I didn't have any issues myself with that wood ring in the nose. I did add a bead of epoxy all the way around it internally along with a couple short pieces of square wood dowel rods epoxied to that ring and inside of fuse nose so the ring couldnt somehow vibrate loose from the fiberglass. Additionally, I used t-nuts and socket head cap screws through the 4 x-mount holes ....so sandwiched the very front of the nose fiberglass with the wood ring and x-mount.