I recently compiled Gapcoin but have some issues syncing. Node was stuck on block from 2014, i have restarted sync only connecting to one node to see if that works. Unfortunately syncing to only one node will be very slow . . .

Anything I'm missing, or is there a download available of the blockchain to speed things up?

Edit: looks like it passed the problem block.

Based on what i'm reading it seems the community doesn't want a pool. It would appear to me that having some reliable pools could definitely help increase difficulty.
I may consider adding one if there is sufficient interest.