97FASTech

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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

3pointstar

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.??

97FASTech

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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!!!

VoodooRob

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.

BUP

iTrader: (9)

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.

SB

iTrader: (1)

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

DiamondPerformance

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Less skeg = more mph !