I have a feeling that an inner stem and a light brass outer strip would end being lighter than an end pour...

: Shoot . . . it sounds as if I'd have been better off taking it outside and
: propping it up in a snow bank. That's probably why I didn't see that
: problem on my first 2 boats.

: Bill, If you could see the bottom of my boats, you'd see why that extra
: couple pounds of epoxy in the ends gives me a real (or false) sense of
: security traveling around the next bend. I paddle on some rough bottomed
: rivers/creeks here in upstate NY, and I imagine I'd spend the majority of
: my time patching holes if I didn't do a heavy lay-up of glass along with
: the end pours.