Subscribe
Boats
The Next Step Gallery
Submitted by Capt. Bill Pike on Mon, 2008-09-01 00:01
After modifications, a 51-footer with triple IPS units heads for some open-water testing.
Here's a stringer grid being installed in the 51's engine room.
They'll be gelcoated to produce a clean, finished product.
View of the completed triple-IPS installation inside the boat.
View of the completed triple-IPS installation outside the boat. Propellers have yet to be secured, of course.
Another triple-IPS hull is readied for open-water testing. Note the temporary helm station.
BEIC techs work with employees of boatbuilding firms while training them in IPS technology.
Related Features
The Next Step
Posted | Volvo Penta's days as just an engine company have evolved into something bigger.I'm a lucky guy. Ever since Volvo Penta introduced IPS to the world of recreational watercraft some four years ago, I've had the opportunity to test drive a bunch of pod-equipped boats, not only those equipped with Volvo Penta systems but also those Read Article
Carver 44 Sojourn
Posted |We test two radically roomy, pod-equipped Carver cruisers, one with gas power and the other with diesel.
Read Article
Inboard Performance Sportfishing?
Posted | Volvo Penta’s pod-drive technology is finding a home into an ever-growing number of anglers’ engine rooms.Spencer Yachts built the first sportfisherman to be powered by Volvo Penta's IPS. She's equipped with twin 435-hp IPS600s.When Volvo Penta first developed its Inboard Performance System (IPS), with its articulated, Read Article
Ovation 52
Posted | I'd say I'm a reasonably humble guy. Now and again I let the cat out of the bag, so to speak, but mostly I manage to restrain my grosser ego-driven tendencies, a state of affairs that makes life a little humdrum sometimes. At least for me.A few days ago, though, a veritable vortex of events swirled into place near Sea Isle Marina behind the Marriott Biscayne in Miami and magically, if Read Article
Brokerage Listings Powered by BoatQuest.com
