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What did you use to seal the holes? Does the bracket gouge the paint enough that sealant needs to be placed around the edges?
Thanks.
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I did nothing. My skeg was already lacking paint from the prior owner. Florida-style.
The button head screws and half height shear nuts are fairly low profile. I just bolted it on, making sure it flies parallel to the anti-cavitation plate, and ran with it. That is a little nerve wracking- the drilling to line it up bit.
But it is on now. I bent it a little to conform to the skeg a bit better- I made the vertical parts a tiny bit concave so the leading and trailing edges squeeze tight against the skeg. I grounded it once and it has held up well, despite the fact that the 3 screws don't look that huge. I have the size large on my 100 hp 4 stroke Yamaha, for what that is worth. And the grey matches well.
I would either paint the whole thing afterwards if you want, or you could bend the stainless bracket carefully as I described and sand or grind it to conform to the skeg nicely so it doesn't scratch. I didn't see much of a gap where I could use RTV sealant.