Thanks, Grant...

: Where does Transtint come from? Do you have a close up shot of the tinted
: coaming?

It's available from your local Woodcraft store or from www.stewmac.com. Be sure to get the stuff that's alcohol soluble. I'll post a close-up shot in the next batch of pages.

: You also mention that so far the Merganser is 25 lb and the Cirrus 34 lb. Why
: such a big difference?

The Cirrus is a much higher volume, larger boat. Also, I used 3mm okoume on the Merganser with 4 oz. s-glass vs. 4mm okoume and 6 oz. e-glass on the Cirrus.
The Cirrus deck is actually 7-8lbs, thanks to the WRC vs. the Merganser deck that's a solid 10lbs, thanks to the pine strips.

Jim

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