Thanks, but I think you get the win for quality work. Better launch conditions, too. FWIW, the compass rose is of walnut and ash edge-banding veneer. I ended up a little surprised when some of the ash toned down under the epoxy - didn't contrast to the okume nearly as much as I planned. Most is OK, but the NNW major ash quadrant almost disappeared. Think I got some heartwood for that bit. Shoulda paid closer attention.

Appreciated your tribute thoughts in the deck design of your boat. I had a moment while fitting my deck toggles when I realized I was using my great-grandfather's jackknife to bevel the hole. Looked around the shop and realized that all told, I had used four generations of tools in building her. And thanks to grandad's very sharp plane, there's a bit of my DNA under the epoxy.