Replacing skeg on 96 Ski nautique

Yes. The tracking fin. 

If you have to remove it they can be a little tough.  Glued on by the 5200 at the factory I think.  Remove the 4 screws first then I used wood door shims to tap in between the boat and the prop support when I removed it.   The wood shims did not damage my fiberglass at all.  A pack of 12 door shims at Home Depot is less than $5.  I tapped in one at one end and then started a second one right next to it and another next to that.  Just kept tapping in the shims evenly until they cut all the way in and the strut was loose.  Cleaned the remaining 5200 off the fiberglass with a sharp Gasket scraper and the boat was ready for the new install.   Cleaned the 5200 off the prop support with my bench grinder wire wheel.   In your case if you are going to try to straighten the skag I would do it while it is still attached to the boat.  If it is bent badly it will probably snap but a minor bend could most likely be straightened.   I think I might put a 4x4 block of wood behind the bend and try tapping with a large rubber mallet and see how much force it takes to move it in the right direction.  It may just go back into shape without to much effort.  Pictures would help in this case, you will get better advice.

I "found" a submerged stump with my 96 Ski Nautique. Fortunately I was at idle speed. It bent the front skeg on the bottom. I cannot find anything on YouTube as to how to replace it. Can anyone out there give some advice/how to on replacing it?