Tag: Volvo Penta

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Sportfishing Boat Owner Pleased with Volvo Penta D11s

Andrew Friedman is thoroughly enjoying his newly built Henriques sportfishing boat, powered by twin Volvo Penta D11 725-horsepower engines. Based out of Brielle, New Jersey, the 42-foot EXHTB, named ORION, is providing a comfortable ride for Andrew and his guests. “The D11s are a great fit for the 42 EXHTB. They offer reduced weight, stronger [...]
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Volvo Penta D11 Running Smoothly After Five Years

Water Proof, a 42-foot, custom-built Northern Bay sportfishing boat, completed in 2016, is running at its best with a Volvo Penta D11, 670-horsepower engine. It features yacht-quality amenities for up to six passengers and two crew, and is perfectly geared for multi-day, long-range fishing trips to catch tuna, swordfish, and mahi-mahi, up to 150 miles [...]
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Pilot Boats Running Well with Volvo Penta Engines

Pilot Boats Running Well with Volvo Penta Engines The Association of Maryland Pilots have been enjoying the superior performance of Volvo Penta engines installed in two pilot boats built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Somerset, Massachusetts. The project team members consisted of JD Messler, Marine Territory Sales Manager, Johnson & Towers, a member of Indel Power [...]
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Fifth Daufuskie Island Ferry Scheduled for Repower

Fifth Daufuskie Island Ferry Scheduled for Repower With four of the Daufuskie Island ferries repowered, Richard Inglis, director of transportation, Daufuskie Island Ferry service, is looking to repower a fifth ferry, the Haig Point IV, as well as a water taxi. Beginning in 2016, the ferry company began working with Ken Cotte, territory manager, Western [...]
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Easy Boating Features Offer Major Benefits to Customers

Easy Boating Features Offer Major Benefits to Customers Johnson & Towers and Western Branch Diesel, part of Indel Power Group, are both authorized Volvo Penta Marine Power Centers in their respective territories. Volvo Penta, a leader in the marine engine industry, offers customers information and convenience at their fingertips through their Easy Boating Features. “Volvo [...]
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Second Life for M/V Bus Brown

With two locations along the Kanawha River in West Virginia and one along the upper Ohio River, Amherst Madison, Inc., is an employee-owned business focusing on marine towing, construction, and repair. Tim Spencer, director of vessel maintenance and engineering, managed the repower of the M/V Bus Brown, which is primarily used by the company’s construction […]

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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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