Iceboat metal-working...

One item I didn't repair on my DN was the bow-tang. It got twisted a bit in the crash, but it still fit nicely on the hull (it just wasn't quite centered...). I figured the forestay loads would straighten it out, and after a day of sailing around in winds around the teens to 20 mph it looked brand-new again!

Also, after said day of high-wind sailing, I'm pretty confident the repairs will hold up. I haven't checked everything with the proverbial "fine tooth comb", but so far I haven't seen (or heard) anything that would cause me to worry.

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when it fails...

it's one part, that it fails, you're not likely to find one in somebody's tool box...

Especially this one...

... as it's a custom fabrication!

5156 Bow Tang

Luckily it's made from 1/8" Stainless, so it's pretty tough.