Skeg broken

[Sea swirl captain]

I broke an 1"1/4" of the skeg of my 8 hp Honda kicker, should I get it fixed or install a skeg protector overtop , if they even make one that small . Is it even going to make any difference having it missing on this little motor ?

 

[thatone123]

Yes, someone ???? could make a mint selling small skegs in the US. Australia has some but shipping kills the deal for me. They can be welded for not too bad of a price I have been told.

 

[robert graham]

Seems like the skeg on a kicker motor can't be all that important.....a welding shop can weld a 1/4 inch plate there and you can file/grind/paint to your satisfaction.....

 

[Alumarine]

The skeg is there to sometimes protect the prop when hitting rocks.
They never seems to help me.
I have two motors with broken skegs and unless they are mostly gone I leave it.
I doubt if you will notice that it's missing.

 

[Sea swirl captain]

Thank you all for the input , I can see looking at it now that the prop is now the lowest point and that won't be good in the shallow water . I may just fabricate a skeg protector out of aluminium flat stock so my prop is a little more protected.

 

[Scott Danforth]

My vote, if it bothers you, get it welded. $35-50 for prep and weld

 

[Sea swirl captain]

Well this is all I could come up with , 1/8" aluminium folded around the skeg stub.

 

[gm280]

Well if you are happy, go for it...

 

[Sea Rider]

Was the injury done while the motor was running at speed with the swivel bracket in locked position ?

Happy Boating

 

[Sea swirl captain]

No it was in my driveway , I was trying to straighten it out a bit and it snapped off , someone had drilled a hole in it and it snapped off at the hole . I should have left well enough alone

 

[harringtondav]

Kicker motor...probably OK to run it as is. It's there to provide prop protection and some rudder/steering benefit. Prop shops fix these every day.