Re: bow cap removal
when you say bow support, do you mean the wood 1x4s underneath cap that tuck into the bracket at bow? i just cheezed out and reinf'd mine with a simple framework made from some epoxy saturated 1/2" oak rather than try to pull it. i only had one spot of rot under where the old horn was. even counting the epoxyin and cutting the bevel at the outboard edge, it only took maybe an hour or 2 and had side benefit of giving me hell-for-stout reinforcement on bow cleat and deck chocks.
