Keel Repair for 1994 Glastron SSV 175

[JZA80-Growler]

I just picked up a 1994 Glastron SSV 175 but want to get the keel in order and add a keelguard before taking her out. Got quoted $250 for a resin job, sanded down prior to applying the keelgaurd. Curious of thoughts on this since the gelcoat wouldn't be seen under the guard anyways. I thought about doing a marinetex job myself, but thought it'd be nice to at least have some kind of warranty for the job. And if it's a resin job, I assume I could always apply a gelcoat later that may not adhere if it was marinetex. Not able to upload the pic for some reason so I hope the link works. 2nd one is just a shot of the boat for those curious. I'm happy that some minor glass and gelcoat work is all that's needed for it. I'll be practicing my gelcoat repairs later with stuff above the waterline later. For now I just want this baby in the water.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3z6dj68hs4luw3w/DSC_7506.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzhyomic61k690p/DSC_7497.JPG

 

[jimmy wise]

Re: Keel Repair for 1994 Glastron SSV 175

contact the manufacturer for a small amount of gel. you could fix that with gel only I think.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Keel Repair for 1994 Glastron SSV 175

I just picked up a 1994 Glastron SSV 175 but want to get the keel in order and add a keelguard before taking her out. Got quoted $250 for a resin job, sanded down prior to applying the keelgaurd. Curious of thoughts on this since the gelcoat wouldn't be seen under the guard anyways. I thought about doing a marinetex job myself, but thought it'd be nice to at least have some kind of warranty for the job. And if it's a resin job, I assume I could always apply a gelcoat later that may not adhere if it was marinetex. Not able to upload the pic for some reason so I hope the link works. 2nd one is just a shot of the boat for those curious. I'm happy that some minor glass and gelcoat work is all that's needed for it. I'll be practicing my gelcoat repairs later with stuff above the waterline later. For now I just want this baby in the water.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3z6dj68hs4luw3w/DSC_7506.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzhyomic61k690p/DSC_7497.JPG

Ayuh,.... If yer puttin' a Keel Guard on it, ya don't need to repair it under the keel guard,....

 

[JZA80-Growler]

Re: Keel Repair for 1994 Glastron SSV 175

Ayuh,.... If yer puttin' a Keel Guard on it, ya don't need to repair it under the keel guard,....

I thought about doing that, but my fear was the seal might not be good enough and also due to some of the fiberglass strands are exposed. Worried it's just worn too thin and you can see light pretty good coming through from inside the locker. I'll probably do some gel work for all the stuff above the water line and the stress cracks by the transom, but this keel just gave me the heebie jeebies. Trailer has rollers but seem far enough away from the keel so hopefully the guard wont pop off.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Keel Repair for 1994 Glastron SSV 175

I thought about doing that, but my fear was the seal might not be good enough and also due to some of the fiberglass strands are exposed. Worried it's just worn too thin and you can see light pretty good coming through from inside the locker. I'll probably do some gel work for all the stuff above the water line and the stress cracks by the transom, but this keel just gave me the heebie jeebies. Trailer has rollers but seem far enough away from the keel so hopefully the guard wont pop off.

Ayuh,.... The gouges look like Trailer caused damage,....

Probably oughta Fix the wagon, First,...

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Keel Repair for 1994 Glastron SSV 175

Hey DIY and take a look at these repair kits gel coat - iboats