After modifications, a 51-footer with triple IPS units heads for some open-water testing.
Here’s a stringer grid being installed in the 51’s engine room.
They’ll be gelcoated to produce a clean, finished product.
View of the completed triple-IPS installation inside the boat.
View of the completed triple-IPS installation outside the boat. Propellers have yet to be secured, of course.
Another triple-IPS hull is readied for open-water testing. Note the temporary helm station.
BEIC techs work with employees of boatbuilding firms while training them in IPS technology.