I used to be in the prop repair business a while back, and along
with prop repair, skeg and cavitation plate replacement was pretty
common practice as well. I assume you have the replacement skeg
already...........since your stub of the original skeg is bent, it is
best to lay a flat edge along the housing (torpedo) and scribe a
staight line to what ever height is needed to eliminate the bend and
cut or grind off that section. Replacement skegs are long enough so
that the old skeg can be remnoved completely to the lower housing and
rewelded......

Whatever you do do not heat it up with the expectations of straighteng
what is left or you more than likely will be replacing the entire
lower housing.

Bevel the end of the replacement skeg and tack it in place on both
sides at both ends and the middle. Weld just a short length at a time.
Its best to strip out the innerds in the lower unit, and you may find
that you did get some warp or distortion, and its a lot eaiser to make
it right with the innerds out than having them stuck inplace and not
able to get the out without sacrificing the carrier assembly or lock
rings......
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