BERLEY PRO Hobby Kayak Exclusive Bumper Bro Keel Guard Cover Protection (Links)

Overpriced, but works and holds up

Installed just like in the picture. Be sure to follow the instructions.

For Hobie Lynx it naturally wanted to fit way too high and would not protect bow when beaching or when setting bow down with scupper wheels installed. Easy to adjust by heating though. Used heat gun, but hair dryer probably would have been enough. I installed mine so it was 4.5 inches below hull/deck seam. So far protecting well - most contact has been near tail end, so probably could have placed it even lower (5 inches or more).

This is the second of these I purchased. The first I purchased last year from a different dealer, not on Amazon, was perfect. This one purchased from Amazon was heavily warped and had an instruction sheet that referenced using a heat gun to soften and shape it if needed. I don’t have a heat gun sitting around and don’t remember that language from the prior purchase. I like the product, but I would buy it from a kayak supplies dealer next time. Maybe they are all the same but maybe the Amazon units aren’t first quality.

Looks good a protects, but I had to use a heat gun to mold it a little bit to fit my Lynx. It’s a bit pricey, but nobody else makes these like they do, so what can I say.