The reassembly of hull #62 is moving along. Repairs are all done and it's down to fairing and painting and such. Time to do the keel.

I've been making templates and carefully measuring. I knew it was short, fat and shallow. Surprised by how much off it is, especially the shallow part. There's almost 1.5 inches missing on the bottom. Looks like that's the way it came from the factory. Section V is under the bottom of the keel.

So...anyone with experience adding depth to the keel on the bottom? What material? The boat sits on this each winter. Should I get a "shoe" made or just epoxy with high density filler and fibers?