On 10/6/2025 at 12:56 PM, Darth-Baiter said:

I dont use the berlypro thing.

 

believe it or not, I use that Orbits pipe tape.  it comes off clean and a $5 roll lasts me a long time.  I just change out the beat layer every once in a while.

 

and heavy is relative.  I can hork mine around easily.  

Do you have any photos of the tape that you could share? I wanted to make some keel guards from kydex but I'm running out of warm weather fast. The tape sounds like a good interim method to protect the keell

On 10/10/2025 at 3:43 PM, Crow Horse said:

Do you have any photos of the tape that you could share? I wanted to make some keel guards from kydex but I'm running out of warm weather fast. The tape sounds like a good interim method to protect the keell

gimme a second.  I just got back from a beach launch yesterday.

Here.   Still good after yesterday.  I rode a wave in and beached hard.  Plus I pivot the kayak stern out of the water by pirouette move on the nose. I pick the tail up and walk it up and around so I am further out of the surf.  the nose takes a beating. 
 

I am not joking. I’ve done this for going on early COVID.  When I bought my first kayak.  The bow stays clean.   if I had guess, this is my 3rd or 4th roll of tape.   

 

my friend wore thru his Burley shield.  I asked him how it was going to take off the old one to replace it after using that GOOP marine adhesive..legend says he is still chiseling on it to this day.  hahah...I Never asked him..he moved.
 

 

Thanks for the photos!! I'll order some up. Based on your friends experience, using a VHB tape to secure a kydex keel guard is a better option than the Marine Goop.

5 hours ago, Crow Horse said:

Thanks for the photos!! I'll order some up. Based on your friends experience, using a VHB tape to secure a kydex keel guard is a better option than the Marine Goop.

yes and no.  the instructions seem to stress the importance of a tight seal against sand intrusion if I remember correctly.  I guess you could silicon around the perimeter.