My Spring Run has the same problem. It hit Gary yesterday in the surf, I was real concerned but nobody got hurt.

I saw one of Joe's boats that had a chunk of hardwood on the bow. It was like he cut the bow off square about 3" back, and fitted this nicely rounded off piece of purpleheart onto it. I couldnt figure out how to hold it in place while the epoxy went off, or I'd have done the same thing on mine.

: After four and a half years my Paul Ford, Skimalong II is nearly done. One
: problem though, I've made the bow too sharp. If you accidently walked into
: it where it sits in the garage it'd probably end up several inches into
: your chest. No kidding. And since I've added a pretty, half inch piece of
: Alaskan yellow cedar down the keel and through the center of the deck,
: there's no way to blunt the bow without ruining the looks where the two
: yellow pieces join to form the dagger...er bow.

: Has anyone had this problem...any solutions?

: Thanks in advance for any help!