Re: Ongoing questions: this time "Gearcase"

[fisherman6]

As Chris_P said, the skegs are not officially supposed to be swapped. They are indeed machined as a matched set after the two halves are assembled. They quality control seems to have been pretty good, however. I too have swapped skegs a number of times without issue and have received motors which had the skegs swapped when I got them and were either sealed or would reseal without issue. Cajun is correct, they should be kept together. Chris is also correct. They usually swap without a problem. Is it ever a problem? Perhaps, but I have not seen an issue yet myself. They even swap from different generations of castings. By this I mean a skeg from the late 60s will have a different profile than one from the 50s for the same size gearcase. I have even seen those swap out without a hiccup. All that said if it were mine, I’d try to straighten the original with some heat and gentle bending a little at a time. If it works you saved having to buy another and you kept the matched pair together. If it breaks off what have you lost? Exactly nothing if you were planning to replace it anyway. My 0.02 that’s worth exactly what you paid for it.
-Ben

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