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jack swift

Post subject: chine protection

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:32 pm

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I run a shop and just made some aluminum extrusions for a customer, I was wondering if anyone has ever put anything on a hobie to protect the chine. I think this stuff would work. Everyone I've spoken to seems to have a problem with the hulls on their older boats and when I bought my 16 it was beach worn on the botttoms. is this a plausable "Forever" fix?

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:21 am

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I'll bite....what's a chine?

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jack swift

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:45 am

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the keel of the hull

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:56 am

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I was wondering if anyone has ever put anything on a hobie to protect the chine.

Yes. Many types of materials (PVC, aluminum, etc.). None have proven to be practical.

Part of the problem is adhesion. Another is the transition area bewteen the Keel Cap (one brand name developed for this) and the hull.

It's also just too easy to rebuild the bottoms with fiberglass and / or use beach wheels to prevent it from happening in the first place.

BTW, it is properly called the "keel". A chine is the hard intersection of the sides and bottom of a boat.

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aschaffter

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:22 pm

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Yup!

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:48 pm

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What about those heavy duty vinyl strips? My parents have some of that stuff on the bottom of their power boat, and it seems to adhere fine. It's just a big roll of thick vinyl tape.

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Tri_X_Troll

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:10 pm

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Jack. I see you're from Cinci. Where do you sail?

We're having a hobie day at Hueston Woods on the 27th. You should bring hte boat out.

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jack swift

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:30 am

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nowheres as of yet. i just bought a boat in indy without a trailer a few weeks ago and i'm welding up a trailer and rehabing the boat, hoping to be ready come spring. I apriciate all the info.
thanks

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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:13 pm

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Oh yeah. check for soft spots on the boat...would hate to see you fix it up and then have to go back and fill in soft spots.

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jack swift

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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:00 am

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already done but thanks

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