![]() ![]() So how can boaters and wake sports enthusiasts use the characteristics of these three propulsion systems to best fit their boating lifestyles? Let’s examine each drive’s physical design to see how it affects the system’s ultimate performance on the water. Jet drives (or jet-powered) offer a shallower draft and pose less of a danger to wake surfers, water skiers and swimmers in the water. The new kid on the block – Volvo Penta’s Forward Drive – attempts to combine the best attributes of both, offering the versatility inherent in the sterndrive with the wake-surf-friendly prop location touted by the V-Drive. V-Drives are a twist on the traditional “ski boat” inboard, and boast a hardcore wake sports heritage without the cockpit-clogging mid-engine. ![]() ![]() Sterndrives (or outdrives) have long proven popular, as they are incredibly versatile and keep a clean, obstruction-free transom. Particularly when watersports are a key component of your on-water activity – and of course, many water sport and wake surf boats eliminate the propeller entirely through the use of jet drive systems. However, the drive systems that a majority of recreational boats utilize to transfer power from the onboard engine to the propeller have proven a little more diverse. Similar to outboard powered boats, propellers have long proven a reliable, effective means to propel inboard boats through the water as well. How do the most popular forms of inboard drives compare? Here’s a closer look at each drive system’s unique characteristics…and which may be the perfect match for your needs. ![]()
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