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NYCAP123 · 08-11-2008, 07:12 AM

I've not had the pleasure to try Zeus yet. Loved IPS; not so much Axius. With Axius I had a hard time backing a boat into the current using the stick, and there is a lot of slapping in and out of gear which can't be good. I've also heard about some brain problems.
I find it hard to believe that an individual boat owner ran the zeus drives into a concrete barrier at 7mph and 30mph, but if it happened there must be video. I'd be real curious to see it. Likewise from Volvo IPS. As for prop damage, I wondered at first also, but I think it's more perception than reality. The blades are exposed either way. Plus, if the fuel savings are true it would more than cover the cost of the one prop I've lost in the past 20 years.

08-11-2008, 07:12 AM	#11
NYCAP123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,584	I've not had the pleasure to try Zeus yet. Loved IPS; not so much Axius. With Axius I had a hard time backing a boat into the current using the stick, and there is a lot of slapping in and out of gear which can't be good. I've also heard about some brain problems. I find it hard to believe that an individual boat owner ran the zeus drives into a concrete barrier at 7mph and 30mph, but if it happened there must be video. I'd be real curious to see it. Likewise from Volvo IPS. As for prop damage, I wondered at first also, but I think it's more perception than reality. The blades are exposed either way. Plus, if the fuel savings are true it would more than cover the cost of the one prop I've lost in the past 20 years. __________________ "Some went down to the sea in ships."