Take a look at my Shearwater construction notes at www.twofootartist.com to see how I used a minimal end pour to secure conventional toggles. I have used this system on two boats now and find it works very well. -Wes

For my WD12 I used a scrap piece of 3/4" plywood that I shaped & attached under the deck in the stern. I screwed a pad eye into that that I attached a rope handle to. For the bow I did a small end pour but used a lot of micro ballons to make it light & use less epoxy. - Ralph

Clay,

I skipped the endpours entirely on my WD12 and went with stem & stern pieces bedded in epoxy/woodflour putty. They're roughly shaped pieces of scrap wood (no joinery needed) that are lighter than, but at least as strong as the endpours. Click on the picture to go to a full description of the process.

Have fun,

Laszlo