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Protection for tip of bow?
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 5/19/1999, 11:51 am

The very tips of the bow and stern are particularly hard to glass around, and are easy to damage if you happen to run into anything non-liquid. I'd be interested in hearing how people have protected this area. A couple solutions I've seen is to use hardwood for the tip (like Edgar's latest boat) and using some kind of protective metal guard over the very tip (did I see this on one of Jay's boats?). What are some other methods? Thanks,

Ross

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Protection for tip of bow?
Ross Leidy -- 5/19/1999, 11:51 am
Re: Protection for tip of bow?
jbe -- 5/19/1999, 11:11 pm
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C Terry -- 5/19/1999, 7:57 pm
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lee -- 5/19/1999, 12:50 pm
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Jack Martin -- 5/20/1999, 7:24 am
Re: Protection for tip of bow?
lee -- 5/20/1999, 2:27 pm