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Old 04-25-2007
Sailormann Sailormann is offline
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Marinetex is not ideal for fairing a keel...

Just wanted to let you know that if, like me, you used a colloidal silica/epoxy mix the last time you faired your keel only to spend 6 gazillion hours sanding it down - and if, like me, you were thinking that this time you might want to try fairing your keel with something that doesn't take the entire sailing season to smooth out... Don't choose Marinetex !

It's great stuff - hard as a rock - bonds wonderfully to lead (and cradles). If the engine block for my diesel somehow fell out of the boat I am sure I could fashion a new, perfectly serviceable one out of Marinetex. But gosh, golly, gee whiz, darn it all - it sure takes a long time to sand this stuff away !
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