Scrapes and scratches are inevitable...
I learned that when wifey (fiancé at the time) bought me a new fiberglass canoe.
After its maiden voyage I flipped it over to see what looked like a scratching post for a lion! Scary as they were, there were never any negative effects of the scratches.
Roll it forward many years...
I was buying a canoe at Dick's Sporting Goods and the sales associate went out back to get me one. Upon presenting it to me I turned it over and recoiled in horror. There were scratches!!!
$50 of additional discount later I had a nice canoe and was heading out to add a few scratches of my own.
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