I had a pro do mine. He did it cold, Two hits with a hammer with a
large backing dolly (piece of railroad rail) got it straight. He's
done this before! Charged me $25.


On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 02:27:37 GMT, asdl wrote:

I need to weld in a chunk of .25" aluminum to repair
the skeg on my outdrive. The skeg and lower unit are one
piece of cast aluminum. It's an older OMC. I will weld
it with a MIG. The remaining piece of the skeg is
a little bent and I need to straighten or cut the
rest off. I would much rather straighten it though.
Can I heat it up and hammer it back?