Keel protector

[JKay]

Goop would probably stick for a while, but I don't know how tough it would be.

I just remembered an old post from another forum where this guy used wear strips cut from plastic milk jugs. You can use a heat gun to preform the strips to the keel. Once you get the strip preformed, it can be glued down using 3M 5200 epoxy. Very tough stuff and I understand that it will stick to polyethylene. I think this might be an inexpensive, workable solution. If done right, I done think it would look bad at all.

[DonV]

I did the goop painting thing towards the end of last summer and it is holding up surprisingly well. Not very pretty but functional. I built it up close to a 1/4" and it is just now starting to get a little frayed at the edges but I think I will get through most of this year before having to reapply.

[john from md]

Great news! Did you use the Marine Goop or the run of the mill stuff?

Regards,

John

[DonV]

Think it was the plumbing one actually. I've heard they are all pretty much the same.

[J.A. Veil]

In 2012 I reported on a keel repair I did using Gulp, a nylon bolt, and a knitting needle (I made sure my wife wasn't using it anymore). That post can be viewed at http://www.snaggedline.com/showthrea...light=knitting.

For some reason the photos that were part of the original post are no longer there.