005 22:01:51 GMT
Notorious,
I opened up the access to the centerboard. No problem connecting the cable to the board's shackle.
BUT, while playing around with the hydraulic piston, we found a large rust bump, about 3 inches diameter.
So we decided to remove the piston and the pump and take them to a shop that specializes in hydraulics repair. They will have a look at both items and let me know what's wrong.
The other thing I asked them to look into is what is available in 12V electric pumps. I'd like to activate the board from a switch located at the helm. Installed in parallel to the manual pump.
Danny
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Post by notorious7004 on Nov 3, 2005 14:04:50 GMT
Danny, let me know how it goes with the repair and the electric pump. That would be a wonderful adition since you wouldn´t have to go down eevry time you want to adjust the board.
I haven´t gotten around to removing the pump on my boat as I was involved in replacing the teak transom steps with the plas teak product I wrote about. Believe it or not, the hardest part was removing the original wood as it is glued or epoxied to the fiberglass and it takes a chisel and hammer to remove. But I´m finished with that project and will post some photos next week. Now on to the centerboard project; so let´s keep each other informed!
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Post by danny on Nov 4, 2005 21:07:20 GMT
Notorious
I'm expecting news from the shop on Monday the 7th, can't wait. Hope evertything is going to be ready in short order so I can reinstall everything before it gets real cold up here.
I'll let you know on what they found with the cylinder and the pump.
Danny
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Post by notorious7004 on Nov 9, 2005 18:18:27 GMT
Well, I´m happy to report that I added some oil and bled the system and the centerboard appears to be working alright (for now!)
I went for a short sail last Sunday. 10/15 knots from the East, 2-3 foot swells, Man, I tell you, it was awsome. What a nice boat the Sun Legend is! My Irwin 40 can´t compare.
Can´t wait ´till July to get back to the BVI´s for a whole month. I´m also planning to do a few of the local regattas starting next January, just for the fun of it ´cause I really don´t have that good of a sail inventory. But......next year I´ll probably get a cruising spinnaker.
Good luck and keep warm!
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Post by danny on Nov 10, 2005 23:25:37 GMT
Well, I got news from the shop yesterday. The pump is ok, but the cylinder is not. Need a new cylinder. The one they have has a larger outside diameter, so they'll have one made to the same specs as the original. They'll call me before with the price. "I went for a short sail last Sunday. 10/15 knots from the East, 2-3 foot swells" Lucky you. I'm starting to feel the effect of withdrawal  Danny |
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, I had my skiing clothes on.