> Another failing of GURPS Vehicles mixed TL stuff.  

Yes, but ...

> Nobody with access
> to TL8 tech builds a TL 6 boat.  Even where they're building basically
> a TL6 boat, there are things you'd use from higher TL.  A TL 8 prop
> would improve performance -- and it's no more expensive than a TL6
> one, as the difference is shape, not manufacturing process or
> material.  It can be green sand cast iron from a wooden mold, just
> like a TL6 one.  You just need the right mold.  

That makes the mold TL8, right?

> TL8 fasteners will
> make the boat last longer, be safer in a storm, etc, and not cost a
> whole lot.  A TL8 rig (sails, lines, winches) would be more durable,
> safer (less risk of coming apart in a storm, among other advantages)
> and would let a smaller crew operate her.  That might be fairly
> expensive, but it would reduce the operating costs.

That one is kind of covered. Canvas sails vs. synthetic sails vs. 
TL10 bioplas, I think. Plus TL-dependent wMR/wSR-Tables. 
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