DVS7OY Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Hi fellow raiders, I recently took the boat out to Rose bay on a very low tide, when i was dropping the boat in it hit the bottom part of the leg and broke a small piece off. I have had the boat out a few times since and have really notice a difference. Has anyone had the same thing happen to them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Do you still have the broken off bit. It can be welded back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVS7OY Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Do you still have the broken off bit. It can be welded back on. No i don't couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunc333 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 not good my friend you might have to square it off and make piece out of alloy and weld ask huey or the brickman (seriously stainless) both site sponsors what they think they will put you in the right direction if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 not a big problem to weld a new section on it but the trick will be to keep it straight it will be easyer to keep it straight by fitting the new section into the existing break[do'nt square it off] as distortion from welding always pulls from a sraight edge its a lot harder for it to pull from a curved edge our aluminium welder shat it self quite a few month ago and to be honest i just can't justafy the outlay to buy a new one you will proberly need to remove the leg for the welder as it will need to be shaped and blended after welding sorry we can't help cheers gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Hi mate, I have done the same I had a local welder fix it although I found the piece on my driveway It took about a week to do as he didn't want put to much heat near the gear box . Not sure what about making a new piece though. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 there was a person on a online auction site selling replacement skegs they screw or clamp on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I had the same thing happen to one of my motors and didn't really effect performance or drivability. I sold that boat a year later and hadn't notice any difference in it corroding away. This was on a bass boat with a 225 on the back so you would think you could "feel" it at 70+mph but nothing. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezmo Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I've done something similar on my outboard, perhaps slightly smaller peice came off. Its been like that going on 3 years and I have never noticed any issues... I'd just file it a little and get back out there. You won't see or notice it when your using the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVS7OY Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Guys, Thanks for all of your replys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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