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 Post subject: Dented Keel from trailer
PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:59 am 
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Hi, I would appreciate any advice. I am looking at a 2004 Getaway for sale. It has some dents in the keel from sitting on the trailer as shown in the photo here https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YaPTN ... Bv8NOdUveO.

Is this a problem? Should I steer away from this boat?

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:40 am 
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I'd ask for an appropriate discount, but it would not dissuade me from getting it. There are very few used Getaways available, so ...

That dent will slow you a tiny bit from turbulence at high speed, but that's about all the difference there will be. You might even be able to CAREFULLY soften the area with a heat gun and push it back into shape but I didn't have much success doing that on my neighbors boat dent.

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