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Volvo Penta's days as just an engine company have evolved into something bigger.I'm a lucky guy. Ever since Volvo Penta introduced IPS to the world of recreational watercraft some four years ago, I've had the opportunity to test drive a bunch of pod-equipped boats, not only those equipped with Volvo Penta systems but also those

By Capt. Bill Pike

September 1, 2008

<p>After modifications, a 51-footer with triple IPS units heads for some open-water testing.</p>

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.

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Sunseeker 82 Ocean

A medium shot from inside an enclosed boat helm station featuring a smiling, bearded man sitting at the steering wheel. He is looking off to the right, wearing blue-mirrored sunglasses, a blue baseball cap underneath a grey beanie, and a hooded blue digital-camouflage jacket. Large glass windows and an overhead skylight panel surround the cabin, offering a view out over choppy water toward a distant, tree-lined shoreline under a bright sky.

Charter Ready, Life Proof

An aerial, high-angle three-quarter shot of a white center-console power catamaran cruising through green water, leaving a foaming white wake behind its twin hulls. Two men are on board, with the driver at the helm station beneath a black T-top canopy. The boat features tan upholstered seating, including an open bow lounge area and a rear-facing cockpit bench. The aft deck is finished with a light brown faux-teak swim platform extension flanking twin black outboard engines.

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A low-angle, three-quarter view from the water looking up at a white Invictus ST55 luxury motor yacht idling on calm blue seas. A couple sits relaxing on the spacious aft sunpad deck outside the enclosed main cabin, which features dark tinted windows and black radar domes on the roof. The yacht's modern design includes a fold-down bulwark terrace extended on the starboard side just above the waterline, set against a bright blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds.

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