Re: Bent skegs and cavitation plates

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October 9, 2016 at 10:45 am #45491
billw
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    I believe someone in this club once suggested to me to heat an aluminum skeg to about 600 degrees. Since I have a temp gun, I did this to a Merc 200, auto transmission skeg, with a propane torch. It was bent out of line by as much as an inch at the bottom. I have no doubt this would have snapped off without heat, but it hammered back perfectly. Your results may vary…..

    Long live American manufacturing!