IPS is 20 years old! Would you?

[oldgit]

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”​

At some point the value of most craft drops within the buying power of the man on the Clapham Ominibus.
A 41 (ish) ft boat fitted with a VP IPS will soon be reaching that 20 year redline and quite probably by then sub price £100K.
Ability to afford the boat usually prevails over any sensible considerations about running costs or moorings and as to what actually pushes it through the water ?
The buyer only having visions of bikini clad young ladies lying on the fore deck on only day the sun came out during the previous summer.
Not sure where the wife is ?
Have no doubts any sellers or brokers will spend considerable time and effort explaining about the expence of servicing and repairing outdrives and IPS before reluctantly running down the road with the cash.
Outdrives . You and a mate can probably remove any outdrive using the "Armstrong" method with big box of Elastoplast and expletives.

IPS. Do you have a forklift handy.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a IPS pod, will need a small fortune ​

Does anybody have a Cummins Zeus pod system. ?

 

[DAW]

Definitely not comparing apples with apples when you compare the new 74 Ocean against the 76 Yacht.

From a technical perspective: The 74 Ocean has 2x1000hp engines (IPS1350 uses the D13-1000 not the 900hp version), max speed of 25 knots and is almost certainly fitted with gyro stabilisation. The 76 Yacht has 2x1400/1550 engines, max speed of 32 knots and fin stabilisers (so more drag). While the dimensions and displacements are similar, my guess is there are also some considerable differences in the hull shapes below the water line.

It would be interesting to know what the consumption figures are at say 15 knots once they are on the plane. My guess is that a more realistic average cruising speed for these yachts is 15-16 knots, at which point the less powerful IPS engines would be working quite hard.

 

[Moonstruck]

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”​

At some point the value of most craft drops within the buying power of the man on the Clapham Ominibus.
A 41 (ish) ft boat fitted with a VP IPS will soon be reaching that 20 year redline and quite probably by then sub price £100K.
Ability to afford the boat usually prevails over any sensible considerations about running costs or moorings and as to what actually pushes it through the water ?
The buyer only having visions of bikini clad young ladies lying on the fore deck on only day the sun came out during the previous summer.
Not sure where the wife is ?
Have no doubts any sellers or brokers will spend considerable time and effort explaining about the expence of servicing and repairing outdrives and IPS before reluctantly running down the road with the cash.
Outdrives . You and a mate can probably remove any outdrive using the "Armstrong" method with big box of Elastoplast and expletives.

IPS. Do you have a forklift handy.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a IPS pod, will need a small fortune ​

Does anybody have a Cummins Zeus pod system. ?

Yes, I have a Cummins Zeus installation on my boat and it’s bloody brilliant! It’s 16 years old and I’ve had it for 15 of those. I’ve travelled all along the south coast and crossed the channel at least a dozen times and travelled as far south as Brittany . So far no major problems at all.
Now the shaft drive boat I have a share of in Majorca, that’s a different story! Reconditioned gearbox twice and eventually replaced it. No where near as fuel efficient and whilst I’ve never had an issue, close quarters handling is not as easy. Say what you want about IPS but Zeus in my opinion is a fantastic bit of kit attached to excellent engines.
Like anything mechanical it needs looking after properly!

 

[Jerbro]

Nice to see you can get new IPS units on eBay these days!?

Volvo Penta Drive Unit IPS-F 1.82-1 3801710 New Surplus From D6 435 IPS600 Sale | eBay UK

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Coastalrides is a well established supplier of used board parts and new-old stock.