Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

[2000silvers2k]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

I did virtually the same thing a few years ago, i went the skeg-guard route, cleaned up the old skeg, bolted on the gaurd, good to go.

 

[krakatoa]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

Hi,

The purpose of the skeg is to hit underwater objects before something more vital does, such as the hull, prop, or other parts of the motor such as the lower gears.
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REALLY?????:facepalm: WOW!!!! I cant believe this...

I agree with etracer68 If need additional help try with heat, smashing with a hammer or try to bend it with a vise will destroy your skeg "leftover", you will be more than fine with skeg guard.

 

[gm280]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

Okay folks...I did a repair to my engine project for the record. BUT to do this correctly and make it worth money when selling it down the road, you have to shell out the money and do it right. That means disassembling the lower foot and have it welded via a TIG professional that seriously knows how too. I actually make the replacement part for my OB and took it to a pro shop for them to do their magic. Once I got it back, I filed, grinded, and polished it to the original shape again and cleaned it up and applied Zinc Chromate primer for the first coat of prep. Then I used PPG K36 Prima high build sandable catalyzed primer (the real expensive stuff) for the second and third and fourth coats. Sanded between all coats to fill in any and all pits and imperfections. Once I had it to a smooth baby's butt finish, I applied three coats of AU PPG paint. Then followed that up with three coats of PPG catalyzed clear coats on top. It now looks new and as if nothing ever happened to it ever. But that is just how I do things. I know I could straighten this skeg out and file reshape and finish this project to look like it never happened as well. But it does take time and patients...and a lot of work!

Before;


After;


The cavitation was broken as you see but also the skeg area was cracked as well... Not anymore...

 

[oldjeep]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

Timely post, my wife chunked our skeg a couple days ago near a launch that we were not familiar with - not her fault, never could find the rock that it hit. It really doesn't impact the way the boat handles at all, but I want to fix it so that it continues doing its job.

Ordered one up from iBoats and it showed up today. Pretty simple install, use the grinder to clean up the burs on the bottom of the skeg, fit the skeggard and drill a couple holes. About 15 minutes for the whole operation.

Maybe when I replace the impeller next year I'll remember to get some paint for the lower. Been messed up like that since the year we bought the boat - it tangled with a weed roller one night while tied to a dock.

 

[mattsmall1972]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

Ordered one up from iBoats and it showed up today. Pretty simple install, use the grinder to clean up the burs on the bottom of the skeg, fit the skeggard and drill a couple holes. About 15 minutes for the whole operation.

Maybe when I replace the impeller next year I'll remember to get some paint for the lower. Been messed up like that since the year we bought the boat - it tangled with a weed roller one night while tied to a dock.
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Exactly... nothing to it. I think they look better than the original skeg, like it's some high-performance thing that most people don't know about.

 

[flycaster]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

for the damaged prop, no need to discard it. Have it repaired and keep it as a spare.
here is the information to a link. Need to replace the dot with a "."
soderbloom dot com/proprepair.html

 

[oldjeep]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

for the damaged prop, no need to discard it. Have it repaired and keep it as a spare.
here is the information to a link. Need to replace the dot with a "."
soderbloom dot com/proprepair.html

Or these folks who are right down the road from me
Boat Propellers and Propeller Repair - from the Prop Doc at PropMD

 

[TheRussian]

Re: Repair to damaged Skeg advice for new owner

Thanks to everyone that has posted a reply.

I am sorry the I have not responded when I did the repair. I ended up grinding the lower piece of the skeg off and bolted on a guard. Seems to work well. The outdrive did not appear damaged and I have checked the oil for level and consistency. Now on to all the other things that I messed up as a newb....