Hello,<br /><br />I've researched all the twin setup posts, but really didn't find what I was looking for.<br /><br />I just purchased a Grady White that has twin 200 Yamahas on it. In the down position, they turn smoothly to port and starboard, while not running. Under power, it can become fairly stiff to turn. As I increase power, somtimes it will come into a range that it doesn't bind ***as much**. <br /><br />The engines are slightly toed out from one another. The other thing I have noticed is that the alignment tab under the cavitation plate on the port motor is angled out about 3 notches. The tab on the Stb. motor is dead straight.<br /><br />I noticed a new set of Twin Optimax's in San Diego that had no alignment tabs at all under the cavitation plate, simply a flat plate instead. <br /><br />I've read that one engine should be disconnected and allowed to track the other engine, then set, but I'm not willing to try that with this much power. I've also read they should be toed in, toed out, and parallel. So which is it? What about the tabs?<br /><br />My basic assumption would be to line up the engines parallel and set the alignment tabs parallel too. It seems that perhaps one engine is torquing the other, and that is why it makes it difficult to turn.<br /><br />Thanks for the help. I appreciate all responses!<br /><br />Mike
