After scuffing up the bottom from my first two trips, I decided to add the 3/8" half round brass protection. I rounded off the bow a bit but it went on pretty easy. I fastened the brass with copper nails. To help drill holes into a half round I filed thin slot with a diamond file, and drilled a 1/8" hole about every six inches with an addition nail hole to support the bend points. I bedded the half round in silicon, but it probably wasn't necessary. I gently tapped the flat nail heads onto the brass, and filed the front edges to minimize them getting caught and torn off if I drag the boat up on a beach.
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