As far as I know, the only way to remove the dolphin striker post from a H16 is by first removing thr striker rod. And the only way to remove the rod is by disassembling the crossbar (removing the corner castings). That means completely disassembling the boat - remove the tramp, remove the corner casting bolts from the pylons, then slide (or pound) the corner castings off the pylons. Then loosen the nuts on the ends of the striker rod, slide the corner casting off the crossbar, and pull the striker rod out of the striker post. It is a fairly involved project.
But if the main issue is damaged threads on the striker post, maybe you can just run a thread die down the striker post to clean up the threads and then reinstall the mast step onto the post.
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