I made some progress on the lofting with the suggestion to move the point to the end of the curves. A video would make you my hero though :-)

I also tried it with the 25 element file and it wasn't necessarily better. There's always a point maybe 1/5 of the way from the hub toward the tip, but I'm thinking that might be the program. There are settings to change the thickness of the blade at the root and tip, then another slider for the curve between those. I'm still very much learning that program as well. "Mecaflux Heliciel"

Thanks!
Rusty