The last time I put an engine in, I kind of sighted it and thought it looked straight. I ran my fingernail around the prop coupling and it seemed good enough to get to the yard. The boat ran fine and I had their mechanic do a “real” alignment before hauling the boat for paint. They said it was fine, no adjustments needed. This time I have been 3 days getting it right, moving a 380-something hunk of iron around suddenly got harder! Did the engine get heavier or did I get older? BTW, aligning a diesel is 100 times easier. The A4 is not fixed side to side nor fore and aft, you get the vertical adjustments along with port/statboard, forward/aft, and twist.
Joe Della Barba Coquina
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