Damaged Prop - Now What?

[boatgrunt]

1994 5.7 with Merc Alpha I. I was trolling along today with the fam at a slow speed in low tide and a rock jumped up and hit me o The prop is toast and either needs to be repaired or replaced. Worse, I have a small (less than a 1/4 " bend in the very bottom of the skag (spelling?). Should I fix the prop and then see how she operates or should I take it to the shop to have things like the prop shaft checked and the skag straightened?

 

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Re: Damaged Prop - Now What?

If it's an alum prop, which I'd say it is or it would kill the engine at Idle if it hit "that" hard, I doubt the shaft would suffer any, but the skeg needs to be as straight as possible.