Thank you very much for the replies.

Eddie


"Eddie E" wrote in message
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Last season I ran aground but didn't appear to cause any damage. While
preparing my boat for this season I noticed that the fin thing (sorry I
don't now the proper name) on the bottom of the lower unit was slightly
bent. I'm assuming from the running aground incident last year. Well
anyway
in an attempt to straighten the fin I broke a small chunk off. In the
process I fell onto the drive and busted my lip. I guess that's what I get
for being stupid. Anyway here is a link to a picture of the damage
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ehicks/fin.jpg I'm assuming the broken piece
is too small to cause any steering problems but I'm not sure. My questions
are, Can it be fixed without replacing the lower unit? Or can I file down
the uneven edge to make it straight again but a little smaller? Or should
I
just leave well enough alone? Thanks

Eddie E

"Eddie E" wrote
Thank you very much for the replies.
the fin thing (sorry I don't now the proper name)

skeg

And like most everyone else said, if there's no more to it than that little
bite missing, it's probably not going to have any noticeable effect. If it
was mine, I'd grind/file it down to a more pleasing shape: sharp edges are
attractive to the galvanic currents that cause corrosion. Speaking of which,
if you plan to have your boat in the water for any continuous length of
time, you might want to get a good coat of paint on there.