If you’ve ever aligned your propeller shaft and ­engine, then you’ve handled the hardware that connects these two components together: the shaft coupling. While ­simple in form, couplings play a ...

Engine alignment, like so many other onboard mechanical details, falls squarely into the category of Out of Sight, Out of Mind. If the engine and shaft are set properly the first time, alignment ...

You know you never hit bottom, but suddenly hatch hinges clatter while underway, and a tingle starts in your feet and travels all the way through your spine. Jeff Fay, owner of Fay’s Boat Yard on New ...