Hello all, long story short I hit a pretty large rock going about 10 mph.

The bottom 3" or so of the skeg cracked, and the outer edges of my prop got chewed up. I was running a Mirage plus, so I had the flo torq hub which spun of course and I was able to get the boat out to inspect.

The drive shaft looks okay visually, but I but the dial gauge on it to see how it stands. I ran it in 2 different spots along the shaft and seem to be around 0.006 run out. From what I can gather, 0.005 is within spec for Bravo 1?

Heres the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6v0vHHDcl8 I never measured the run out prior, so I have nothing to compare it to, but as far as I know the boat is all original, so its an 1989 outdrive with about 730 hours on it.

Is this enough to really worry about? Am I better off putting this through insurance? I figure for the prop, dive shaft, possibly seals and gears - this could add up fast if its deemed bad enough to replace.

Any guidance would be great.

Video 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taNaYL1B3wA

What is the run-out at the end of the prop shaft on the threads? I bet it is quite a bit more. I think the correct way to measure it is in v blocks on a bench.

You can pull the bearing carrier and then take the prop shaft out. A good shop should be able to straighten it, and you can install new prop seals at that time too.

That being said, impacts can stress gears, and you now have a broken skeg on a 26 year old unit. Maybe check with insurance about a replacement. SEI sells bravo lowers too, about a 1000 bucks.

+1 SEI lower and they have great warranties, for what they cost it would be great piece of mind.

Food for thought.... I ordered a replacement skeg for my bravo lower, had a local guy who had an excellent reputation for fixing skegs weld it on. 10 mminutes of run time it peeled off, went into the prop, destroyed the prop, twisted and bent the prop shaft, cracked the bullet around the carrier and took several large chunksout of the cavitation plate and lower.

I would have been so much further ahead and not lost the last weeks of the season had I just ordered a new sei lower instead.

Im thinking SEI lower is a good idea.

It fixes all of my issues (aside from prop) in one shot, and has warranty. Does anyone have experience if insurance covers replacement like that, or just offer fixes? I haven't gotten them on the phone yet, but want to explore all options.

No idea... but considering possible reprecussions of being a "claim filer" I would just buy the lower. If my resin bucket sinks or gets stolen, yeah I want insurance to pony up, but chunking a drive... to me thats just part of the cost of boating.