Aligning twin outdrives ?

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outlawman

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In removing my twin Volvo Penta 280 outdrives to change seals, bushings,and to correct a leak on one, they appeared to both be aligned straight back, perpendicular to the transom, and I presume that they were on correctly but don't know for sure.

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Disregard the flaps on the port side - both outdrives have flapper bellows and those port flaps are coming off.

Anyway, I read somewhere that the propwash should meet in the center at some distance back. What's the rule on how many feet back? And is this achieved through steering fins on each or a slight inward angle on each steering yoke?
 
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