Re: HELLS BAY
The hole in the bow is a built-in towing eye. They do not use balsa core, they use corecell, a HUGE difference, Corecell being the best core available for many reasons. The area around the towing eye is solid glass, meaning the core is cut away, (during the layup) and the tube is glassed in-place with multiple layers of sewn bi-axial cloth. This process is done after the hull is completely layed up and vacuum bagged. It is a far superior way to have a towing eye than to drill and thru-bolt a stainless towing bracket.
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