Weedless otter boat keels

[justtracytrolling]

Thought id share my keel design for anyone running otters on a lake where weedmats are an issue. After discussing my idea with instigator this is what I came up with. The keels are 0.125 aluminum. The top of the keels measure 16" and the bottom measure 8". I kept the stock full weight and didnt weight the other keel to keep the overall weight the same. Hopefully the angle will shed the weeds enough to eliminate running them in so often to get weeds off! Instigator made a set as well...maybe he will post his pics too...

[Gill-T]

Like them.

[JimB]

Wont the weeds just trail down the leading edge and hang up on the 90 degree wings at the bottom?

[justtracytrolling]

They are cut on a 45 and bevelled...i have a little final sanding/polishing to do...i bevelled the leading edge and added a 3rd bolt in the front to keep weeds from catching between the keel and boat

[Instigator]

Those look great Justin! Here are the pics of the prototype I made along side of the regular sized keel. I hope they shed the weeds like you want.

[justtracytrolling]

I went aluminum out of ease to work with and went thicker too