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    Lightbulb Anyone see the Miami boat show, new propulsion unit


    Volvo Penta introduced a new inboard propulsion system (IPS) It's pretty radical looking, The prop and connecting unit are mounted through the bottom of the boat near the stern (elimiates outboards and stern drives Tramsom shields). Now comes the interesting part, when they lowered it in the water, It looked as if the driver hit two underwater ice burgs or something, the Drive shaft and prop unit face toward the bow, (reversed).
    Looks like something out of starwars man. It was really awsome to watch it go, It was matched up against an Inboard prop shaft unit, and it blew it away in several catagories, It was really nice to see, just wondering if anyone saw it.
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    This should explain it with pretty pictures...

    http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...42mbynews.html

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    yeah, that's it in a nutshell.
    I should have posted pictures.

    Thanks for the link fishcrazed.

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    That is pretty neat looking and would probably be OK for all deep water use. Could you imagine what those props would look like after hitting a stump?
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    Quote Originally Posted by IBNFSHN
    That is pretty neat looking and would probably be OK for all deep water use. Could you imagine what those props would look like after hitting a stump?
    My thoughts, exactly, IBN. I love innovation, and it should be good in deep water, but not in our sport, and especially in Louisiana. Kinda like a boxer leading with his chin!.. :D

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    LOL yeah, they showed a demo of what happens if a solid structure was hit, (with a cartoon of course) the entire lower unit is designed to seperate from the boat, if the impact was that intense, that was to avoid water intrusion into the boat, I guess its better to be stranded on the water then in it lol.
    Unfortunetly I will never own one, to REPLACE a set of lost lower units, is just under $10,000. retail, doh
    also agree with bill not in our sport.
    It was a good show nevertheless =)
    mike (papermouth scaler)

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    "fish on!!!"
    (What a great day for fishing) lol.

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