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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
First question for you... What specifically are you trying to prevent by having the keel guard on the boat?
The reason I ask is that many of the aluminum boats with a riveted keel piece on them are built with a thick piece of aluminum so as not to loose shape, and can handle many many runs up on sand beaches, pulled up on rocks, etc. My current boat (2005 alumacraft) shows little scratches and dings from being around canadian granite, and multiple places where the boat was pulled up on sand beaches..but in no way is that keel guard wearing down to the point it is no longer structurally sound, or losing it's ability to protect the keel.
Steve
Edited by VMS 12/19/2011 5:13 PM
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