You are right NYCAP, this is how IPS was designed.
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/7332-post1.html
With the props facing forward, there could be more damage to the drive than on Zeus, so I should call my insurer before the diver. But the whole idea is that there should be no damage to the yacht.
When I go to Volvo Penta in a couple of weeks, I will ask them how this has come out in reality.