Volvo Penta IPS The inside story

Go behind the scenes, meet the developers and look at the secrets of Volvo Penta's exceptional product quality.

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[RAFCRI]

what happen when you break the trasmission to the steering at the top speed and it is free????

Ask to the inventor to try!!!

if happen the same of the tug it is too dangerous!!!

[ABVolvoPenta]

Our steering system is not hydraulic but is electronic, so even if you break the transmission at full speed, there will be no consequences on the drivers' hands/arms (no hydraulik hard feed back to the steering wheel) and the engines will soon derate RPM to 1500, in safety mode.

After more than 10.000 units sold, never had a single porblem on this issue.

[TheDartblockstang]

What if a frozen log from an airplane fell and went through the hull??????????cmon

[shovel20]

@RAFCRI Most boats have there limits don't they!? But you will find it can deal with it just excellent!!!

(I do not work for volvo Penta or claim to know their product! I am not liable nor do i represent their product,

I do not hold the knowledge to have a final say or influence Volvo on other people. I stand as an opinion)

[shovel20]

@RAFCRI well Take it apart and replace it. Do you go over a lot of rocks and reefs and fishing line at the front of the boat while its moving

[shovel20]

@ABVolvoPenta

Okay

hang on I thought there was hydrolic in the IPS is there some secret electronic servos your not saying ;)

I think hands down Volvo have won! Other companies are trying to copy the IPS but will run into problems

because they have not engineered a superior system! I'm such a dick but I have done a lot of research on this and realised that raw water intake, cooling, exhaust and mounting is just the best the IPS does it all hahahaha! I'm also a bit drunk so cheers

[shovel20]

Wow! Pure genius prop wash allows exhaust to escape underwater and creates further thrust under water! WOW

[baggybaba]

Again, The underwater part of the IPS is designed to come off, normally for dangerous collisions, like running aground on high speed.

not for log hitting. And even for traditional drives, when there is some sort of collision or ropes entangled, its a big pain in the ass to re-align the shaft and fix the damage.

Happens a lot in asia, cuz of fishing culture and the waters are netted with fishnets.

[baggybaba]

The damage of the logs hitting the boat, if its normal shaft drive or IPS drive, is almost the same. So its not that, if there is a log floating on the water, its likely to damage IPS system, and not the traditional drives.

But for extra safety, the IPS are designed to come off if they hit a hard object, So the drives and props dont penetrate the hull. So its designed to come off upon impact.

Which ofcourse has to be replaced, and that aint gonna be cheap. But still, not a bad design.

[bennington2550rcw1]

@Plasticwin shut up ass hole its made in america

[Tbolt1000TForLife]

forward facing props are a pretty effective design, but what if debris such as logs hits them?

[Plasticwin]

@bennington2550rcw1

Are you trolling or do you believe mercury was before volvo with this?

I have a mercury engine, its really shitty, -It's even made in mexico!

[multilex]

@bennington2550rcw1

Since when does Mercruiser produce a reliable sterndrive? Please don`t compare a Volvo sterndrive with products from Mercruiser. Volvo has been proven for many, many years to build the best sterndrives in the world.