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From: Pascal Gademer (no email)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2005 - 14:52:57 EST
i had the same reaction whe I first saw the articles, annoucmenets, etc...
but this is not a replacement for conventional stern drive, it's a
replacement for high speed inboards and and large inboard prop had no
protection either. You can't compare the IPS and a convention stern drive
unit.
granted, on an inboard the strut and shaft may offer limited protection and
deflect the log but they usually take a big hit as well. Best case scenario
you bend the shaft and prop.. worst... everything gets ripped out.
time will tell how it works in the real world, but the benefits seem to be
very real.
pascal
miami, fl
70 hatteras 53my
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim McCorison" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: T&T: The new IPS drive from Volvo Penta
> There is a review of this unit in Motor Boat & Yachting. You can read it
> online at http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20041101132742mbynews.html.
>
> I'm with Willy. Sure seems like you'll keep the prop shop guys in
business.
> The leading face of this thing is the duo-props. The skeg is behind the
> props. So you don't have anything to deflect whatever you might encounter
> from meeting the prop. Kind of like a boxer that leads with his nose.
>
> Jim
>
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