Hi All-

I got my NH done except for the finish earlier in the summer, and have paddled it a bit. I originally did this out of necessity, but was glad afterward because I found I wanted to make a couple of changes. I'm back at it, and I'll get everything done except for the finish this weekend, so the last minute changes are under way.

While paddling, I had an instructor say only half off-handedly, "You're going to spear somebody with that thing," motioning to the bow. I was thinking I was going to round it over more, but I was looking at it again, and looking at all of the photos on Nick's site, and it looks like my bow is rounded over about the same as other builders' Night Herons.

I agree- it would really smart to get poked by the bow, but currently the stem piece is the leading edge of the bow, and if I rounded it over more it would expose the hull/deck seam, which seems to be a design characteristic and consequently somewhat unavoidable. So- can you other NH builders share your photos and experiences with this?

Thanks-

m