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Thanks for the reply.

I flipped the boat, removed any loose /chipped fiberglass from the keel area. DA sanded the keel and approx2" on either side, as I recall. Mixed fiberglass/kitty hair from marine store and smeared it liberally in damaged areas. DA sanded it after drying to try and feather the edges. Sanded bottom of boat with 220 or whatever and copper bottomed it. It sure wasn't a professional restoration, but neither did I simply slap it together.

Do I need to cut out the entire section of damaged keel? Like a 3" X 12" rectangle? Re-form the ridge somehow? Use fiberglass cloth to reinforce?

Previous threads/links welcome, thanks for saving me the (research) time.