Tag: Zeus

Pacific Expedition Offers Zeus Pod Drives for PE60 Catamaran

| February 11, 2010 | 0 Comments
Pacific Expedition Offers Zeus Pod Drives for PE60 Catamaran

Pacific Expedition Yachts will offer Cummins Mercruiser Diesel Zeus pod drives on its PE60 Expedition Class Power Catamaran. The first hull with Zeus drives is already under construction at Pacific Expedition’s Astoria, Oregon shipyard, with delivery expected later this year. Here’s how Pacific Expedition describes the decision to offer the Zeus drives: The PE60, equipped [...]

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First Photos: Grand Banks 41 Heritage EU

| July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
First Photos: Grand Banks 41 Heritage EU

One of the most anxiously awaited boats of the fall season is Grand Banks’ new 41 Heritage EU, powered by CumminsMerCruiser Diesel Zeus azimuthing drive pods.  Grand Banks dealers from around the world met last week in Singapore and were treated to the first look at the new boat.  I first wrote about the new [...]

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Pod Wars on Mad Mariner

| November 7, 2007 | 0 Comments
Pod Wars on Mad Mariner

I wrote a continuation of the engine series for Mad Mariner last week covering the ultimate in recreational marine propulsion — the steerable pod drives from Volvo Penta and Cummins MerCruiser Diesel, known as IPS and Zeus, respectively.  Take a look at the piece here and then log on to the discussion forums at Mad [...]

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The Second Wave Cometh – Grand Banks 41 Heritage EU

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

If IPS and Zeus drives on express cruisers were the first wave of this new “azimuthing drive pod” technology, then keep your head up because the second wave is arriving — in the form of Grand Banks’ 41 Heritage EU. Why the second wave? Well, the first wave was basically a quick “bolt-on” application, with [...]

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