: I use polypropylene cloth (available from Defender Industries) on the stems
: of my boat for abrasion protection. I'd think you could lay a strip on
: your stems and apply epoxy which would glue it to the canvas and provide
: abrasion protection. Then paint.

Hi Rob

could you tell a little more abt these rubstrips? firstly what wt and type and especially how transparent will it wet out? and how do they function - presumably takes a beating but stays together.

thanx

-mick