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Old 09-20-2014, 08:00 PM
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My skeg was showing the ravages of the years, so I got a new merc skeg and had it welded on. Then the new skeg decided to peel off the lower. I was in deep water, didnt hit anything. I was lumpy and I was getting a bit of air, then it felt like somebody hit the brakes. Took out a new prop, took a few chunks out of the lower and cavitation plate and put 2 cracks in the rear of the bullet. looks like I'm going shorty shopping this winter.

So much for fixing a working drive.....
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Old 09-20-2014, 08:40 PM
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Sounds like a bad welding job.
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Originally Posted by ChrisK
Sounds like a bad welding job.
Chicken chit somebody slid through .
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Looks like a lack of penetration from those pics . Nice beads but he didn't weld anything .
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I'd be giving the welder the repair bill.
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Second that no penetration most likely not enough heat. See it all the time with light material welders claiming they can weld on heavy equipment.
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OUCH!!! Can you say Preheat!
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it is best to have skegs rewelded not from straight cuts but cut outs like shark teeth marks ( VVV ) if you have room below the bullet to make V cuts and weld that up to the matched V cuts in the skeg.. It makes for a lot stronger repair plus easier to make the skeg straight when welding the repair..

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That sucks
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