Horizontal connector system and method

An apparatus comprising:

• a flowline connector including an inboard pipe and an outboard assembly, the outboard assembly including an outboard pipe supported within a frame such that the outboard pipe is moveable within the frame to allow the outboard pipe to be moved toward the inboard pipe, wherein the outboard assembly also includes a profile pipe in which the outboard pipe is received, the profile pipe and the outboard pipe are connected to move synchronously, and the profile pipe includes at least one guide to change pitch or yaw of the outboard pipe to direct the outboard pipe toward alignment with the inboard pipe as the outboard pipe is moved within the frame toward the inboard pipe;
• wherein the flowline connector includes an inboard assembly having the inboard pipe, wherein the outboard assembly includes a landing porch with rounded keys configured to be received in mating slots of the inboard assembly.