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    Skater set up for in or out

    When props are spinning in should motors be toed in slightly vs out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Esox4130 View Post
    When props are spinning in should motors be toed in slightly vs out?
    I run mine spinning out, the dock manners are way better, didn't see a lot of speed diff.

    I run as close to -0- toe as I can get. I used to watch the cavitation burns on the lowers and felt that no turbulence equaled no drag.

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    Run them perfectly strait ! No tow

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    Quote Originally Posted by tom kennedy View Post
    Run them perfectly strait ! No tow
    What do you know about going fast?
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    One concern with running perfectly aligned is if there is any slop in the tie bar bolts you can get chatter. May or may not hurt anything, just something to consider. I always liked a touch of toe-in on submerged props (wider at the end of the prop shaft) to put the tie bar in tension. C/R surfacing props will provide their own preload, so lined up would work. Sorry for the sermon here, but recently had to discuss this in a deposition.
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