Why is there never enough time to do it right the first time,
But always enough time to do it again?
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Thank you Don. I am assuming that the lowest part of the drive called a Skeg. Before I can attach the skegguard the existing one needs to be unbend. Correct? Would my service dept at the local marine be able to do that?...and intall the guard after that.
yep...
or you can grab a couple of blocks of wood and a BFH and see if you can hammer it back.
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just because you found it that way... doesn't mean it's supposed to be that way.
Part of diagnostics is spending time figuring out not only what the problem is, but also sorting through what it isn't.
The older the engine is, the chances of it having more than 1 problem goes up exponentially
Boating has always been a rich mans hobby. Buying a new boat gets cheaper every year, but the maintenance, the repairs, and the overall cost of ownership of a boat has never gotten any cheaper.
I have successfuly streightened skegs this way. Have someone hold a heavy metal block or brick wraped in a rag against the gear case at the top of the skeg on the side opposite the way its bent. Then you can use a block of wood and a hammer to gradualy tap it streight. If it doesn't have a big hunk out of it, just round off the damage with a grinder, smooth it up and paint.
Thank you all for your advice. Can somebody tell me what is the purpose of the skeg. If I streighten it but not fix it, would it affect the perfomance of my boat?
The outdrive as a whole is your rudder for the boat.
The skeg is the bottom part of said rudder.
Some boats steer dangerously awefull without a full skeg.
Some boats it doesn't matter at all if the whole skeg is snapped off flush with the bullet....
it all depends on the boat.
All you can do is bang is and sail it.
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just because you found it that way... doesn't mean it's supposed to be that way.
Part of diagnostics is spending time figuring out not only what the problem is, but also sorting through what it isn't.
The older the engine is, the chances of it having more than 1 problem goes up exponentially
Boating has always been a rich mans hobby. Buying a new boat gets cheaper every year, but the maintenance, the repairs, and the overall cost of ownership of a boat has never gotten any cheaper.
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