Keel Guard on G3

[Skeeterlance]

Anyone put a keel guard on a G3?

[Trent_in_BG]

Dont think one can be installed on HP model because of the way the hull is welded then an additional support is added. I could be wrong though. What madel are you wanting to instill it on?

[Roberte]

I put one on my Eagle 170 last year. Works great. You have to make sure that your prep is very good so that it will adhere to the hull. When you install it, center it on the reinforcing rib and wrap it around to get it to adhere on the hull. Of course, I left it in the sun on a 100 degree day so that it would get nice and flexible. I'll post some pics tonight. Otherwise, look on the Xpress forum. I got my idea from an Xpress Spanky post.

As promised:







I ended up installing it about a foot past the keel reinforcement to insure that I got a good bond. Like I said earlier, it works great and absolutely no problems with it.


Modified by Roberte at 3:00 PM 2/15/2012

[Trent_in_BG]

Great to know. Thanks for the pictures also. I had thought that because of the keel reinforcement the keel guard would not stick.