Re: Redneck Keel Repair

[wiscoboater]

Red neck repair for that would be to buy a 6" wide roll of 7oz cloth tape, roughen up the keel for the width of the tape plus 2" on each side. Run 1st layer all the way to one side, bedded in Laminating resin, run the next layer all the way to the other side, again bedded in laminating resin, run the third layer right up the center bedded in resin. When thats dry, roll or brush another layer of resin over the top, then sand it smooth and paint. The repair is red neck, and will not look perfect, but will be very strong and last quite a few years. Make sure you use Laminating resin, not the auto parts store stuff. The auto store resin has wax in it. Not good for a repair like this. You can buy everything you need from U.S.composites.com. They have great prices and product.