I was at a boat show recently and was told some of the differences: - VP was the 1st to introduce the sterndrive in 1959 - VP was the 1st to...
Qwerty, I see you're from Vancouver Island. There is a metal boat builder in Sidney that you may want to look at - Christensen Yachts....
Lil Aj, The trim cylinder(s) may be leaking internally causing the drive to 'creep' down. If you don't presently use a local VP dealer now,...
Romat, contact Joe at Haney Marine in Maple Ridge. Ph.# 604-467-5256. He's helped me in the past with my Volvo.
I would be more worried about the bilge pump keeping up with the water pouring into the hole left by the shaft propelled damaged hull :eek: glug...
James, is this the test with the Cruisers 400 Express you're speaking of: http://powerandmotoryacht.com/engines/0205volvopentaIPS/ This test...
Volvo has just introduced the D3-160 with dp. Go with that. The dp will get you up on plane quicker and with double the blade on the water will...
Carlwun, A couple of things bother me about your comments: - Where are you getting the figure of $35,000 for just the drive? My local dealer...
Carlwun, Where are you getting your info?? A local dealer I trust priced it for me. It is $2000.00 more Canadian different for the sterndrive...
Diverdown, Please see my original thread above. Click on http://thehulltruth.com/photos/show...64&photoid=7427 You can not compare diesel hp...
True, most diesels are heavier than gas. However, the times they-are-a-changing. Volvo D3-160 diesel with dp drive 728 lbs. :eek: Volvo...
Check out the 58' long x 10' beam aluminum boat powered by (2) Volvo D9-500 engines being built by Christensen Yachts in Sidney, BC Canada:...
Hi Chris, see Volvo's website: http://www.volvo.com/volvopenta/global/en-gb/marineengines/outofproductionengines/dieselengine/inboard/ click...
Seems to work for me.........sorry guys.
Here is a link to a video clip by the British TV station ITV on the IPS system just introduced at the London boat show....
Richard, I think you're missing the point. Check out the website described in my initial thread then check out boatdiesel.com and see what Karl...
I decided to do a foot pounds of torque comparison (hp x 5252 divided by rpm. explained in way too much detail at:...
Robbster, Your transom cut-out is bigger than today's standard. Therefore, you will have to either re-fibreglas the transom and start fresh or...
An interesting thread on how some Marine Diesel manufacturers alter the conditions to make their hp figures inflated: www.boatdiesel.com then:...
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