Category: Volvo Penta

Volvo Penta Engines Providing Power & Reliability to Ferries

Volvo Penta Engines Providing Power & Reliability to Ferries To get to Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, you need a boat. The special thing about the island is that it offers a glimpse, for visitors and residents, of what sea islands were like before bridges, causeways and development. Richard Inglis, Director of Transportation for Haig Point, located on [...]
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Repowering Boats with Volvo Penta – A Johnson Towers Specialty

We recently had the opportunity to repower two Volvo Penta powered vessels: a 28’ Carolina Classic and a 50’ workboat. jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { if( typeof jQuery('.ult-carousel-14697960465f22d774cd5c8').slick == "function"){ $('.ult-carousel-14697960465f22d774cd5c8').slick({dots: false,autoplay: true,autoplaySpeed: 5000,speed: 300,infinite: true,arrows: true,nextArrow: '',prevArrow: '',slidesToScroll:1,slidesToShow:1,swipe: true,draggable: true,touchMove: true,pauseOnHover: true,responsive: [ { breakpoint: 1025, settings: { slidesToShow: 1, slidesToScroll: 1, } }, { breakpoint: [...]
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NEW VOLVO PENTA-POWERED VIKING 44 CONVERTIBLE

VOLVO PENTA POWERS THE NEW VIKING 44 CONVERTIBLE JOHNSON & TOWERS SUPPORTS INSTALL AND TESTING OF TWIN INBOARD 1,000hp DIESELS In sea trials, the twin Volvo Penta D13-1000 diesels met or exceeded all expectations, according to Chris Landry, director of communications at Viking Yachts. “The boat achieved top speeds of over 38 knots, with a [...]
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