First Rock Strike—anything to do?

[thinkxingu]

I found where I hit today and, just as I thought, only a couple inches off.

In any case, I'm gonna double check next time I'm in some shallows and can look closely. In the meantime, are those skeg guards Hill posted a worthy addition?

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[Cal Coon]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

I found where I hit today and, just as I thought, only a couple inches off.

In any case, I'm gonna double check next time I'm in some shallows and can look closely. In the meantime, are those skeg guards Hill posted a worthy addition?

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I think a skeg guard probably isn't much stronger than the skeg itself, maybe a little bit, but it can't hurt to put one on. I think most skeg guards you see have probably replaced skegs that are already missing from a previous mishap, and it is a cheap easy way out of replacing it, instead of having a new one welded back up, or it is just being used till the boat gets in the shop for a proper repair.

[LIforrelaxin]

So it sounds like a real issue was avoided here.... Any marina, will usually and quickly check out your drive after something like this. As Dan mentioned one concern is always that the prop shaft gets bent out of spec. Sometimes it just in not enough to notice. This happens quite a bit with Stainless steel props, and why I have never made that conversion.

In Dan's case, everyone I know that has progressive for their boats, finds that progressive is very conservative to their approach, and often simply replace things. With a boat, it is very easy to hit a lower unit multiple times. Although A current hit may not cause an issue, a second hit might... and then the arguments start, which accident caused the issue... its just not a headache insurance companies want to deal with.