"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


I have a lost about 50% of my skeg and it runs fine. With this much damage I
would file it down to make it look a little nicer, repaint and let it ride.
If it looks bad you can get a skeg cover from places like BassPro, Cabelas,
West Marine or some other boating store.