[Public-List] stern tube question

[Michael Connolly]

David,

You are laughing. The Beta marine should have been installed with easily adjustable engine mounts. Not the brass/steel shim sets commonly used for the A4 and Grey Marine set-ups. Auxillary alignment is like front end alignment on a vehicle. A pot hole can affect the vehicle just like a shaft wrap can affect the boat engine alignment. The most perfect alignment you can achieve will pay back mucho benefits in drive train durability. Take your time and do it to perfection.
Michael

> On January 31, 2019 at 9:21 PM David Fay via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org mailto:public-list at lists.alberg30.org > wrote:
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>     Michael,
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>     That's possible of course, but this is not some ancient clunker of an engine but rather a new Beta Marine diesel installed just five years ago by a highly competent boat restorer (Tim Lackey). I would be very surprised if a rope wrap could twist the engine around on its engine mounts. But it's certainly something I will have to look into.
> 
>     David
>     Blue Teal #284
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>         > > On Jan 31, 2019, at 8:30 PM, Michael Grosh via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org mailto:public-list at lists.alberg30.org > wrote:
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> >         It sounds like the line wrap may have pulled the engine out of alignment.
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