Don, the strut is pretty straight forward to remove. You have 4 nuts and bolts. they are accesable from the interior. You will need some one inside and outside of the boat to hold bolt. Simple remove them and the strut is disconected Having said that it is not that simple! The prop shaft will have to be removed or the prop removed to get the strut off(if you are lucky enough to remove the strut with the shaft intact (you will probely need to disconnect the shaft coupler at the transmission)You did not say what you are trying to do besides remove the strut. The strut will still be attached still by what ever compound was used when it was installed.If it was 3m 5200 it will be difficult to remove and you may need a anti bonding agent to disolve the compound. Re installng the strut will be just a matter on reversing the removal process and yes you will need to rebed the strut.I don't know on that model boat the exact set up but this is pretty much a standard installation procedude unless there is some quirk to that model or it has been modified.Having said all that it is not a easy job but one that if your are mechanical inclined can be done. Good time to do all the other work on the shaft such as cutlass bearing replacemnet and repacking the packing gland or replacing it with a pss seal. You should check the aligmnet of the engine and shaft (after the boat is back it the water) also. Good Luck !
