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PROPULSION: TEST DRIVE

D8 IPS650; and, D8 IPS700. The

Tier 3, non-Type Approved ver-

Wester 45, PTA 95 sion will be available starting Janu- ary 1, 2017.

Test Run & Results

While at Volvo Penta’s Global Ma- rine Testing Krossholmen, Marine-

News was afforded the opportunity to take the helm and test-drive four different styles of boat, each with different propulsion out? t and set up. While the of? cial acceleration and boat test statistics presented were supplied by of? cial Volvo Pen- ta test drivers on different dates over the past few months, a spot testing of the data on each of the test runs

June 10, 2016 in Sweden was in line with the data presented.

In overview, the performance of

Credit: Volvo Penta the machinery during the ? ve hours of running these four boats through their paces was excellent. In its pre- sentations prior to the test drives,

Volvo Penta executives were natural- ly quick to extol the virtues and per- formance of the complete system, from the torque of the engine/IPS combination to the control afforded courtesy of the Humphree trim and stabilization products to the ease of control with Volvo Penta’s advance control systems.

While it is not easy or practical to equally compare one feature versus another, we were most de? nitely impressed the intuitive, easy-to-use joystick control. The joystick de- livered as promised, whether it was tested using the new D8/IPS15 set up (as tested on the former Finnish rescue boat Rescue PAF/PTA81) or tested using a more traditional twin- engine, shaft and propeller with electronic rudder and bowthruster (as tested on the Cranchi 48 Atlan- tique yacht).

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