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CJ posted 08-27-2002 06:19 PM ET (US)
I want to install a keelguard on a 1988 15 footer. I would like to start right below the bow eye. Is that possible? I am worried about getting around the smirk. The way the angles meet I was wondering if I would be able to work the guard into the voids and make it look decent. Anyone here installed one of these on a similar application. Thanks.

Taylor posted 08-27-2002 09:59 PM ET (US)
Looks like I'm getting to be the keelguard guy. Check out the thread at http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/001988.html
Isn't the bow eye below the smirk? You must mean the strakes.
One forum member said that he had trouble getting the Keel Guard to bend over the strakes, although the manufacturer specifically says that it works. Letting the plastic warm in the sun would be a requirement. I just went from the strakes down which protects me while beaching. Some folks seem to want to come up higher to protect the bow below the eye from the trailer. If you do this, let us know how it works over the strakes for you.
Capt_Tidy posted 09-03-2002 12:07 PM ET (US)
On the weekend I spent a couple of hours rummaging through our local surplus store (Minney's in Newport Beach) and found set of stainless steel keel runners that looked close to being right... on the whim I purchased ($25) for three 15 foot lengths.
They fit perfectly to the the hull... a little heat and bending to shape and they should be made to measure.
Question... there is wood along the keel right? After all it is the strong point of the boat.
Tom W Clark posted 09-03-2002 12:15 PM ET (US)
Ian,
No, there is no wood along the keel. The fiberglass is considerably thicker there however.
jameso posted 09-03-2002 01:39 PM ET (US)
45 feet of keel guard should do an entire fleet! I think Clark has used some stainless for this too.
Jim Armstrong

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Author	Topic: Keel Guard
CJ	posted 08-27-2002 06:19 PM ET (US) I want to install a keelguard on a 1988 15 footer. I would like to start right below the bow eye. Is that possible? I am worried about getting around the smirk. The way the angles meet I was wondering if I would be able to work the guard into the voids and make it look decent. Anyone here installed one of these on a similar application. Thanks.
Taylor	posted 08-27-2002 09:59 PM ET (US) Looks like I'm getting to be the keelguard guy. Check out the thread at http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/001988.html Isn't the bow eye below the smirk? You must mean the strakes. One forum member said that he had trouble getting the Keel Guard to bend over the strakes, although the manufacturer specifically says that it works. Letting the plastic warm in the sun would be a requirement. I just went from the strakes down which protects me while beaching. Some folks seem to want to come up higher to protect the bow below the eye from the trailer. If you do this, let us know how it works over the strakes for you.
Capt_Tidy	posted 09-03-2002 12:07 PM ET (US) On the weekend I spent a couple of hours rummaging through our local surplus store (Minney's in Newport Beach) and found set of stainless steel keel runners that looked close to being right... on the whim I purchased ($25) for three 15 foot lengths. They fit perfectly to the the hull... a little heat and bending to shape and they should be made to measure. Question... there is wood along the keel right? After all it is the strong point of the boat.
Tom W Clark	posted 09-03-2002 12:15 PM ET (US) Ian, No, there is no wood along the keel. The fiberglass is considerably thicker there however.
jameso	posted 09-03-2002 01:39 PM ET (US) 45 feet of keel guard should do an entire fleet! I think Clark has used some stainless for this too. Jim Armstrong