Skeg Performance
 

Lost some of the trailing edge of the skeg. Does the trailing edge effect performance? Everything feels ok, even while turning.

I swear I picked up up about 1/2 mph!!!! LOL j/k

OUCH!!!

I'm not an engineer so don't take this as gospel.- my neighbor ripped almost the entire skeg off on his boat a number of years ago- never missed beat. Of course it isn't anywhere a performance boat. But he pulls the kids around on tubes, ski's etc.

It would seem that the bulk of the skeg is still there and it shouldn't impact steering/performance significantly. However, with that said - the engineers that designed the lower end probably know something we don't.

Did you hit something or did it just break off.??

Scrapped the concrete backing off the trailer. Ramp had a high spot and water level had dropped a foot. I don't use that ramp anymore!!!

This happened on our old 23' Powerquest with 454MPI. Performance and handling were never affected, although it was just a 60MPH boat on its best day. I would smooth out the skeg and run it. If the performance is not there compared to before, buy a lower case, simple enough.

I would filing like how the new Volvo penta's shape their skegs for the aft side of it. I had a Bravo III / skeg that I played around with on a Cobalt and shaped it like the Volvo's and I swear the boat ran & handled better.

Lost 3/4 of a skeg on an Alfalfa :helmet:, small lightweight boat. Was 2mph slower when a new Alfalfa finally made it's way back on the boat.

Less skeg = more mph !:drink: