New Bent Driveshaft?

[mikidymac]

This might be an unpopular opinion but I think way too much emphasis is put on alignment. Watch how much your motor moves even just reving it out of the water, it's going to be way more under actual load. The hull flexes, the motor mounts flex, everything moves. I still try to get my stuff aligned well because it can't hurt anything, but I bet people would be surprised if they knew what stuff does under load. In the world of snowmobiles, where the cvt drive belt requires precise alignment, it's common to set the motor statically OUT if alignment intentionally so that when the motor mounts deform under load it pulls into place.

Don’t forget it moves so much they make Kinney Keepers.

 

[TheBuzzard]

Don’t forget it moves so much they make Kinney Keepers.

that's for forward movement so the couplers don't come disengaged

 

[JetManiac]

that's for forward movement so the couplers don't come disengaged

And to help prevent mounts from breaking.