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Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question - Skid Plates....
By:Bob Beaullieu
Date: 12/7/2009, 11:03 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question (Alan Mapes)

Alan,

As I was reading your latest on this subject, it dawned on me that the skid plates I have on my whitewater canoe may be the solution you are looking for. The skid plates are made of kevlar felt and are installed by wetting out with epoxy much like you would add fiberglass tape on stems. The material is opaque and thick by you may be able to conform to the bow and stern of your boat and blend into the sides by sanding and using thickened epoxy. The stuff is really tough and takes the beating my whitewater canoe gets banging into rocks. It's available at most canoe shops and I've seen it on E-Bay as well.

Regards,

Bob Beaullieu

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Keel Strip Question
Alan Mapes -- 12/2/2009, 4:54 pm
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question
Alan Mapes -- 12/4/2009, 6:01 pm
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question - Skid Plates....
Bob Beaullieu -- 12/7/2009, 11:03 am
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question - Skid Plates....
Bill Hamm -- 12/8/2009, 1:50 am
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question
Robert N Pruden -- 12/3/2009, 11:56 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 12/4/2009, 12:02 am
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question
Bob Beaullieu -- 12/3/2009, 12:50 pm
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question
LeeG -- 12/2/2009, 5:46 pm
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question
Kurt Maurer -- 12/2/2009, 6:34 pm
Re: S&G: Keel Strip Question
LeeG -- 12/4/2009, 11:44 am
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Don Goss -- 12/3/2009, 7:49 am
Sand, LeeG?
Alan Mapes -- 12/3/2009, 1:20 pm
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LeeG -- 12/4/2009, 11:46 am
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george jung -- 12/3/2009, 7:02 pm
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LeeG -- 12/4/2009, 11:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2009, 1:26 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 12/4/2009, 3:22 am
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vk1nf -- 12/3/2009, 8:53 pm
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Drifter -- 12/4/2009, 5:08 am
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george jung -- 12/3/2009, 10:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2009, 7:31 pm