Aluminum:Big hole all way thru keel cap, Help!

[Huron Angler]

Re: Aluminum keel 'wear bar' on fiberglass boat

Re: Aluminum keel 'wear bar' on fiberglass boat

Huron:

Basically one picture with two photos. I took a piece of 1/8"x1" and bent it to the shape of the "wear area" of my keel as it runs up the prow. Used my grinder to roughen up the backside, and PC11 epoxy to butter the backside, placing it onto the hull. I cut a board to wedge it in place until curing. Then I faired it up a little with more epoxy- Needs one more smooth coat and then sanding in this picture. Didn't finish as the lake was calling...

Because the dock at the launch on Seymour is not yet in, it got a good test run as we had to "beach" on the concrete launch- once going in and once going out. No fiberglass damage, not chips, just little scratches on the aluminum. which is perfectly ok with me.

Wished I had thought of that long ago! The oak was a step in the right direction, but the aluminum is better.

Mark-

That looks like a pretty solid repair job to me. That should last quite a while I'd imagine. I would aree that the aluminum should be more durable to say the least. Thanks for the picture that is what I had envisioned exactly. I don't currently have a problem like that but since I'm looking to buy a 70s Starcraft it may come in handy down the road.

Thanks