I am on the look out for some half round or arc (to want for a better word) plastic, nylon or something not brittle to go on the bottom of my project boat as a rubbing strip, white would be best, boat is 15 - 16 ft looking for 3 lengths approx 30 40 mm wide.

Bit of a random question but you get answers to just about anything on here..

Thanks
Mac

[Edited on 1/4/11 by macspeedy]

I used keel guard before, great stuff.


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thats well outside my budget ! £242 for 12 ft

HDPE is the best stuff. just slice this stuff in half.

http://www.directplasticsonline.co.uk/HDPERod/Natural/40mm/

Outside the box but at work some of the supplied tail lifts come with like an M shape rubber extrusion with a staianless steel strip in the valley of the M to srew it on with. Very hard and durable and perhaps worth a look.

I used old car tyres that I cut down

You could try here: http://www.portmererubber.co.uk/ I bought the trim for my SVA from here and it was half the price of the usual suppliers, they will probably have something that would work

Here you go this is what i meant.

Rubber strip

Thanks guys, i looked at using wood but i recon plastic wood last longer, also easier, i'll give them a ring monday, the hdpe sounds a good one as it wont grip on certain surfaces where rubber would. Might get some rubber for the top rim of the boat.


Mac

[Edited on 2/4/11 by macspeedy]

costs are a lot higher than i was anticipating, bought a length of hardwood decking from b+q and an ally strip for the keel.