Re: [Paddlewise] boat abuse/keel strips

From: Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:03:12 -0800
Philip wrote:

> I've been following a lot of the suggestions for installing
> sacrificial
> fibreglass or Kevlar strips. ...  so here's
> what I've been using for the last several years: at your handy-dandy
> chandler you'll find a product called Marine-Tex, available in grey or
>
> white. ...

This stuff sounds great. I have a couple of questions. First, can it be
applied to gel coat, or do you need to remove the gel coat? Second, is
the stuff brittle? In other words, if you build up a fairly deep rub
strip, will it break off if you wack it laterally?  This might happen
if, for example, you are carrying the boat and swing it around,
accidently striking a post that some idiot put in the wrong place. (Not
that *I* would ever be so clumsy, mind you, but I might recommend this
to a "friend". :-)

Dan Hagen

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