Sotally Tober
Jetboaters Admiral
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- Yamaha
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- 2019
- Boat Model
- 242 Limited S E-Series
- Boat Length
- 24
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You nailed it. Mainly to protect the keel from beaching or incidental contact with your trailer, rocks, etc. Most people get The Original DIY Keel Guard • Megaware KeelGuard® or KeelShield® Keel Guard. I've had them both, but wanted to do it differently with this build.looks pretty cool, what does this do? protect against sand and stuff when beaching it or just general purpose protection?
Honestly, I couldn't tell you yet. I'm currently deployed and I'm having a buddy shuttle my boat around to get everything done before I get home in August. It looks good! All the research I've done indicates it's a bullet proof solution for protecting your keel.very cool, how do you feel about the end result, thickness/protection of the bed liner vs the rubber guards?
They went as far as the first cross member. Approximately 9ft. I've seen some other shops that have the equipment to raise the boat and line the keel completely.That looks good! How did the get the parts of the hull resting on the trailer and the tight spots near the rear? It doesn't look like they life the boat off the trailer.
In total it was $375.00. Believe it or not it was only $15.00 worth of product. The rest was labor for all the prep work involved.If you don’t mine me asking how much did this project end up costing? I’ve got a 19 with 7’ keel guard and it’s great but I definitely like the OEM look this gives you.
That's a lot cheaper than I expected. I have a traditional keel guard laying around waiting to get installed, but I love the way this looks. Thanks for sharing.In total it was $375.00. Believe it or not it was only $15.00 worth of product. The rest was labor for all the prep work involved.
Thank you for your service!I'm currently deployed
After 30 engine hours and multiple beaching's (and hitting a sand bar at 20mph) it is holding up flawlessly. I will never use a keel shield or keel guard again. If you can find a shop that will do it.... do it! IMO it looks cleaner, you have the ability to do the entire keel, the strip is wider and it can be color matched.Following up on this one... I like what you have done. Now that you had a season under your belt, how do you feel? Is is holding up?
Thanks!
You bring up a valid point. I will tell you that every piece of floating debree I've struck has always been pushed to the side of the boat when it hit..... never a direct hit on the keel. Probably due to the water displacement pushing it to the side.@Sotally Tober I guess my only concern would be protection against a floating log or something else in the water hitting it at speed as can be the case where we boat. Or hitting a piling dock or a trailer, or even a submerged obstruction/rock. It appears as though the Keel shield or keel guard will give superior protection in those instances. No doubt the way you had it done is fantastic looking and offers protection against scratches and such.
I am not so concerned about looks as I am about the protection a thicker rubber material provides on me taking a chunk out of the keel and going in for glass work.
What are your thoughts?
Good luck! Other forum members have expressed difficulties finding a shop to do it. Remember, Rhino Linings is another option if you come up dry with Line X.Thank you! Since my hull is black, shouldn't be too hard to match. Already on the phone with a few shops, just trying to find someone who is comfortable doing it. Loving all the pics you included; that'll be the blueprint for what I give the installer (especially the one all nicely taped showing how install SHOULD look).