Re: keel sheild/guard

Sounds like it was glued on with a "peel and stick" type of adhesive?? is
that correct?? thanks RG

"Bill Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Yes, you should.
> I did, after several years of beaching my 19' bowrider. I ended up
scraping
> through the gel-coat and may have developed a leak. I thought I did at the
> time, but it may have only been the lost gel-coat.
> Anyway, I spent hours learning how to do fiberglass repair and cover it
with
> Marine-Tex, then installed the Keel Guard. Of course, I ended up being
> interrupted by inclement weather, so the whole process took several weeks.
> And, lying on your back under a trailered boat while working is not fun.
> Installing the Keel Guard was the easiest thing I did! Because of the
> limited space to move around under the trailer, I had my granddaughter
> support the far end of the Guard for me, and I peeled off only about a
foot
> of the protective backing at a time. Working that way, it only took a few
> minutes to get the Guard in place, then I use the provided scraping tool
to
> rub it flat and get a good seal. Just to be sure, after everything had
> cured, I ran a thin bead of 3M sealant around the edges.
>
> "James Gemmill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED],com> wrote in message
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> > Are they necessary?
> >
> > easily installed?
> >
> > I beach my boat for camping (lake powell in  Arizona on sandy beaches
> > mostly) and wonder if I shod install one.
> >
> > 21 foot Cobalt
>
>