Special thanks to Kevin (baja200merk)

**frederick55** · 05-02-2015, 01:21 PM

Just picked up an OMC lower unit Kevin modified. Bob's dual water pickup, skeg mod, pinned carrier and torque tab. The lower looks great and the work is top notch. Thanks Kevin!

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**Deznuts3570** · 05-02-2015, 01:28 PM

Kevin and beef are both stand up guys. Always either have or can get you an answer to whatever you need!

**Tom Foley** · 05-02-2015, 01:33 PM

Good people !!

**hydrostreamvking4m** · 05-02-2015, 03:07 PM

Yes Yes..Awesome Guys Alright..Hope to run with them some day....

**Frank Molé** · 05-02-2015, 03:40 PM

great guys............

**joneill** · 05-02-2015, 04:48 PM

Nice job Kevin,

**Hot Shot Merc** · 05-02-2015, 10:15 PM

Kevins good peeps for sure. One question tho. Whats up with the skeg? Looks odd. Never seen a cut like that.

**frederick55** · 05-03-2015, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc

Kevins good peeps for sure. One question tho. Whats up with the skeg? Looks odd. Never seen a cut like that.

It wasn't cut, but had area added. Stock OMC skegs are too small. I have done a larger mod, closer in dimension to a sportmaster swept skeg, but it felt like it might have been overdone, creating excessive drag. I also noticed that the tip of the cone is close to even with the bottom of the propshaft instead of the center. I intend to run the shaft about 1 1/2" above the pad, so that configuration may be better for maintaining water pressure and let me run a little higher. Maybe his design hits the sweet spot.. Time will tell. Maybe Kevin will chime in and answer the question. At this point, I'm thinking it's better than my last one, and looking forward to testing it out.

**baja200merk** · 05-03-2015, 08:53 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys. It should be a good case it's a virgin never been surfaced never in the water since bobs did the cone.

A lot of guys trim the sporty skeg with good results. So we don't make them huge, worked great at 100 on my action. Have fun with it fly safe!

**frederick55** · 05-03-2015, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by baja200merk

Thanks for the kind words guys. It should be a good case it's a virgin never been surfaced never in the water since bobs did the cone.

A lot of guys trim the sporty skeg with good results. So we don't make them huge, worked great at 100 on my action. Have fun with it fly safe!

I knew you had a good reason. Thanks Kevin.