Chipped skeg
#1
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Chipped skeg
Recently I chipped my skeg on the bottom of my outdrive. It is about a .25 cent chip in the back near the propeller. I can fix this myslef by cutting the skeg even with the chip (shoretening the bottom portion) and re-painting it. Would doing this cause any problems? The skeg would still be lower then the prop blades.
#2
Toxic FORMULA
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Depending how much , it may cause handling problems. A Merc mechanic told me just recently , without the skeg at all , you go into a resonjble turn and the back end will come around on you. Sort of like a jet ski Not sure how much difference an inch will make.)
#5
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If your already going to go thru the trouble of cutting and painting why dont you just get a new skeg and weld it on? The skegs are cheap and readily available. My .02
#7
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Thanx for all the advice. Well I cut it, got tired of looking at the darn thing. I could not find anyone good around here to weld it. I will probably just get a new lower part if it happens again. Kinda funny how it happed. Was at the dock, depth guage showing 5-6' started to pull away with the drive about 3/4 down and I heard it. Must have hit a rock that was sticking up. anyhow I know where it is now and will avoid it.
#8
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Mine had some damage when I bought it. On the front from running into the lift by the previous owner, and a small chip at the back, exactly like yours. I just ground them down with a set of files. The back one to a verticle (with trim neutral) with the ground, and the front nicks to a somewhat indent. I repainted, and it looks great. Took about an hour.