How To: Use IPS - Part 1 | Motor Boat & Yachting

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[@djtihor]

This guy is amazing in explaining things... As a slow learner, I've learned things from him. All his videos rock!

[@agontop1]

Great video and well explained. I love the aerial to go with it. Ties it all in. I am an experienced skilled commercial capt for 18 years and had a delivery last week with this new system. I wasn’t fully aware how to use it so I stayed with the conventional throttles. I wish I watched your video before so I could have had the chance to really play with this new system and enjoy it! I’ll have to wait for the next delivery now. Thanks for the post, great stuff!!

[@jbss7382]

Motor Boat &Yachting, Hello Mr Mendes, just a thank you. I'm not an owner or a fender kicker😂 but have watched all the How to videos avidly. I used to be on RAF target launches in the 80's and we all had to have very good handling skills. The ease of your instruction is just great. I wish I really was an owner as I'd be signing up for the boat handling courses that are run near you. Best wishes, Jonathan

[@bobuncle8704]

An excellent demonstration. Thank you so much

[@paulpaterson5946]

Another great video.

[@gmailgmail4901]

Excellent video , very informative and easy to understand .

[@tommyzDad]

When Michael Cain's not doing movies, he's instructing us in the use of the IPS system! "You were only supposed to dock the bloody boat!"

[@hughsmith7668]

Drove one of these today for a client and this video was very helpful. I have operated DP supply vessels and anchor handling supply vessels so was pretty failure with the concept. I was looking for a card that had a short break-down of the symbols on the controls. The client did not know if they came with one. DO YOU HAVE ?

[@andrewmeyer6067]

Very useful!

[@johncooper2707]

Really helpful video but I would have liked to seen a camera on the joystick control in addition. Not a criticism just a helpful addition

[@MotorBoatYachting]

Thanks for the suggestion, John - we'll pass it on

[@farhan.882]

If you look at parts of the video like 1:54 you can see a camera pointed at the joystick but I think they must have edited out that footage

[@BennyTheNerd]

Can that be installed on a 45' Catamaran sailboat? Is it safe?

[@BucketWheat]

I used to sell power boats... and we would do "on the Water Deliveries" for new owners, if they wanted. It was always recommended, especially if first-time owners, or when 'moving up' from a smaller boat to a much larger one. And we would take them out to open water, and locate a couple of buoys -- as reference points -- and let them learn and practice these types of skills. (Much safer for surrounding boats than doing this in a Marina! LOL!) But just as Driving skills for a car do not 'translate' to riding skills for a motorcycle... Driving a car is also VERY different from operating a boat! But very few boat owners will actually take "Skills Training"... (sad) And they are mostly 'self-taught' by trial & error...

[@agontop1]

Floyd Burdett Keeps a roof over my head for actual skilled captains lol

[@roger3893]

Business idea: Self-deploying drone that takes off at the push of a button and gives you a live top-down view for docking/difficult maneuvers. It should also land and charge itself automatically. Alternatively: A telescopic pole with a top down camera that does the same.

[@rjeanette9189]

@@andrewbowring1298 Alexander didn't ask for a smart ass reply.

[@okumonux]

raymarine read your post... ;-)

[@davidamble9965]

I note it wasn't used in the demonstration, but why is that boat fitted with a bow thruster as well? I spotted the control on the dash.

[@chefdan87]

Redundancy. If one system fails you have a backup.The boat might have had a retrofit for the ips system and the bow thruster is now not needed.

[@jamesmorrison745]

IPS and a bow thruster? Is the bow thruster really needed?

[@agontop1]

Absolutely!! It is redundancy. Lets say the joystick malfunctions leaving you with conventional throttles only.. As a skilled captain (commercially) I rarely use a bow thruster, however, there have been a few situations with strong winds and a really tight docking space that a bow thruster has saved my @ss. With long light bows, you’ll loose them very fast and they sometimes aren’t easy to recover. w/out a bow thruster.

[@gonzaloviglino2305]

Can you still use the bow thruster with the joystick engaged?

[@Smokeyr67]

Yep

[@colin7415]

Is there an after-market product?

[@asimsparks]

This IPS is the actual whole engine. Its not something bolted to a engine that is already installed.

[@JedemPoKucama]

What if the wind is too strong and the idle power that ips uses is not enough?

[@erikbuiten14]

JedemPoKucama Ips can use full motor power, so i do not see a problem. Ips uses the same range of power as you, the driver, if it is neccecary

[@Sjent309]

If you have the money then its peace of cake to handle your boat, apearently

[@marius9900]

Intro music?

[@BDHO73]

yes there is indeed.

[@ernietetrault3403]

@@BDHO73 SO LOUD! How could you miss it?

[@user-fl6ui1pr9l]

sorry, i have to skip this one I am not that rich :D

[@stellapolare9829]

This IPS Is for totaly incompetents manouvrers

[@tryazeve9420]

So they develop idiot proof controls for a boat and it STILL requires an idiot's guide to use???

[@sadenuttie2234]

Who hurt you?

[@36thstreethero]

If you cant figure out how to use a joystick to move a boat, you shouldn’t be operating a boat. Literally position the stick how you want the boat to maneuver.

[@malc0lmx0]

I have been boating for 25 years I passed throw 6 boats from a 50 ft riva special to formula 353 fastech today. Ive never had issues with out using Ips drives more fun and enjoyable using the gears :) Ips drives are an accessory for today's boats its all part of a preference / luxury perk. Not what you just stated if one can't the ips joystick one shouldn't be boating... seems your a novice boater to have passed such a silly remark

[@T3SKATLIPOC4]

...you talk too much

[@BDHO73]

You, sir, are a dickhead. Good day to you.