"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Keel Guard.......Whata JOKE.....You can't fix STUPID!!!!!
I just hope these idiots aren't around me when all hell BREAKS loose!!
Some things can't be fixed....
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The keelguard link was to a slip over skeg protector. Just sayin’
2006 Triton SP-185, 2006 Evinrude Etec 90, PowerTech NRS3, Garmin Echomap Plus 73CV & 93SV
If Mercury wanted they'd make their lower units out of stainless steel, but they didn't for a reason... Something has to give once the skeg makes contact with a hard object. Mercury designed the skeg to give and eliminate a possible catastrophic event... Dan
If you have ever run one of these, you would know they are a lot more fragile than the original aluminum skeg. They are only held in place by two small diameter bolts that are drilled into the aluminum. All it takes is a small hit and the front bolt shears and the whole contraption pivots on the rear bolt. It all seems like a good idea, until you have used one. That said, a welded repaired skeg is also much more fragile than the original cast lower. When you weld a replacement on, it’s difficult to get proper adhesion to the old skeg that’s left and the heat makes everything brittle so again.....all it takes is a slight bump and you are back where you started before the repair. From experience, it’s hard not to appreciate Dons advice.Originally Posted by Dan21XRS
Come on guys, y'all going to believe guys like Don and Savage, even though they have decades of hands on experience and extensive specialised factory training or some keyboard expert.
I have found that people will believe what they want to hear,
Thank You Leon Pugh
Now THAT was funny. Made me smile.
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