Skeg Replacement
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:59 pm
Hi All,
This is a tough one to admit to. My son and I were boating in Lake Champlain this past weekend. We were having a great time when on the last day there we ran into an "uncharted" rock. We were doing about 20 mph and tore the skeg right off the 2 1/2 year old Evinrude E-Tec 90. Ugh! Also dinged up the stainless steel Viper prop. I wanted barf right there. It could not have hurt more if I cut myself.
There is about 1 to 2 inches of skeg left. What is the best way to repair this? can a new skeg be welded on or do i need a whole new lower unit? Can the stainless prop be repaired? The motor seems to run fine but we didn't push it after the grounding. I love this motor.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bob
This is a tough one to admit to. My son and I were boating in Lake Champlain this past weekend. We were having a great time when on the last day there we ran into an "uncharted" rock. We were doing about 20 mph and tore the skeg right off the 2 1/2 year old Evinrude E-Tec 90. Ugh! Also dinged up the stainless steel Viper prop. I wanted barf right there. It could not have hurt more if I cut myself.
There is about 1 to 2 inches of skeg left. What is the best way to repair this? can a new skeg be welded on or do i need a whole new lower unit? Can the stainless prop be repaired? The motor seems to run fine but we didn't push it after the grounding. I love this motor.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bob