: I rescued a stitch and glue kayak from someone who abandoned the project over
: a year ago. They placed a fiberglass tape keel strip from the tip of the
: bow to the tip of the stern, instead of from just below the water line at
: the bow to just below the water line at the stern. So, not only can you
: see that there is tape along the keel above the waterline, but I am
: concerned that when I fiberglass the deck it will not lay flat against the
: hull where it overlaps onto the tape at the bow and stern tips. I would
: like to remove the fiberglass keel strip down to just below the water line
: and I am looking for any suggestions on how to do this. Is sanding the
: only option? Perhaps using a dremel tool with a sanding drum? Thanks.

With a S&G you need a glass strip to hold the hull halves together, it's not a keel strip in the conventional sense like on a glass hull for protection only.

So if you remove the strip, specially if the tie wires have been removed, the hull will fall apart.

Bill H.