: The people who use rowing shells are always impaling each other, and have
: developed little knobs to mount on their bows. I don't know where to order
: them, though. CLC shows them on their shell, but they don't sell them.

The true Greenland kayaks come to a sharp point on both the bow and stern. The Greenlanders often place hollowed bone knobs over them, secured with a bone or wood pin. Many skin boat builders outside of Greenland do the same, substituting plastic, nylon or hardwood for the bone.

Greg Stamer