: Just came across this thread in the archives from some years back. See below.

: Posted By: Chip Sandresky
: Date: Tuesday, 9 October 2001, at 3:13 p.m.

: In Response To: Are end pours necessary? (Jack)

: ...the end pours also make a waterproof fillet in the extreme ends of the
: boat.

Ok, no one seems to want to answer this, so I'll give it a shot. I don't do it this way, but if the boat is lightly constructed and the ends only have the strips glued to each other, ie: tiny glue area, then end pours can be important since it's nearly impossible to glass the ends of the boat (on the inside) and to gain any real strength there the end pour is a substitute for glassing. So, the end pour is not just for the toggles.

Bill H.