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I just went with wood rub rails, but then, I have a painted hull topsides. The rub rails are the same wood as the inside carling, so that helps the wood matching. I had thought about the stainless rail caps, but never feel the need now some 10 years later. http://www.glen-l.com/phpBB2/download/file....

Wow!!
I didnt think of the Great Loop as so much more than a boating adventure.
Your trip is more than a boating adventure, it is a vacation/adventure/cultural trip.
And yet you still have a long portion to go.
What else is ahead??
OMG!! What a trip!!

Great !! Keep the pictures coming.
It looks like you are making good time. Gosh, at this rate you might be going north back into cold weather before spring.!!
What a wonderful trip in your own boat.

12,000lbs @ 1.7gph is pretty good. at your weight and speed you into the bigger prop diameter/gear ratio area. can't very well get there with a outboard. But, Suzuki offers the deepest gear & biggest prop of any outboard I know of. they have one with a 2.29 gear and 16 dia prop Our local Sea Tow ope...

Curt,
Are you on Active Captain ?
I heard from a master captain it is cool.
It originated on Garmin, but, it can be a smartphone app and work fine.

https://activecaptain.garmin.com/en-US/

Here is a link to the Menards PS1-09 (marine) spec https://apawood-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/PS-1-09-+APA-trademarks.pdf Basically it says that (page 22) it is allowed as much as 1/8" gaps in the core layers. Core gaps is the single biggest factor in marine vs other grades specs The 1088...

For the curing in cool temps, have you tried to lay a electric blanket on it to keep it warm?

Good to see you back to the loop.
Do you know yet if you going to do the Keys, or the Big Lake across Florida?

Very nice fabrication work.

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I have had inconsistent results with white oak. here I made a test scarf: https://www.glen-l.com/weblettr/webletters-7/images7/wl59-shoptalk5.jpg then I tested it: https://www.glen-l.com/weblettr/webletters-7/images7/wl59-shoptalk6.jpg All looks good here, but later I had issues on some different pa...

I'm in Savannah, Ga.
Where you located?

G’day all, great progress Neel, I knew you’d return to your build. I am also building the palm beach 22 and powering it with a 8.1 big block. Could you give me any advise on the gearbox ratio required for this hull / engine combo? I am getting a lot of different suggestions from the local shops her...

There is a thread under the Hankinson design section with pictures of my build. We have been watching the river banks for alligators but so far none have been spotted. We did see dolphins as soon as we hit Mobile bay. Curt I do not see alligators in the salt water nearly as much as in fresh water. ...

Seen any alligators yet?
otters?