Keel & Bottom Repair•Tampa Bay, Florida
Grounding, oyster bars, trailers and years of beaching wear through the keel and bottom. We rebuild the laminate and protect it so it lasts.
Keel and bottom damage usually goes unseen until the boat is hauled. Worn-through gelcoat lets water into the laminate, and a hard grounding can crack the structure above the waterline without showing on the outside. We inspect the full bottom and the structure inside before we repair.
Worn keels rebuilt with extra laminate where they take the most wear.
Beaching, sandbars and trailer rollers slowly grind through the gelcoat along the keel until bare glass is exposed and soaking up water. With the boat hauled and dry, we remove the worn and wet material back to solid laminate, build the keel back up, then fair and seal it in gelcoat or barrier coat, ready for bottom paint.
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Cracks in high-stress bottom areas ground out and re-laminated.
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Strikes on rocks, sandbars and oyster beds repaired and inspected inside.
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Cracking around struts, transducers and fittings reinforced.
Struts, transducers and through-hull fittings put load into a small area of the bottom, and vibration or a hard strike can crack the laminate around them and open a leak path into the boat. We remove hardware as needed, grind out the cracked glass, rebuild with added reinforcement, and re-bed and seal the fittings.
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Pressure cracks and gouges from rollers and bunks.
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Rebuilt keels with added wear protection for shallow water.
If you run the flats, beach often or launch from a trailer, the keel takes a beating every trip. After grinding back to sound glass, we build up extra layers of fiberglass along the keel, then fair and finish it so the added material takes the wear instead of the hull underneath.
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We inspect the bottom and the structure inside for cracks, wet laminate and hidden damage.
Worn, cracked and wet material is removed and tapered back to solid laminate.
New laminate is built up with extra layers where the keel takes the most wear.
Faired, sealed and finished in gelcoat or barrier coat ready for bottom paint.
Bottom damage sits underwater all season. Every day it stays open, water works into the laminate and the repair gets bigger.
Real repairs. Real results. A few keel and bottom repairs we’ve completed across Tampa Bay.
Structural repair with marine-grade materials.
Laminate rebuilt and faired.
Re-laminated and sealed for the water.
Bottom repairs start with the boat out of the water and dry. We remove worn, cracked and wet material back to sound laminate, rebuild with marine-grade fabric and resin — adding extra layers along the keel where it wears — and fair the bottom smooth. The finish is gelcoat or an epoxy barrier coat, ready for bottom paint.
Hit bottom? Have the hull inspected inside and out.Grounding damage can show up inside the boat, at the stringers and bulkheads.
Based in Largo, Florida, we proudly serve boaters throughout Pinellas County, Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. Our fiberglass repair services are available at our shop or through our fully mobile service.
Yes. We grind back to sound laminate and rebuild the keel with extra layers of fiberglass, then fair and seal it.
Yes — bottom repairs need the hull out of the water and dry. We can haul at our Largo yard.
Yes. We can build extra laminate along the keel and finish it for boats that run shallow or beach often.
We finish in gelcoat or barrier coat and can prep for bottom paint. Ask about bottom paint when you request a quote.
Have it checked inside and out. A hard grounding can crack stringers and bulkheads even when the outside looks fine.
Smaller repairs take a few days plus cure time. Larger rebuilds depend on how wet the laminate is — we give you a timeline with the quote.
Let Captain Levi’s inspect the bottom and recommend the right repair.
Have keel or bottom damage you want looked at, need a quote, or ready to schedule? Fill out the form or give us a call — we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Your boat deserves the best, and we’re here to make it happen.
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