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Topic: so i glued the Burly Pro keel gaurd on my Hobie Compass.  (Read 2707 times)

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DarthBaiter

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just wanted to put this out there, because i could have done a better job.  i used the GOOP marine adhesive.

i dry fitted the parts and outlined the area with a gray-silver sharpie marker - Check.
taped off the area around with blue painters tape - check.
sanded it down with a patch of 200 grit paper i had laying around - check
sanded down the inside of the keel guard - check.
wiped everything down with a generous splash of isoproply alcohol - check.
put on nitrile gloves.  kayak was upside down on saw horses.

i put on the glue genrously down the spine of the kayak.  then went around the inside perimeter of the guard.   let things set up about 2-minutes, pressed it on with my hand and clamped it with a large carpenters clamp.  success!  NOOOO.. goop is slippery and it kept slipping forwards. 

trust me, now is not the time to figure out how to attach straps.  i managed to go around the two pegs that hold my trampaline storage net in place and tighten the cam strap to pull the keel guard back.  then my clamp held it down.  it was very dicey at that point.

the BETTER WAY is to have the kayak on the ground rightside up.   nose up on a garbage can or something while you sand, wipe, tape, etc.  kayak cart or the back of the kayak up on blocks.  then when you glue it together you put the nose down on the ground add some weight to the kayak nose and let GRAVITY clamp it together while it dries.    i let it go for 4 days.  then i rubbed, scraped, peeled off the extra adhesive.  i taped everything back up only exposeing the seam.  i added more GOOP and then wiped it smooth with a nitrile gloved finger.  let it set up slightly and then pulled the tape off.  the seam is now sealed from grit and water intrusion. 

done. 


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This is one of the cases where packing tape makes an excellent clamp.  It will not only hold tension (clamping pressure), but it will also prevent some movement. 
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I got my plumber goop at Walmart online and everything was pretty easy to put on. It was completely dry the after 24 hours. I did everything the way you had described and It's been holding up nicely.

Maybe it was the type of goop you were using may be the only difference?
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