A new project in the workshop

 Viking Anchor Arrived

I am very impressed with the professionalism of this company , the anchor arrived , and in a plywood box that secures it for shipping and the box is so well constructed and designed that I am going to round the corners and coat it so that it can be used to store the anchor, when it is not used for long passages. Now I know what cats experience when a box arrives.

and of course the anchor is super immpressive.

Thank you https://Vikinganchors.com (click link to open a new window for more info) and the Viking team for a superb product.
I look forward to giving a user review at a later stage.  

If you are in Horta marina (or wherever you see Cagarro) and would like to see the viking anchor in person, stop by for a viewing and chat.

 And the mast is up

it all went smoothly. and there us a video to see as well

 Launch Day

Launch day has finally happened, 2nd June 2025 - cagarro was taken to the Porto by Cesar Silva, He masterfully managed to position his truck so that the ramp was inside the workshop, and pulled Cagarro safely onto his truck, and after a restful drive to Horta unloaded his cargo at the port.

With the help of Greg and Tanya and Rueben from Clube Naval da Horta, Cagarro was lifted and placed onto pallets so that the keel and bulbs could be fitted. and then Cagarro was lifted into the sea. 

Many thanks to Greg Fortin for all his help, Ruben for being patient and helpful through the whole process and to Cesar Silva for safely transporting Cagarro, Disiderio Machado for the support and supports - and of course Tanya for her organizational skills, having power handy when it was needed, organizing tools and us and for all her support, ideas, solutions and insights throughout the build

 Todays picture

 It has been a grey colour day, priming , antifouling and some rigging splicing

The hull was primed and antifouled, the keel had previously had a spray zinc coating and now it has 2 coats of  Cin C-Poxy mastic, a special epoxy coating for corrosion protection of steel bridges and other steel structures that may be immersed. C-Poxy can be used as a final topcoat, intermediate or as a primer, but I also added an antifouling primer tiecoat and antifouling to the keel.

The companionway hatch previously had its locking system installed, (I forgot to show it) and also in the picture you can see the 316 inox bimini fitting that does double duty, holding the dodger to the cockpit seats as well as the pivot for the sprayhood frame.

I had previously made some inox chafe plates for the bow cleat that has not been shown before, either.

And standing rigging has been spliced from Lanex Dyneema, 

 Final Stretch

Some more additions to the transom

and deck

vhf mount

 Feb and part of March update daggerboard and holder, windvane mount

once again lots has been happening, the daggerboard and holders were constructed using pieces of G11 /FR4 epoxy plate and lots of layers of Quadriaxial 650gm glass , these are super strong and fit like a glove, and are currently painted, the windvane mount  and tower has been constructed and painted and lots of other fiddly things have been completed, dyneema splicing, mast work etc etc, but that is for another update.

thin carpeting glued to inside of fin holder

glued in carpeting

G11 / FR4 epoxy glass laminate ready for glueing 

bigger fillets and lots of 650gm quadriaxial glass

ply gussets added that were also glassed over see above pic

the daggerboard mounts are super strong, so I made
large tops to the daggerboards that can double as a step

the wood strips on the trailing edge is to protect the trailing edge from any bungee abrasion

windvane turret strengthening

the daggerboards and windvane mount was designed so that the daggerboards can be cleated to the windvane mount

held on with 2x10mm bolts and 4x 6mm wichard stainless steel eye bolts,into the previously strengthened transom so more than equal to the specced 4x 10mm bolts

made the extra washboards for sailing when you dont want the hatch closed

fairleads

Ventilator upstand, it has a o ring screw close cover inside the boat 

ventilator baffle