Volvo Penta IPS - The inside story 

I am a Professional Captain I have operated very large AZI Pods, Arneson Surface piercing, and multiple Waterjets, and Schottell systems I am currently training a new boat owner. The IPS drives are great for this first time owner .BUT after transiting the inter coastal from New Jersey to Florida and having some issues the key is to find a PROFICIENT Volvo mechanic. The mechanics I ran into have this disposable mindset where as if one thing is broken then they believe to replace the entire unit. I have found a great Volvo Mechanic 1200 miles later . I am hoping this owner increases vessel size and includes IPS units for the larger vessel. The IPS system has a great ability for the owner to get into tight spots and to get out of trouble proficiently .

i love it how everything sounds perfect and wonderful in these factory videos

AMO LA VOLVO PENTA MARINA.SIEMPRE

The Zuess still has the skeg to protect its props. This system puts them out in front, which is a more efficient use of the props, but leaves the props with no protection from underwater obstacles.

Good job brothers amazing

I can tell you that this is the most Gothenburgian swenglish I havve ävver höörd. It warms my Gothenburg heart.

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!

What about those of us that have full series hybrids? do you have one that is sans exhaust?

impresionante esta tecnologia parabens atodos

What is the name of the song at 0:15?

@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

Mariners37, sorry to read that you had a bad experience. I hope you contacted one of our dealers to get help. We wish you a nice problem free summer at sea!

NICE AND WONDERFUL.

Yes

If you were to add a conical shaped housing moulded with the Lower gear case housing from the propellers to exhaust reducing in size from prop to exhaust (like an aircraft jet engine or Dyson cyclone vacuum cleaner), would it add more power/thrust/performance and also reduce emissions and required horsepower..?

Have Volvo IPS600s. Both maintained above and beyond Volvo Penta specs. Both IPS units have failed seals and have just been replaced due to water in gearbox oil. Volvo has reduced prices of units so this is now preferred option (replace entire unit when there is water ingress). USD40k later. Units less than 5 years old. No help from Volvo. At all... but all boat manufacturers are throwing these in to grab 2-3ft of extra internal space...

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.

Can I have one for a narrow boat ?

Nice but what if you hit something no skeg

Deseo conocer que pasa en un frenado involuntario de las propelas

مرحبا ممكن اعرف سعرموتور Volvo TD/100

Thanks Perrogaruao!

Love it!

Best engines ever!

Great stuff the Volvo. the only problem we have we Volvo here in Australia ,is parts.yes I couldn't get a throttle motor for a 1996 engine . looked all over Australia and not even a second hand one very sad day for me I loved that engine she was the best . 5 cylinder engine I never new it existed, no vibrations when running couldn't hear her either top stuff Volvo

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.

Great new technology!! Used on cruise ships for many years now (aka: Azipods), just using gears instead of electric motors. It would have been really neat to get the pod turning radius an Azipod has. It is nice to see these on smaller boats.

sy las propelas se frenan improvisamente tienes un allarma y la otra trasmission continua a trabacar normalmente y puedes regresar en segureza. Perdoname l'espaniol ma soy italiano.

Any of the IPS units been damaged by underwater objects such as ropes etc?

Well Bob, the housing is made of nickel, bronze and aluminium, not aluminum. It is a nice construction, only too heavy. By far.

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.

Do you think its possible to built embedded system controller in side each machine to control both machine behavior and the controller a mine the man who machine drive ( the driver man) and control his actions and in case he did not make the right choose the machine take the control resp. he limit his control action by ordering machine to not response or response with a period time that the controller define.

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

volvo are very good engines. i had a couple for 10 years and were great ... just pay attention to maintenance. I would like to have IPS in a boat some time soon ...

The DuoProp is just an awesome idea, maximizing the performance. Giving your boat an engine and prop design identical to those on a Soviet Bomber (TU-95)

😍❤️💖👍 love everything about it, we buy a 23ft 1994 Regal Ambassador 233xl with a Volvo Penta DP-C1 1.95 duoprop, and I need the outdrive fix or replace... I love the ocean but I don't have any experience with boat and I'm planning to live with my family in there... I know Christmas is not here but I will really appreciate if you guys help me 😊 fix it 💖

Sanghun7277, IPS stands for Inboard Performance System

Unhappy about the unprotected props powering straight into all sorts of hazards: marine rubbish, trees and driftwood, rope, crab & lobster pot lines, set nets, plastics, shipping containers, divers and everything else that's bobbing around out there just waiting for a passing prop to foul. Perhaps a very substantial, forward-facing, stainless mesh housing would deflect unwanted flotsam without hindering performance. IPS - Inevitable Propeller Smash

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

A friend had this system and he hit some under water pilings next to a dock and it screwed up his boat and the props and shaft we're Fu*ked up up beyond repair. He did say that he got to close to the old dock... I have hit things with my Mercruiser duoprops and the props blades we're bent but the stern drives automatically raises to avoid any further damage. Also you can't get to close to the beach with the ips pods because you have props that suck all kinds of shiet into them ,, like ropes and nets and drift wood ..the small and insignificant increase in efficiency is not worth just one repair to props and the pod of this nature.. the Mercruiser Zeus system puts the props in the rear of the pod behind a skeg as well ... One other thing to think about......if you have the Volvo ips system please stay away from areas of Marine mammals as that system will kill them for sure it definitely should have a steel cage around those props ..

@4:07 500 years of experience? They were founded in 1927.

When will Penta come out with a retractable sail drive? Or perhaps even a hybrid retractable sail drive? A D3 modified for power generation coupled to a electric motor on a retractable drive would be amazing. Thrust steering, reduced drag, reduced chances of below surface collisions, and so forth. And with the propulsion units retracted maintenance could be assured from inside the vessel. No leaking at the though-hull connection to the drive shaft, less wear and corrosion since it would spend most of it's service life retracted. Oh yes, I could go on. But I won't. For your sake that is.

Imagine if you could mix this with the latest hydrofoil technology, the drag could be reduced almost completely!

People, how much this penta?

wonder if anyone has done a repower and retrofit.

Just think of a big log getting stuck between the boat and the prop I jade Volvo

The real test is to ask those that have owned the pods for several years, and the opposite side of spectrum arnesons. Pods good for low speed maneuvering, surface drives good for top end but most folks would go back to good ole inboards with prop pockets if they get the chance because one mishap or service will way offset any efficiency savings. Plus a volvo diesel just aint my best choice of power either.

how much?

cara pra caralho..muito exposta qualquer coisa que acerte ela quebra..If you hit something breaks and is expensive to fix

Tengo un SESSA MARINE C46. El 23 de Junio a 15 Mn de Colon, Panama un tronco trabo las propelas de Babor Acudi al Dealer de Volvo en panama y dictamino el cambio de la Upper Gear. Como no la tenian para entrega en un tiempo corto la solicite a otro dealer de Volvo en Miami ubicado por SESSA MARINE U.S.A. Pague el repuesto y el delivery el dealer de Panama lo Instalo pero no hubo solucion.. Volovo dice que Panama no tiene que ver con Miami AAHH

@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)

1:26 extrem Swenglish. ;-P

Que pasa con el servicio Internacional de Volvo SESSA MARINE C 46 Mod. 2009 varado desde 23 de junio lleva 4 meses y no hay solucion. VOLVO IPS 600 Es muy fragil. Pague a Volvo Panama hasta hoy casi US 30.000 cambiaron la Upper Gear y Ahora dicen que es necesario cambiar la IPS COMPLETA y que yo como cliente pierda el valor de la Upper Gear

You have no protection the propeller for wood that could hit.

Scania penta

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!!!

A Cadillac on the water.

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Built to fail - that's real IPS system motto. I've burnt $98k on servicing these units during 2 years, without any underwater collisions...

Ya! Now these can rip holes in the bottom like v drives

If you buy volvo parts, stay away from marine parts Express dot com. They are not an authorized volvo penta dealer...

what if u hit a log

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iteresante

Silly advert. No real facts just a boring sales pitch. where are the independent tests??

開什麼玩笑.槳葉那麼大.又沒將水經過排水孔內.排水孔噴出來的水應該是引擎冷卻水吧?看水流測試槳葉那麼大竟無用武之地 ?!

@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

NO! NO! NO! You understand very weel that I don't speak about that!!!!! I hope to be in error but if happen what I'm going to say, 10000 units are dangerous, and someone is risking is life not the arm. if happen that the pod is free to turn ( the trasmission between the electric motor and the pod is broken) at the top speed the pod will go to the position of maximum turn? Someone can answer???? can volvo show some experiment about this? thanks

Just dont go thru seaweed

hmmmm... looks like a good engine will i live in illinois and i was thinking of taking my 40' ship out and i need a new engine i had a mecury disel my ship is only a moth old so its kinda like a baby to me so i like this engine i take my ship to lake micagan in IL and theres tons of weeds by my dock in my slot so i was wondering if this would work please commment me back im sick of the horrible mecury engine!

Susceptible to underwater debris damage, too complicated and unreliable - just like Volvo Penta engines. If they are so good why aren't long range trawler builders using them?

500 years of practical experience? a half of a hundred thousandth of an inch gear accuracy? Shot penning provides an additional 20% strength to the gear set? Those are all a bit of a stretch from a company that put the propellers on the wrong end.

Hahahahahaha.....stupid pod

You could just get a yamaha engine smh

There is absolutely no protection in shallow water, ya can't build a better mouse trap

Fine in clear open water but for the other 90% of the ocean, you'd get rope and junk caught up in it.. Useless in this area.. Here we build lobster boats with fiberglass keels and skegs that extend below the rudder and prop so rope just slides past

Volvo XPD drives were a total disaster.

Volvo is not Volvo anymore..tnx

Just don’t break down, you might be 6 months for parts. Their service record is horrible.

all u did was take mercury's bravo three prop and redesigned it and with the propelers faceing forward if you hit a log or debree your prop is done MERCURY ROCKS volvo sucks