hit a rock today not much damage but a question

[GregF]

The picture is somewhat out of focus but that doesn't look bad enough to go through the hassle of welding it up. The bullet is pretty thick right there.
You will need to remove all the guts before he welds it and you have a chance of warping the casting so it won't go back together. I would clean it up real well, fill it with JB, sand that down so it is smooth and shoot some paint on it. That is rough enough now that it could cause some turbulence and ventilate the prop a little. Chances are you still might never notice a thing.

[jimrs]

I will try again

[GregF]

That metal is at least 1/4" think right there and in the webs for the bearing seats it is a lot thicker. The black knight would say, You just have a flesh wound.

[tkrein]

That's what i was kinda thinking thankful wasn't sure how thick it was there. I suppose I need jb weld now. Some paint.I think offer were going any faster I think I wouldn't've lost her.

[GregF]

The cone of the bullet is the toughest part of the lower unit. You still don't to hit rocks but you lived through this one. Just be sure to get that spot real clean so the epoxy bonds. brush it and wipe it down with some kind of solvent. Acetone is the best with any epoxy but lacquer thinner or alcohol will work. You just want to be sure there is no oil or other contaminant in there. Epoxy is great stuff if you have clean surfaces and you work the goo into every little crevice.
If you feather it in and make it match the contour you will never know it is there after a coat of paint. A sanding sponge might be the right tool once you get the high spots knocked down.

[ROLAND]

...Also had them take a crayon and do the snaps...

Huh?




LC.

The wax from a crayon helps the snaps go on and off easier helps save on them. Think of it as lubricator for the snaps if they get hard Tomaso or unsnap take a crayon and run it into the snap works like Achaean every time.

Also have heard of people using chap stick....whatever works

[LocoCoco]

The wax from a crayon helps the snaps go on and off easier helps save on them. Think of it as lubricator for the snaps if they get hard Tomaso or unsnap take a crayon and run it into the snap works like Achaean every time.

Also have heard of people using chap stick....whatever works

I'm gonna try out the crayons, thanks! I can see Chapstick working too but I can also imagine it'd be more likely to collect dirt.



For your gouged motor, I'd also go the JB Weld route.




LC.