Thread: Skeg Repair

And the Northwest MS Commuinty College instructor has a shop down the street where I can get the hole tig welded, so I'm good on that at least

Take a sledge hammer to it and then they will replace the lower unit.

Originally Posted by EmptyStringer

So I call a couple of folks from the above repairman thread.

Southern Marine dewd says he hasn't had much luck bending them back out. They usually break. So he didn't want to attempt it.

Ed's prop shop said no problem, they do it all the time for around $200. But then I remembered that yall said his help is questionable.

Wondering what I should do. Anybody have any suggestions? Anybody have another connection that I could call up this way?

I'm trying to get off cheap, but concidering turning it in on insurance ($500 deductable and then my rates will probably go up)

You better find out how much internal damage has been done before you start messing with it. I bet you're going to want to turn it into insurance. That's what it's for. Mr. CN hit something underwater in the river and tore up the lower unit and bent up some of the innards. Took $3900 to repair it, they covered it all but the deductible and our rates didn't increase the next year other than just a fraction.

Originally Posted by C N

You better find out how much internal damage has been done before you start messing with it. I bet you're going to want to turn it into insurance. That's what it's for.

Good idea. Only takes one little crack in a bearing race to make that thing self-destruct...

Originally Posted by sbcpower

Good idea. Only takes one little crack in a bearing race to make that thing self-destruct...

THey fixed it back like new and we never had any problems with it! The visible damage wasn't much but when they took off the lower unit it was NOT GOOD inside!

Originally Posted by EmptyStringer

So I call a couple of folks from the above repairman thread.

Southern Marine dewd says he hasn't had much luck bending them back out. They usually break. So he didn't want to attempt it.

Ed's prop shop said no problem, they do it all the time for around $200. But then I remembered that yall said his help is questionable.

Wondering what I should do. Anybody have any suggestions? Anybody have another connection that I could call up this way?

I'm trying to get off cheap, but concidering turning it in on insurance ($500 deductable and then my rates will probably go up)

Been using EDS prop shop for over 20 yrs/ never had a prob.They do top notch work.

Did I not cover this the other day? Or were you sleeping in class again Mr. Stringer?

You need to test the seals and the run out on the shaft FIRST, then worry about the skeg. $200 is too high for a skeg repair. Maybe $150 to cut the old one off and weld a new on on.....ok,....maybe 200 for that and to paint it back up. Attempting a bend ought to be $50, but you run the risk of snapping it off.

Wannabe...

Man, it feels good to NOT be the one Wb's talking to like that for a change LOL WHEWW THANKS ES