Honest, factory-quality aluminum skeg repair in Austin. Drop off your lower unit, get it back welded, beveled, primed and painted — without the dealer-shop sticker shock.
Full weld build-up or skeg replacement, match-keyed for strength, 100% weld penetration, primed & painted to a factory finish.
No runaround, no mystery line items. Here's exactly how a repair goes.
Text or email a picture of the damaged skeg. I'll confirm the price and timing before you drive anywhere.
Bring me the lower unit and that's the flat $350 rate. Simple drop-off, no whole boat needed. Mobile service is coming down the road.
Match-keyed, beveled and gapped for full weld penetration, then primed, painted and clear-coated.
Pick up a skeg that looks and performs like new — usually within a few days.
A full weld repair restores the skeg like factory. A bolt-on guard is a faster, lower-cost option for lighter damage. Not sure which you need? Send a photo and I'll tell you straight.
Austin had exactly one shop doing this, and one price. Now there's a choice.
A flat $350 — less than half what the typical shop charges. Same weld quality, same factory finish, real money back in your pocket.
Match-keyed for strength and welded for 100% penetration — not a cosmetic patch. It'll hold up to the next sandbar.
You get a real answer on price and timing up front. No drop-it-and-wait-two-weeks, no surprise add-ons at pickup.
Plenty of places will "look at it and get back to you with a price." Here's how we do it instead.
Mobile mechanics come to your dock but can't weld a skeg. Skeg specialists can weld — but you haul it to them. We're closing that gap.
The goal: a fully-equipped repair trailer towed behind our bus, bringing fast skeg repair right to the boat — at the ramp, the marina, or your driveway.
That flat rate is for a standard skeg repair when you bring me the lower unit. It covers weld build-up or full skeg replacement, match-keying, beveling for full penetration, and a primed-and-painted finish. Bringing just the lower unit keeps the labor down, and I pass that saving to you.
Right now I take in lower units only — that flat-rate $350 keeps the price low. If you're not sure how to remove yours, send me a photo and I'll point you in the right direction. On-site and mobile service is on the roadmap for the future.
Most standard skeg repairs are turned around in just a few days. Send a photo first and I'll give you a realistic timeline up front.
Yes. Every repair is primed, painted and clear-coated so the finished skeg matches the original factory appearance — not just a bare weld.
Yes. When a skeg is missing or too far gone to rebuild, I use a proper cast replacement skeg matched to your engine — the right alloy and the right shape — then match-key and weld it in. For partial damage, I build the skeg back up with marine aluminum filler and grind it to the factory profile. What I don't do is bolt on a flat scrap of aluminum and call it fixed — that cracks and steers poorly. Done right means matching the original metal and geometry.
Aluminum skegs and lower units on outboards and stern drives. If you're unsure whether your unit fits, send a photo and I'll let you know honestly.
Tell me about the damage and I'll come back with a firm quote and timeline. No obligation, no upsell.