Adjustable skeg

A skeg that is attachable to the lower drive unit of a boat motor, comprising:

• a. a body having a pair of sidewalls connected at a leading edge, a bottom and a trailing end;
• b. the body includes upper and lower extension portions that extend rearwardly beyond the trailing end;
• c. a vane is pivotally connected between the upper and lower extensions;
• d. a fastener connects the lower extension with the vane;
• and
• e. the fastener is repositionable on the lower extension to enable pivotal adjustment of the vane.

A boat motor comprising:

• a. an engine;
• b. a lower drive unit attached to the engine, the lower drive unit including a propeller and a skeg;
• c. the skeg comprising a sidewall forming a body, wherein the body includes a leading edge, a trailing end and a closed bottom, the body further includes upper and lower extension portions that extend rearwardly beyond the trailing end;
• d. a repositionable vane is pivotally connected to the body;
• and
• e. a fastener on the lower extension connects the repositionable vane to the trailing end.

A method of using an adjustable skeg attached to the lower drive unit of a boat motor, the skeg including a body having a pair of sidewalls connected at a leading edge, a bottom edge and a trailing end, the body having upper and lower extension portions that extend rearwardly beyond the trailing end, a vane pivotally connected between the upper and lower extension portions, and a fastener for connecting the vane to the lower portion, the method comprising:

• a. unfastening the vane from the lower extension portion;
• b. pivotally rotating the vane between the upper and lower extension portions from a selected angular orientation to a second selected angular orientation;
• and
• c. fastening the vane to the lower extension portion at the second selected angular orientation.