Posted by Goose on February 16, 2009 at 06:56:23 from (65.208.249.179):
In Reply to: What would you do posted by John in La on February 16, 2009 at 05:47:39:
Having once been in the boat and outboard motor repair business, the first question I'd ask was how did the skeg get broken off in the first place, and how did they find the piece to weld back on.
That being said, those castings are made out of an aluminum/magnesium alloy and transfer heat like crazy when welded on. To weld the skeg back on, and in all the years I was in business I never saw one broken off, the unit would need to be stripped bare to keep from frying every seal and o-ring in the unit. Were that done, it would probably be OK.
Is this outboard old enough that this is your last chance at parts? If not, you might be better off getting your money back and looking elsewhere.
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