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If you are going to work on your own boat, you have to be a contortionist of sorts unfortunately. You have to suck it up, lay across the engine and just "git er dun"
Some things are ugly to do but it keeps money in your pocket
Update: Thanks to the kick in the ass from you gentlemen I decided to save my pennies and got the right tools for the job. I ended up finding that the final bolt I was doing back-bends to get to was stripped and seized in there, but after an hour of penetrating oil, small turns and sweat equity I was able to remove all motor mount bolts. I am a one-man operation for this job, and was wondering if there was a smart way to move this engine back without pulling it off the mounts. As you all know it is heavy and awkward to move and does not seem to be something I want to just yank around mindlessly due to the connections still present. I also found what appears to be a shim hanging out in the engine bay? Lastly, I know that I need to replace the bearing housing assembly and rebuild/replace the impeller. When ordering the bearing assembly does it come with off of the circlips to do the job? I also am not sure what to look for regarding the rubber shaft coupling/coupler. They *appear* to be fine to my inexperienced eye, but do they usually get replaced alongside the bearing (assuming it was ran slightly misaligned for a short bit after the bearing went out)?