Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

all frames have their final ply bulkheads on rudder is glued up and transom foils being made - now researching naca foil shapes

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

rudder shaping begins
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[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

keel plate cutting today - on the blog
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https://setkacagarro.blogspot.com/2023/04/

[amish rob]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

Keep grinding! You’re making excellent progress.

I’m going to see all the old people tomorrow, and I’ll find out for sure exactly where on each island they came from. It would be neat if you’ve visited any of the places my family came from.

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

pico and sao jorge are the only 2 islands I have visited

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

Some more cutting and welding got done today
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https://setkacagarro.blogspot.com/2023/04/keel-cut-complete-drilled-for-bulb-and.html

[amish rob]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

Apparently some of our family came from Santo Antao. The only other relatives I spoke to came from Terceira. These are my wife’s grandparents and greats.

My own family is estranged, but come from somewhere on Pico.

It’s just lovely over there, and someplace I’d love to see IRL. We’ve seen lots of photos.

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

Sao Jorge is a truly magical place, very steep roads, with fajas that are great places to visit, Santa antao is in Calheta? - we have visited once with a friend from Porto, and did a whirlwind tour of all the tourist sites, Then I have raced to sao jorge on our yearly Horta Velas Horta race, the marina at Velas has cliffs and the cagarros circle the whole night calling, sleep is very difficult
I have a instagram page

https://www.instagram.com/tunznath/?hl=en

if you google #28degreeswest you can find pictures and us on instagram, Next time I am in Sao Jorge I will make an effort to see santa antao - pico is also brilliant and all 3 islands Faial Pico and sao jorge are a short ferry trip away

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

lead bulb planed with handplane drilled and fitted , on the blog today

https://setkacagarro.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_12.html

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[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

today seconf bulb flattened drilled and fitted see the blogpost

https://setkacagarro.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_13.html

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[amish rob]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

To be fair and honest, it’s getting harder to talk to the old folks about stuff because their minds are slipping, and with it their English. Haha. Unfortunately, neither of us have very good Portuguese, so it’s hard sometime to communicate, even with technology to translate. And, the good English speakers are old and deaf, too. Either way, it’s been fun listening to tales of the islands.

I’ll set aside some time to go dig deeper into the family history and get more information. Maybe even some photos! Somewhere there is a photo of the sailboat they came over here on.

Sorry to drift your thread with talk of the islands and ancestors.

The Setka is looking great. The keel and bulb look wonderful!

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

no problem with thread drift, it will always come back to the build, Every day the blog gets updated, so there will be an update here too, Its good you get all their memories and info now, even if you have to record it on a app and save it for later translation,

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

a video to entertain you on the blog about the 2016 Setka Atlantic challenge -

https://setkacagarro.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_14.html

no pics these few days as the strongback is being constructed, and workshop organisation is in progress

[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

the strongback is progressing
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and a preview of the hull

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[tunznath]

Re: Started my build blog of a 5m Setka Transatlantic sailboat, in English

Today on the blog we now have a boat shaped object . all the frames but one have been placed on the strongback check the blog for more pictures at

https://setkacagarro.blogspot.com/2023/04/have-sort-of-boat-shaped-object-we.html

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