Gotta Stay away From Underwater Rocks...

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Something diffrent to repair today..Prop housing casting..Hole in the end..Pieces missing from the rudder...Patch pieces..1/8" 6061 plateThe slice up the middle will let me bend this around the housing once it's tacked in place..Here is the hole patched up..Note where the slice was..Next post!...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:The housing has to hold oil..So here's how we make sure there is no leaking..Simply fill the end with acetone..If it dont leak acetone it won't leak oil..Patch around the drain plug..Rudder repaired..150 amps or so..3/32 Red End Sharp!1/16 5356 filler..Gas lens because I was too lazy to change cups and colletts..I get all the fun jobs......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Great fix.  The stitch's look marvelous.......The owner had to of felt that hit !-Graham-Mechanical EngineerAutosport Mechanic/Fabricator
Reply:Yikes - that IS a big hit to that housing. Is that a rudder on the udder side? John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:That was one of my jobs at the shop I worked at in high school. The ones that sit in saltwater for years are the best, with all the green crap that comes out when welding.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:Originally Posted by TozziWeldingThat was one of my jobs at the shop I worked at in high school. The ones that sit in saltwater for years are the best, with all the green crap that comes out when welding.
Reply:Oil to fill the propeller = $20 bucksSlices of 6061 Aluminum = $5 BucksNew prop casing = $200 bucksGetting Zap to fix it = worthless!My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:Tens of thousands of outboards in Minnesota and hundreds of millions of rocks adds up to a bunch of skegs to partially replace and lower housings to weld. If the rocks dont getum then the freezing in the winter does if the seals leaked and they filled with water.
Reply:Originally Posted by elvergonOil to fill the propeller = $20 bucksSlices of 6061 Aluminum = $5 BucksNew prop casing = $200 bucksGetting Zap to fix it = worthless!
Reply:Ben Gardner: When we get them silly b@$t@rd$ down in that rock pile, it'll be some fun, they'll wish their fathers had never met their mothers. When they start takin' their bottoms out and slamming into them rocks, boy!Hooper: Hello. Ben Gardner: Hello back... young feller. How are ya? Say I hope you not going out with those nuts, are ya?City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:You could of also used a 4000 series filler.
Reply:well done  Zapno step for us steppersit was the ROCKNESS MONSTERlooks like what i do all the time
Reply:I cant remember who we use to order our skegs from, they had it all. We kept about 20 different OEM style skegs in stock.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:That was a very good fix, do you remember about how long it took from start to finished product?  I imagine a while, looks like you were very careful!Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:Originally Posted by MicroZoneYikes - that IS a big hit to that housing. Is that a rudder on the udder side?
Reply:Originally Posted by SkwerlyThat was a very good fix, do you remember about how long it took from start to finished product?  I imagine a while, looks like you were very careful!
Reply:Originally Posted by WeldordieHey, evergon,Perhaps, you meant to write, "Getting Zap to fix it... priceless!"