Re: Bent skeg
I use a medium plastic deadblow hammer for hammering and a small sledge as an anvil. Place the sledge on the backside of the bend and use the deadblow to straighten it. Move things around, don't keep hitting the same spot, don't try to do it all in one shot. Hit it just hard enough to see slight results.<br /><br />Disclaimer:<br />Know that we're dealing with cast material. It likes to break more than it likes to bend. If there are any cracks, it will break. If it's to a point where it's bent too far, it'll break from all the stress of being bent back. If you don't use an anvil of some sort, it will break.<br /><br />That being said...the anvil hammer will bounce when you work at straightening the bend. It's that bounce that'll keep it from breaking.
