Just three years earlier, Volvo Penta had introduced its pod drive, called IPS 1, along with a new line of D series diesel inboard engines. Though they were targeted to express cruisers under 40 feet, ...

Engines clear of the water are less susceptible to oxidation, galvanism and stray current, giving the 370 Venture a decided corrosion advantage versus sterndrives and inboard cruisers. Tiltable, ...

You’re driving in the water with the former and on the pavement with the latter. That may leave you wondering, how does an inboard boat transmission work? The first thing to understand is the ...