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10-16-2014, 09:41 PM #15000 RPM
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chewed up skeg... fixable?
can this skeg be built up somehow? make it longer front to back, and maybe further back with a tab? If so, how would you do it?
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10-17-2014, 03:36 PM #2
Last edited by frederick55; 10-17-2014 at 03:45 PM.
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10-17-2014, 03:43 PM #3
Leading edge yes... trailing edge no.
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10-17-2014, 04:19 PM #45000 RPM
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if I could get 1/8th inch aluminum from work, would that safe to weld on that leading edge? I believe it is 6061 or 7075?
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10-17-2014, 05:32 PM #5
Your problem lies in the tip and trailing edge. I would'nt even bother with it. Find another case, and if your bucks down, knock the cone off of that one and reuse it. If this is for your Viper the last thing you want to be doing is scabbing a skeg together.
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10-17-2014, 06:29 PM #65000 RPM
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Broken Skeg... Dont fix it, don't even think it...
Here are some shots of a customers boat... he was running a 2.5 Drag on a Cougar Omega... boat had just been into local fishing boat shop where they pulled the gear-case apart to replace some leaking seals... probably had it in a vise holding it by the Skeg??? only speculating... but, next day they went out and made some passes and at 98 MPH, the skeg broke, boat spun hard and threw both driver and passenger through the side of the boat, tore the steering wheel out of the dash... both guys were a bit beat up but miraculously neither seriously hurt... anyway, I gained a whole lot of respect for not screwing at all with skegs... inspect them closely... Like raceman said, it could be fixed fine for a slower boat today, but you just don't know where it may end up tomorrow... throw it in the trash! this emepty gear case will be going in the trash for sure!
MikeLast edited by Mike Nass; 10-23-2014 at 06:52 PM.
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10-23-2014, 07:25 PM #10Platinum Team Member
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We replaced a skeg on my buddies 2.5/260/CLE gearcase and it blew off the first hard corner I threw it into. We tried the cheap route, and it didn't work - I do not recommend welding skegs on.........
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Listen to the experts DO NOT REPAIR SKEGS
That makes a lot of sense. I see what you mean about it ending up on someone else's Hi-Po boat later and causing an incident. Those type of repair were on a pontoon. Sorry for the negligent info. DO NOT REPAIR SKEGS is what I’ll live by from now on. Thanks Guys for the important insight. Bill25 Ocean Express Catamaran w/ 250's
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10-24-2014, 12:06 PM #12
I have a clean case if you need one.
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capt, im gonna pm you
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10-24-2014, 06:22 PM #15