I remember seeing that they were going to install the Volvo IPS system but I never heard a great deal about its success or not?? Brian ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:04:31 AM EST From: Mark & Josie Bowerman <markb61@yahoo.com> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Subject: [PCW] Power-Cat and the Volvo IPS or MercCruiser The Africat is available with the pods. This is well known, well advertised information that I'm surprised that Rod doesn't know? To answer another question yes the pods tear off to prevent hull damage and sinking. It seems that I read somewhere that the replacement cost was something like 15K for a damaged pod, ouch!