Please welcome our new sponsor!

[Rich Stern]

KeelShield has joined NTOWS as a sponsor!



Please join me in welcoming this fine company and thanking them for their support. It is greatly appreciated!
http://www.keelshield.com

 

[Travis Smith]

Welcome to the board as a sponsor. You have picked the greatest board to sponsor in the world.





T.S.

 

[BJ Laster]

WELCOME!!!!!!



I now know what brand of keel protector i'll buy!



BJ

 

[Mark Gross]

Thank you for sponsoring a really great site.We already know that Keelshield is a top notch product.



Mark

 

[Greg Meyer]

Welcome aboard... I am considering one, even though I run tin... last week was an eye opener in the stumps and sticks of a "Very Low Water" lake...

 

[Max Neathamer2]

Welcome Keelshield. I have heard of you and am in the market for such a product. Hope to see one on my Boat soon..



Max <><

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

Welcome Keelshield. Thanks for your support!



Carlos

 

[Bill Kish2]

Rich -



My company would like to sponsor the site.



What do we need to do?



Bill

 

[William Schram]

Rich,

Do you think They would do a group buy If we got enough together?

 

[Ken Neeley]

Welcome!!!

 

[Staci Matheis]

Love It!!

Great Banner!!

Thank you, KeelShield, for your support!

You won't regret it!



me!

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Welcome!!



TOXIC

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Woo Hoo! ANY sponsor is a GOOD sponsor

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

Welcome.. Great looking banner and I have heard nothing but good things about your product.



Bill

 

[Texas Transplant]

Always appreciate a good solid product, being aligned with this top notch site.



Welcome aboard.



I'll have to look and see which brand is on the boat I bought.



Tex

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Question all you NTOWS guru's... Will the Keelshield work on aluminum or would it not be worth it since the 175's and 185's don't really have a keel so to speak like a glass boat? Mine has some kind of small cap already but, how much protection would I get for the money?

 

[Rich D]

Welcome!



Rich D

 

[Mike Levesque]

Welcome!!

 

[JAMES MOORE]

Welcome!

 

[Douglas Ward]

Welcome.

 

[Bill Johnson]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys....We only sponsor the Top Notch sites on the web and this is one of them!!!... As for some of the questions....



Yes they will work on Tin boats.. In fact we did a demo on a Tracker 175 that was suspended in the air on display at the BASS Classic(That was a fun one to do)...lol...Keelshield is a do-it-yourself application that pretty much anyone can install (even ME....lol) We do plan on having board specials and if you guys want to get together and do a group thing just give me a shout...They are guaranteed for life even with you doing the installing.....If anyone needs any help in this area just give me a holler....Bill
http://keelshield.com

 

[Christopher Laurencio]

Welcome - Keelshield, I have been thinking of getting one for my PT 185 as well.

 

[Tom Major]

Welcome



Tom

 

[Gene B]

Welcome Keelshield!! Thank you for your support.



Gene

 

[Al Greco]

Welcome Keelshield! Great product, I have one on my boat.

 

[Teri C.]

Rock on, Keelshield ! Welcome!

 

[TrepMan]

Cool, welcome again bill and welcome Keelshield!! Now if you need a Pro Crappie 175 as a project boat, i'm your man!!! LOL

 

[Brian Ingersoll]

WELCOME!

 

[David Munaretto]

Wait, You are an ILLINOIS company to boot! Fantastic - I'm a local boy! And, I am interested in adding a keelshield to my 901...



David

 

[Rob LaMoy]

I put one on my rig this spring and it's awesome. And their warranty IS top notch. No questions asked. Leave it to Rich to pick top notch sponsors with top notch products.

 

[Bill Johnson]

Rob.... What type boat do you have???. Can you shoot me some pics of it???

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Bill, it's a Ranger sorry. I get enough guff about it here, don't need to add to the flame. But if you still want a pic for your site...sure. I'll take a premium quality pic for you.

In the water or on the trailer?



And Bill, you can ask around here, I'm a stickler about warranties! LOL The reason I chose your product over Keel Guard was the superior warranty and VERY clear instructions. When you follow them, the shield is very easy to install. The 70 degree thing is tough up here in the north (pretty much limits you to June-Aug) but I have put my boat on the sand beach a dozen times already without any problems.



And you should BOLD face highlight that section where it says, "BE SURE to have it straight when you make contact with the hull." Where ever it touches it bonds.....you ain't kidding! LOL That's the only part that takes 2 people. Better to have another person to help line it up and keep peeling the paper backer off while you apply it. But overall a very easy product to install and it flat out works. 2 thumbs up to you.

 

[Bill Johnson]

Well Thanks Rob... I won't hold it against ya that you run a Ranger(I got a Ranger and Triton) I gave the Ranger to my son cause it wasn't getting used since I bought the Toon....If you've got a pic on the beach or a ramp, send it to me and we'll put it up on the web...As for your Testimonial if you don't mind I'm gonna copy it and send it to our Web guy sot hat we can put it on the site too!!.. Thanks again...Bill

 

[fatrap]

Welcome

I wish I hand a guard on my Keel when I was going to Catholic school. I had my keel damaged more than once.

fatrap

 

[Staci Matheis]

When I went to Catholic school, they had corporal punishment;

we got a willow switch across the back side.



So I was gonna make this comment about how it was your transom, not your keel, that got damaged.....



But somehow it just doesn't seem to come out the way I mean it.....

 

[Bob Robinson]

Hey guys be ready. KeelShield loves to promote thier products. I won a free one a few months ago and love it. They are very helpful and friendly escpecially Bill and Scott. Be sure to read the instuctions thouroghly if you get one and go by the book. You will need two sets of hands and once3 it's stuck, it's stuck. Keep up the great work KeelShield and welcome.

 

[Bob Robinson]

Oops..Sorry the pics so big for the dial up folks. Forgot to make it smaller.........I fixed it so I won't get charged with oversized pixelation.....sorry again

 

[Larry Harp]

You better watch out for the Pixel Police!!!



Bill, I haven't had a chance to welcome you to the NTOWS. I appreciate the friendly and mannerly way you came to join us.



Harpo

 

[Greg Meyer]

Citizen's arrest... citizen's arrest.... Your about 60 jillion pixels over the limit there Bob...



But, that looks slick... nice look on the boat alright!

 

[Marke Cicero]

Thanks Keelshield for helping to keep this FREE to members and free of annoying pop-up adds.



Rich is VERY picky when it comes to his sponsors. That alone tells me that you are a good company with a good product.

 

[Ken Neeley]

I agree Marke....thank you Rich and Keel Shield.

 

[Bob Robinson]

I know, I know. It was an honest mistake. Honestly....All I ask for is another chance, please.

I fixed it.

Thanks Officer Greg for you professional manner and not charging me....

 

[Bill Johnson]

Thanks guys for all the welcomes..... We not only plan on Sponsoring the site but we plan on having fun too...Like Givaways, and great sales (just to see if we can fill up Triton1a's mailbox)... We've done this on another site and the response from the members was great!! For those with a Keelshield you may want to take a look at the new program we're starting called Gator Bucks....



BobR..... That's "sorta" what we're looking for but by the picture you can't really tell it's a Nitro...You can definately tell it's a KeelShield but if ya get the chance take a couple of pics similiar to the ones on the Keelshield website..specially the white triton ;-) If the Pixel Po-leese give ya a problem just shoot it to me and I'll take care of it....lol...

 

[Greg Meyer]

Geez Bill... That name on the trailer frame sort of clued me that the boat was a Nitro......LOL... But, you southern boys probably need a less subtle hint... j/k ....

 

[Bill Johnson]

Chit!!! .... Didn't pay attention to da trailer!!!



LMAO....I'm not the sharpest tack in da box!!!

 

[Michael Snow]

Bill, please tell more about how much the Gator Bonus is (I'm assuming a range based upon size of tourney). Also, how much did that boat wrap cost that you had at the Classic. That's a fine looking wrap.

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Gator bonus???? What is the Gator Bonus??? DO TELL!!!

 

[David Lewis]

Welcome KeelShield, I new it was a reason I picked your brand to put on my Avalanche!! Great product

 

[Kenneth Brown]

Welcome, Thanks for sponsoring this site and the Fishers of Men Tournament Trail.....KB

 

[Greg Meyer]

Yeah Bill... I sent a can of orange krylon spray paint to BobR... Gonna have him paint "This is a Nitro" on the side there right next to the KeelShield... LOL...



(Editor's Note) You see Bill... Once you make even the tiniest of mistakes here on the NTOWS you are (1) never allowed to forget it; and (2) it is fair game to be posted by anyone at anytime. If you're lucky it will not be sent by regular mail to your family, friends, relatives and business associates. It's a tough crowd.

 

[Robert Spradley]

Welcome!!! Hope you enjoy this site and have fun. Robert

 

[Bob Robinson]

Hey Greg got the paint.....I'll remove the Triton and paint "This is a Nitro trailer that holds my Triton" in bright Krylon Orange just for Bill. LOL. I better be nice to him though or he might reposses my KeelShield he gave me.

Thanks Bill

 

[Bill Johnson]

Mike the Wrap job cost right at $3500.00 but it was done by one of the most well known state-of-the-art companies out there.....this is a one piece wrap with no seams anywhere... Unlike some of the other wrap companies out there that wrap 4' sections and glue together. Those jobs, over time, start looking really crappy after the first season....We also have a suburban wrapped to match....



BobR... Let's get one thing straight.... I didn't give you that Keelshield, you won it in a contest on another site.lol..We'll be doing some of those here too....As for reposessing that thing it ain't happenin!!!....Ain't no way I'm gonna try and remove another KeelShield!!... Altho if ya don't stop pickin on me I might "retouch" that pic so's it says Triton!!!!...LMAO...