Engine Alignments – In or Out of the Water?

During the course of a conversation with a new client we were talking about the benefits of an optical scope alignment when the shafts are removed. The client had heard, as many have, that the best alignments must be made in-the-water. We hear this argument (in vs. out of the water) often and appears to be a chicken-and-egg discussion that creates a lot of confusion.

Based on the discussion I added a new technical article to help others in the future sort through this process.