Hi Don,
Been a while.... I noticed that you have mentioned on other threads that you do not recommend a bolt on skeg replacement/guard
for boats that do over 55 mph, which my and most bass boats are capable of. I lost the bottom part of my skeg. It didn't break parallel to the gear case but rather on a bit of an angle.
I managed to keep roughly 2/3 of the length of the leading edge of the skeg, and the otherwise "clean" break sort of moves aft on an upward angle towards the prop.
I have plenty of "meat" left to bolt on an aftermarket, stainless skeg replacement, such as a Skegard, and the remainder of the stock skeg seems to be sound.
Why is it not a good idea to use this option, and isn't welding sort of a risk as well, in terms of potentially ruining seals and bearings in the gear box, not to mention
possible weld failure and subsequent loss of the "added on" skeg section.

thanks as always!