fishman
Veteran Member
I agree that you should have the skeg checked out if you can't do it yourself, but I wouldn't be too worried about the likelyhood of damage. Every one of the motors around our shop have the skeg banged up, and the ones that they replaced were banged up to. We simply have no choice but to beat them up. However, in almost eight years, I've only bent one propshaft, and none have suffered water intrusion into the gear oil. You can check for water in the gear oil by loosening the bottom screw on the lower unit and checking the fluid. Spin the prop while looking directly in line with the propshaft and check for wobbling.
A skeg can be repaired to "like new" with fresh paint and everything for less than $150.
A skeg can be repaired to "like new" with fresh paint and everything for less than $150.