I'm definitely not a fan of these, but they serve a purpose
@frugalangler I hear you with regard to not being a fan. Nothing is better or as good as factory. But more and more people are using these due to the reduced cost vs. having to drop the lower unit and have a new skeg welded on.
Regarding the bolts, they're not a standard bolt and nut. There is actually a threaded sleeve that inserts into the holes that I drilled through the skeg. And the screw threads into that sleeve. So it creates a way to hold this in place without a lot of stuff protruding from the installation. I'll grab a pic of them later on to show you what I mean.
Oh, and they also included a small tube of Loctite to use on the screws, to keep them from loosening up.