[PCW] Volvo IPS

Georgs Kolesnikovs georgs at powercatamaranworld.com
Mon Jul 16 08:00:14 EDT 2007


Any drawings or renderings posted anywhere on the Web so we can see 
what you're developing?

--Georgs

>I am investigating to put Volvo IPS 400 on my next 48 footer.We have sent
>the plans to Volvo to acquire the necessary specs from them. It seems that
>for this to work the hull has to be a planning hull and to get the best
>result we have to fit foils on the boat.The present boat we are building
>will have foils and seems it will lift the boat at 15 knots. So clearly it
>will ensure better fuel consumption.We will however also do trails without
>them to see the affect that the foils do have and also what increase in
>speed we will get.
>
>Thanks
>
>Mark Nicholson
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