What is the 'spur' on the prow of the boat for?

[Myxale]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

I think the "net cutter" or "deflector" was more intended to deal with fishing nets, then sub nets.

Btw its utterly rediculous that the subnets can kill in SH3. Their main purpose was to prevent subs from entering, and notifying local patrol boats if one tried to ram through (and it was quite possible for them to break through a net). They are not brick walls :P

Never run into one before...but can we actually mod them to be less fatal and more of a Boot stopper? Sorry of somewhat off topic