Check the Bear Mountain and Newfound wood works bbs's. I recall a thread on this subject (quite awhile ago, maybe 1 or 2 months)

Also try the canoe bbs's. I think these are used on canoes more often than kayaks. Go to Nick's "Building" site, and scroll near the bottom to the list of BBS's

I'd be inclined to build up the area with 1" or 1-1/2" wide fiberglass tape to decrease impact on appearance.

You can also get rubber or flexible plastic (like protective door trim for autos) and attach if you don't mind the way it looks. White trim can look okay (?). Let us know what you do and how well it works.

> I have just returned from a week long camping trip on the Maine
> Island trail. The Chesapeake 17 that I built held up extremely well
> with the rocky shore. The only minor problem that I had was on the
> seventh day of the trip. On the bow and stern where they meet the
> keel the epoxy had worn off to expose a bit of the wood. This was
> easily repaired with fast cure epoxy. My question was if any one knows
> the best way of installing a brass rub strip? Where could I purchase
> one? Does anyone had any suggestions?