Keel extrusions

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  1. Case Fabrications
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    Case Fabrications Junior Member

    I’m currently building 28 foot aluminum v hull and my metal suppliers center keel extrusions are on back order until September. Does anyone know another metal company that carry one? I have been searching and searching and keep striking out.
     
    Case Fabrications, Apr 21, 2022
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  2. comfisherman
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    comfisherman Senior Member

    Couple different versions it looks like, don't know which one your looking for. I'll say this, we use a specific extrusion that's essentially an alloy d guard. Last delivery was similar lead time as you had quoted (about 6 months) but they pulled it off a few weeks earlier.
     
    comfisherman, Apr 22, 2022
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    Ad Hoc Naval Architect

    I wouldn't recommend using an extrusion below the waterline, especially if it is structural.
     
    Ad Hoc, Apr 22, 2022
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    baeckmo Hydrodynamics

    What shape and what alloy do you use?
     
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