THE ULTIMATE FINGER-TIP CONTROL

Joystick control with the Volvo Penta IPS drive system provides you with the ultimate control of your boat when docking or in tight manoeuvres. As you approach a marina, jetty or mooring, simply centre the wheel, move the engine lever controls into neutral, then press the left-hand button below the IPS joystick. Now you’re in joystick control. You don’t need to touch the wheel or the lever controls again. In fact, neither wheel nor lever control will respond while you are in joystick mode. The engines are limited to 1,000rpm in this mode to ensure you can’t accidentally find yourself going too fast. Then simply – gently – push the joystick in the direction you want the boat to go. Any direction – a full 360 degrees. The Volvo Penta IPS computer system automatically works out the best configuration of drive unit position and throttle to move the boat in that direction. If you want to spin the boat around or simply correct the bow or stern position as you close on a dock, let the joystick return to vertical and twist the knob on top of the joystick the way you want the boat to turn - a small correction or a full 360 degree spin in either direction.Engine revs are controlled by how far you push the joystick or twist the knob. If you need to move very slowly, just ease the joystick in the direction you want to go. If you need some additional revs to counter wind or tide, push the joystick a bit further in that direction and you increase engine revs. To slow again, simply ease off, keeping the joystick pressed in the direction you want the boat to go.If you find yourself in particularly difficult conditions, with strong wind, current or tide, and you need additional engine power, push the second button on the right side of the control unit. That increases available revs to 1,600rpm.Using the unit to manoeuvre out of your marina pen, away from a dock or jetty or a mooring, engage joystick mode by pressing the button below the joystick. When you are safely in open water, press the button again to disengage joystick mode. Now you can drive as normal with the wheel and lever controls. The Volvo Penta IPS joystick system takes all the pressure off berthing your boat – whatever the strength of the wind or tide.