keel repair

[sendo70]

hello, i want to put a keel shield on my boat but before i do i want to fix the scraps and chip i have on the keel, i know there is a lot of post of repairing i here, but i am not sure i which one i should do. some post say to use marine tex and some say epoxy. can i make something out of fiberglass mat and polyester resin, then cover it with the keel shield?

 

[ondarvr]

Re: keel repair

Marine Tex is epoxy, its just a thickened version and is white.

There are a couple of chips that could use some glass, but you could probably get away with just something like Marine Tex and then a Keel Guard type product.

 

[sendo70]

Re: keel repair

so is epoxy the best thing to use?,what about polyester resin, and what is gel coat is that just paint for fiberglass? thanks for the response

 

[oops!]

Re: keel repair

lol.....take it away ondarvr....

you have a great way of making really long answers short and sweet.....

go for it

how to install a keel gaurd.........

 

[oops!]

Re: keel repair

bth.....sendo.....welcome to i boats....its a close knit family here..

what ever ondarvr says...go with that.

cheers
oops

 

[sendo70]

Re: keel repair

ok, been looking into the marine tex stuff, it seems to be like jb weld a quick fix. sorry for all the dumb questions i am new to this. if i wanted to do it the right way wouldn't i use what the boat was made of? fiberglass and polyester resin, then gel coat? can i skip the gel coat if it is going to be covered by the keel guard?
thanks, and sorry again for the dumb question