Scott H. Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Hello, I am new to this forum and near completion of a spindrift 10. I am now making the keel and boom and wondering if I can use vertical grain clear fir. I would like to put a stainless steel band on the keel for protection. I don't have any long pieces of ash but could get some if fir is too soft for the keel. I'm also having trouble finding the band for the keel. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks, Scott H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 The fir is quite a good choice for the boom, and with a chafe strip it should work well for the keel also. Any good marine supplier can access half oval or half round stock for you. I used bronze, but SS will work as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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