Riviera has launched hundreds of pod-driven luxury motor yachts and at the forefront of a marine propulsion revolution, offering:
- Excellent power-to-weight ratio for improved performance
- Enhanced torque
- Improved fuel efficiency
- Simple maneuverability
- Reduced environmental impact
- Quiet operation thanks to under-water exhausts.
In simplified terms, Volvo Penta's innovative Inboard Performance System (IPS) features twin pod drive units, each of which is capable of turning independently to provide the correct thrust to move the yacht in the exact direction required by the skipper easily controlling the system with either a steering wheel and throttles or a joystick.
IPS also offers a Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) for station-holding while preparing lines and fenders or while waiting off a fuel jetty, the convenience of Auto Pilot, manual trimming with optional auto-trim, as well as a highly efficient Anti-Corrosion Protection (ACP) unit mounted to the transom to reduce maintenance of sacrificial anodes.
The three-blade nibral, forward-facing, counter-rotating propellers are protected by the premium anti-foul coating PropSpeed to achieve a long service life, as well as 316 marine-grade stainless steel line-cutters from Volvo Penta, for protection from ropes, fishing lines, plastic bags or nets. These precision-made line cutters create a very efficient rotating cutting action without increasing drag or fuel burn.
IPS2 engines and pod drives have a Class 5 commercial rating which assures enhanced reliability even for high- use, high-speed planing commercial vessels. Additionally, the IPS2 system is fully certified under the Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL) classification system.
The engine room has a flow-coated finish with acoustic and thermal insulation and LED lighting. With plenty of room to move, all through-hull fittings on or below the waterline fitted with ball valves, all hoses are double clamped, and all the wiring coded, numbered and pre-assembled in looms to ensure trouble- free maintenance and repairs. Tap and hose feeding from the freshwater tank and a sight gauge on fuel tanks for manual inspection.
An impressive commercial air intake system helps keep the engine room temperature well below the engine manufacturer's formal recommendation, reducing fuel consumption even further, while the air- conditioning units are mounted high so gravity feeds condensation water into the common drain lines located on either side of the yacht which drain aft and overboard. All onboard drains also feed into these common drain lines while the advanced mist elimination system with veins draws moisture from the air and feeds directly overboard.
Four automatic bilge pumps with manual override are located at various points throughout the hull and also pump directly overboard.
- Acoustic and thermal insulation in engine room
- Air conditioning condenser units 36,000 + 16,000 + 10,000 BTU
- Bilge pumps, auto and manual override x 4, with 2 x emergency high water pumps
- Cockpit joystick mounted to Portside coaming with cover
- Engine air intakes with mist eliminators
- Engine exhaust integral with pod drive system
- Engine mounts-anti vibration
- Engine room lighting AC and DC
- Fire suppression system for engine room with automatic & manual controls
- Fresh water heater (AC)
- Fresh water pressure pump DC powered
- Fresh water pressure pump, secondary backup pump (switched independently)
- Fresh water system with the dual water tanks, total capacity 211 US gallons
- Fresh water tap and hose set in engine room
- Fuel filters/water separator for engines and generator, DUAL to main engines
- Fuel lines all swaged
- Fuel shut-off valves
- Fuel tank, GRP coated in fire resin, 3300 liters (872 US gallons)
- Generator Fiberglass aqualift muffler with water separator
- High pressure washdown plumbed to outlets at bow and cockpit (supplied with 1x10 meter (32'8") Hose and spray wand)
- Holding tank capacity 132 US gallons
- Maneuvering at low speed via Volvo IPS joystick docking control
- Oil change system to main engines and generator
- Props-IPS twin forward facing, 3 blade front and 4 blade rear nibral, counter rotating props
- Sanitation system with control for overboard pump out and deck fitting for dockside pump out (tank monitoring system with repeat in master)
- Steering-IPS electric, progressive rate steering
- Through hull fittings on or below the water line fitted with ball valves, all hoses double clamped
- Volvo Engine monitoring display
- Volvo Trim Tabs auto trim system
- Volvo-ACP (Active Corrosion Protection) system
- Volvo-Autopilot
- Volvo-DPS (Dynamic Positioning System)
- Volvo-line cutters fitted to drives
- Volvo-low speed function