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Default Stern Drive Hit Rocks..Advice Needed

Hi gang...hope you can help with some advice as i hope I haven't ruined
the rest of the summer for the family! I was just throttling down and
coming out of plane at about 18-20mph when the bottom fin and aluminum
propeller on my stern drive Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha stared hitting some
boulders that were sticking up from the bottom. The fin now looks like
it may be bent a slight bit and there are numerous small bends in the
prop fins and a few chips as well. I have switched out the prop and
tested it out and do not feel any vibration..seems to be running fine,
but I am concerned that I should have it inspected and not be running
it....have my test runs already done damage? Is it ok that the fin is
not completely straight?

 
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