[quote=MN3][quote=danielt1263]Topcat sells "keel shoes" for their boats. My understanding is that it is a strip of rubberized plastic but I could be wrong. I don't have them on my boat. https://youtu.be/GRGrl9ycXVc[/quote]
Nice! those look like they are the right solution if you like hobie beaching your brand new boat! :)
It is a lot of extra work to keep your boat 100% off the ground/sand and almost impossible for solo sailors.
At our beach several long time cat sailors have put alum stips into the keels on their hulls - works to a degree but like everything has trade offs (holes in your hulls = new leak spots, a lot of work to embed and fair into the hull, limited use before maintenence gelcoat is needed (depending on how often you fly up a beach), etc)
in the long run the metal was removed in favor of saving a few pounds per hull as those same sailors were also racers<!-- editby --><em>Edited by MN3 on Aug 13, 2023 - 12:19 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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