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Thanks Phil for the detailed step by step procedure. I plan to give this a try as soon as I have help to do it.

There is one step that concerns me slightly.



My motor bracket has five holes for the lower bolts and those bolts are through the transom. So, I would have to also remove the lower bolts to raise the motor. I know my photo is dark there but the lower bolts are not in slots that would allow raising the motor without removing those lower bolts. This introduces the risk that the person holding the motor on the skeg might fail to maintain its balance.

I would be much more comfortable if the lower bolts were in a bracket slot.