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Old 02-24-2019, 01:32 AM   #3
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A friend of mine was crewing on a delivery of a ST with the Volvo IPS drives from Maine to Florida. They had to put off the trip two times due to IPS failures. Then the made it to Annapolis before the IPS broke down again for 3 week repair, waiting on parts mostly. Then they made it to SC before the IPS broke again. They returned home while it sat waiting for parts. The last try they made it to northern Florida before it broke and the owner gave up on the trip... Personally while the IPS is a great idea, I would never own one. I had a boat with Volvos and never again due to parts availability and cost.
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