Dear Bob, you forgot to mention that the plate under the hull in the series since 2009 corroded with galvanic currents and water entered the IPS foot. Then you changed the plate to steel. here, dear Bob, these costs of "wrong Volvo experimentation" have been borne by your customers, who have only cursed you. Thanks for being innovative!
Volvo ips is used by most high end cruisers and midsize yachts. Multi Million dollar boats. They are used because they are revolutionary and the best marine engines ever built. Go be mad somewhere else and spew nonsense.
No one ever talks about the seals going bad at five years and costing tens of thousands to rebuild. BY the time it fails you're done. So read the maintenance manual and do the maintenance.
Beautiful system and im sure it performs remarkably well. In a clean test course or tub. Put that design in the real world and the first debri strike or grounding and it is done and will cost tens of thousands to fix.
Great feat of engineering, but very impractical for most boaters due to high costs and very high vulnerability to catastrophic damage and failure as well as way too many points of potential failure ,just look at how many places the power changes direction ! Every 90 degree gearset consumes power as well. A straight shaft and propeller protected in a keel and lower Skeg with bow and stern thrusters is still the simplest most reliable and cost effective system. Interesting concept though !
It's VERY practical and is now the "go to" for most larger boats. I have an Azimut 60 w triples and I couldn't be more happy. Zero problems, my 60 is the fastest 60' out there and I'm an accomplished captain so I have no fears of putting it on the ground. Been boating in S Florida/Bahamas/Gulf for 20 yrs, no problems like that. I recommend it to all my friends. You've never experienced it so until you do, remember what I said.
@toddprince8595 What experience is required to determine that power direction change increases friction and resultant heat production? All that's required is a belief in the basic laws of math and physics. Just because you claim IPS to be "VERY practical" and "go to", that represents nothing more than sales hype. As for the danger of foward facing propellers, again, physics shows energy transferred to the props and IPS pods, upon collision with sufficient mass, at high enough speed, will unquestionably cause deformation of prop blades and possible total destruction of the pods and boat bottom. No amount of experience can disprove this. As for speed, I might be able to increase my 60 footer speed to several times that of your IPS by attaching a rocket booster to it but I don't want to spend the money on an impractical propulsion system.
On impact with a submerged object, isn't it going to tear out the entire drive? These drives protrude significantly below the hull. Hitting something would cause immense damage, sinking the boat immediately?
Happy "Presidents Day" today, George. Yeah, you are correct. The boat manufacturers should definitely plan on putting a couple of skegs in front of each unit. Oh, and I liked this holiday a lot better when we called it George Washington's Birthday.
What geniouses ! This time they invented the curved teeth gear, and put a pod backwards ! Wow. I can only imagine how it goes when you hit something, how the props seeks out a rope or fisshing net, why the ancient idea of forward facing propellars just isn't the safest most practical in the first place.
@GameliEL Auceps don’t hit a reef then 🤪🤦♂️ If you skim reefs you should not be driving a boat or are using the boat in an area where it is not intended If you want a world cruiser of course don’t go for ips 😂
Hi Robert, Volvo Penta is always working on new technologies and products but we haven't heard anything recently for the 20-30 foot market. We would love to give it a go if it happens!
The same as a shaft drive, just with an IPS drive the pod will sheer off leaving the hull watertight, with a shaft drive you’ll be running the pumps as the shaft gets pulled and opens up the stuffing box.
@Motoryacht Bacchus I humbly disagree. My current boat has a draft of 4.5 ft. There were spots in the Florida Keys where I had problems getting into the channels.
@@McFingal I'm not saying that there aren't areas where having a shallow draft is important, I'm saying that the IPS drives do NOT add 2.5' to the minimum draft of the boat as compared to conventional shafts.
@Motoryacht Bacchus I’m sure you are right. I just have an axe to grind when it comes to V/P equipment. One life threatening incident and I don’t forgive. They get the never buy from me.
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Awesome engineering, obviously stolen long ago from african engineers 👨🏿
Dear Bob, you forgot to mention that the plate under the hull in the series since 2009 corroded with galvanic currents and water entered the IPS foot. Then you changed the plate to steel. here, dear Bob, these costs of "wrong Volvo experimentation" have been borne by your customers, who have only cursed you. Thanks for being innovative!
Volvo ips is used by most high end cruisers and midsize yachts. Multi Million dollar boats. They are used because they are revolutionary and the best marine engines ever built. Go be mad somewhere else and spew nonsense.
No one ever talks about the seals going bad at five years and costing tens of thousands to rebuild. BY the time it fails you're done. So read the maintenance manual and do the maintenance.
thanks for posting , very impressive , solves at least two problems for me, the smoke and the noise, big factors in inboard installations.
That's awesome but the first thing in the way if you run over something. Better have scuba gear handy. And what about maintenance?
Thanks for showing your pursuit to excellence
My pleasure!
Beautiful system and im sure it performs remarkably well. In a clean test course or tub. Put that design in the real world and the first debri strike or grounding and it is done and will cost tens of thousands to fix.
Great feat of engineering, but very impractical for most boaters due to high costs and very high vulnerability to catastrophic damage and failure as well as way too many points of potential failure ,just look at how many places the power changes direction !
Every 90 degree gearset consumes power as well.
A straight shaft and propeller protected in a keel and lower Skeg with bow and stern thrusters is still the simplest most reliable and cost effective system.
Interesting concept though !
It's VERY practical and is now the "go to" for most larger boats. I have an Azimut 60 w triples and I couldn't be more happy. Zero problems, my 60 is the fastest 60' out there and I'm an accomplished captain so I have no fears of putting it on the ground. Been boating in S Florida/Bahamas/Gulf for 20 yrs, no problems like that. I recommend it to all my friends. You've never experienced it so until you do, remember what I said.
You're used to American made garbage. This is European and engineered to much higher standards.
@toddprince8595 What experience is required to determine that power direction change increases friction and resultant heat production? All that's required is a belief in the basic laws of math and physics. Just because you claim IPS to be "VERY practical" and "go to", that represents nothing more than sales hype. As for the danger of foward facing propellers, again, physics shows energy transferred to the props and IPS pods, upon collision with sufficient mass, at high enough speed, will unquestionably cause deformation of prop blades and possible total destruction of the pods and boat bottom. No amount of experience can disprove this. As for speed, I might be able to increase my 60 footer speed to several times that of your IPS by attaching a rocket booster to it but I don't want to spend the money on an impractical propulsion system.
On impact with a submerged object, isn't it going to tear out the entire drive? These drives protrude significantly below the hull. Hitting something would cause immense damage, sinking the boat immediately?
looks like an interesting solution.
a downside to the design might be snag and impact hazards
It's designed to rip off at the hull without damaging the hull.
Happy "Presidents Day" today, George.
Yeah, you are correct. The boat manufacturers should definitely plan on putting a couple of skegs in front of each unit.
Oh, and I liked this holiday a lot better when we called it George Washington's Birthday.
I wonder if a IPS system could be retro-fitted into a classic SeaCamper houseboat?
there are quite a few sizes an power ranges, worth a look into for sure. they arent cheap, this is the best tech on the water.
What geniouses ! This time they invented the curved teeth gear, and put a pod backwards ! Wow. I can only imagine how it goes when you hit something, how the props seeks out a rope or fisshing net, why the ancient idea of forward facing propellars just isn't the safest most practical in the first place.
Any moving prop will seek out rope or any other debris.
@GameliEL Auceps don’t hit a reef then 🤪🤦♂️
If you skim reefs you should not be driving a boat or are using the boat in an area where it is not intended
If you want a world cruiser of course don’t go for ips 😂
perfectly explained, Thanks for sharing !
Zeelander Yachts lol
great for service prices :)
I'm just wondering if the Volvo Penta IPS also will be used in small recreation boats, anything from a 20 to a 30 foot boat?!?
Hi Robert, Volvo Penta is always working on new technologies and products but we haven't heard anything recently for the 20-30 foot market. We would love to give it a go if it happens!
They’re not counter rotating, but contra rotating (around the 2:50 mark)
@GameliEL Auceps Back to University for you - in engineering terms counter and contra rotation are very different.
Can't beat surface piercing for drama and speed though.
this reminds me of azipods
how do you get on fishing with these things sounds like a big mess with net
WOW! comment 18 showing.
Wonder how it would handle large woody debris?
With money hahaha
@@mminces and repeat as required
The same as a shaft drive, just with an IPS drive the pod will sheer off leaving the hull watertight, with a shaft drive you’ll be running the pumps as the shaft gets pulled and opens up the stuffing box.
Berapa harga .. ?
4:03 FIVE HUNDRED YEARS!!! ..of marine gearing experience.
ok sure
Do you have to have 2 drives or can you use only one motor and ips drive
Most of the benefits associated with IPS rely on a multi engine installation so Volvo Penta do not offer a single engine/drive with the IPS product.
amazing IPS from Volvo but no protection for ropes, net and sea garbage, and also it need to be electrical :)
One tenthousandth of a millimeter? .0001mm? .0000039 inches? Four millionths of an inch? Are you certain of that?
Let’s add 2.5 ft to the minimum draft. So a boat that has a 4 ft draft now has a 6.5 ft draft. So much for getting into tight places.
Not the case at all.
@Motoryacht Bacchus I humbly disagree. My current boat has a draft of 4.5 ft. There were spots in the Florida Keys where I had problems getting into the channels.
@@McFingal I'm not saying that there aren't areas where having a shallow draft is important, I'm saying that the IPS drives do NOT add 2.5' to the minimum draft of the boat as compared to conventional shafts.
@Motoryacht Bacchus I’m sure you are right. I just have an axe to grind when it comes to V/P equipment.
One life threatening incident and I don’t forgive. They get the never buy from me.
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Volvo has and will always be the absolute worst marine products. Every single tech ive ever spoken with agrees.