I have been tinkering with stereos for years. Part time gig in high school / college to pay bills.  I recently installed a very nice system in my boat. Saved big over using the big name stereo supplier (catalog/web) and still got a better warranty. I can go over the entire purchase/installation process if anyone is interested. From install to how to buy and save big.

Equipment Listing: 

Alpine PDX-4.150 - birth sheet shows 784 WATTS RMS
Alpine PDX-1.1000 - birth sheet shows 1202 WATTS RMS
Alpine 9886 Head unit with IPOD, SAT and USB initerface(s)
Alpine RF Remote Wireless / Waterproof
Polk Momo MMC6500 x 4 - 125 Watts each RMS
Image Dynamics IDMAX V3 12 & Custom Sub Box - 1000 watts RMS

Amp Installation Kit - boat ready
Dist Blocks  x2
In Line Fuse Holder with voltage meter x 1
Signal Patch Cords x 3
Speaker Wire 100 Foot oxygen free - 14
Sub Wire - 40 foot 12 G
Connectors - Misc

While is was in there did added a 240 AH house battery as my secondary battery.
Battery

 If I get enough folks interested, I will put it together.

Thanks!

P.S. I even put together a playlist of 100 old school rock songs for one of my playlist.

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Robert,

I will let you spend 2K on my boat!!! LOL!!!  Just kidding, I already have a half way decent stereo in mine.  Just need to add a sub.  It looks like you put a nice system in yours.  Hope to meet you on the water some day.

Kerry

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"I would rather be lost on the lake than found at home"

Kerry,

must agree with your sig, better to be lost on the lake than found at home! I like that . .

 Anyhow, what are you plans for a sub? Which model boat do you have?

r

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I would be very interested, I could also use some advise since stereo is my weak point.  Funny I can wire an entire police car but somehow I missed car stereo!

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1992 196 BR
"Wet Lipps"

SOUNDS like a good plan to me...

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Stefan

2008 275CCR 496MAG B3
"Arosa"

Stefan Gerris:

SOUNDS like a good plan to me...

Great did not want to put together if no one was interested.

I will start working on the write up this weekend, could be a couple of weeks . . .  I have a bunch of pictures, I will need to organize and type up some notes. I was thinking video . . . but I would probably sound terrible. . . .

 

 

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Don't turn this write-up into a life-long project. Do yourself a favour and keep it short and simple with a couple of nice pictures. Maybe add some bits along the way, whenever you feel like it/have time available. I've done a couple of write-ups myself and I've found that keeping it light helps maintaining the motivation to continue...

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Stefan

2008 275CCR 496MAG B3
"Arosa"

Stefan Gerris:

Don't turn this write-up into a life-long project. Do yourself a favour and keep it short and simple with a couple of nice pictures. Maybe add some bits along the way, whenever you feel like it/have time available. I've done a couple of write-ups myself and I've found that keeping it light helps maintaining the motivation to continue...

 Yes, but a detailed boat install requires some pretty good detail. Many folks have never done a full stereo system. A system is only as good as teh installation. I have seen peeps spend thousands and have system that sounds like poo . . .the tuning and a few key selections can make all the difference. Also, I wanted to share how I purchased gear from Ebay and got a 3 year warranty from a very good source. I had an amp fail and it was taken care of. Saved thousands over need a "crutch" after they take your legs online.com.

 

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btw here is my rock play list.

Thunderstruck	ACDC
Shoot to Thrill	ACDC
Back in Black	ACDC
You Shook Me All Night Long	ACDC
Jailbreak	ACDC
Sweet Emotion	Aerosmith
Jaded	Aerosmith
Walk This Way	Aerosmith
Come Together (Bonus Track)	Aerosmith
Poison	Alice Cooper
Man in the Box	Alice in Chains
The Boys Are Back In Town	Bad Company
Blaze Of Glory	Bon Jovi
Bad Medicine	Bon Jovi
Let It Rock	Bon Jovi
You Give Love A Bad Name	Bon Jovi
Wanted Dead Or Alive	Bon Jovi
It´s my life	Bon Jovi
December	Collective Soul
Shine	Collective Soul
Are You Ready	Creed
Higher	Creed
My Sacrifice	Creed
Smoke On The Water	Deep Purple
I Wanna Touch You	Def Leppard
Let It Rock	Def Leppard
High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)	Def Leppard
Pour Some Sugar On Me	Def Leppard
Photograph	Def Leppard
Animal	Def Leppard
Foolin	Def Leppard
Rocket	Def Leppard
Armageddon It	Def Leppard
Rock On	Def Leppard
Hysteria	Def Leppard
Women	Def Leppard
Take It Easy	Eagles
Life In The Fast Lane	Eagles
Epic	Faith No More
Don't Treat Me Bad	Firehouse
Slow Ride	Foghat
Hot Blooded	Foreigner
Juke Box Hero	Foreigner
Double Vision	Foreigner
Dirty White Boy	Foreigner
Feels Like The First Time	Foreigner
Bad to the Bone	George Thorogood
Keep You To Yourself	Georgia Satellites
Sweet Child Of Mine	Guns and Roses
Welcome to the Jungle	Guns and Roses
Its so Easy	Guns and Roses
Nightrain	Guns and Roses
Mr. Brownstone	Guns and Roses
Paradise City	Guns and Roses
Sweet Child O' Mine	Guns and Roses
You're Crazy	Guns and Roses
You Could Be Mine	Guns and Roses
Magic Man	Heart
Only Wanna Be With You	Hootie & the Blowfish
I Love Rock And Roll	Joan Jett
Rocky Mountain Way	Joe Walsh
Life's Been Good	Joe Walsh
The Old Man Is Down The Road	John Fogarty
Carry On My Wayward Son	Kansas
Cowboy	Kid Rock
All Summer Long	Kid Rock
Rock And Roll All Nite	Kiss
Heartbreaker	Led Zeppelin
Rock And Roll	Led Zeppelin
Fly Away	Lenny Kravitz
Hanging by a Moment	Lifehouse
Cult of Personality	Living Color
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd
Looks That Kill	Motley Crew
Girls Girls Girls	Motley Crew
Primal Scream	Motley Crew
Too Young to Fall in Love	Motley Crew
Dr. Feelgood	Motley Crew
Same Old Situation	Motley Crew
Smoking In The Boys Room	Motley Crew
Wild Side	Motley Crew
Kick Start My Heart	Motley Crew
Photograph	Nickelback
Rock Star	Nickelback
Even Flow	Pearl Jam
Unskinny Bop	Poison
Talk Dirty To Me	Poison
Lay It Down	Ratt
Lack of Communication	Ratt
Your In Love	Ratt
I Can't Drive 55	Sammy Hagar
Mas Tequilia	Sammy Hagar
Three Lock Box	Sammy Hagar
Smooth	Santana
Blackout	Scorpions
The Zoo	Scorpions
Rock You Like A Hurricane	Scorpions
Big city nights	Scorpions
Dynamite	Scorpions
Santeria	Sublime
Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)	Tesla
Modern Day Cowboy	Tesla
Kryptonite	3 Doors Down

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Sounds like you have a lot of experience with stereo's.  Can I put 2 10's behind the bench on my 202.  A friend said they would be muffled enclosed like that.  He says I should mount them under the dashs.  Just wanted to hear another opinion.

thanks

eddie

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eddie (no stress)
2000 202 305efi bIII

eddie nelson:

Sounds like you have a lot of experience with stereo's.  Can I put 2 10's behind the bench on my 202.  A friend said they would be muffled enclosed like that.  He says I should mount them under the dashs.  Just wanted to hear another opinion.

thanks

eddie

 Eddie:

I am not sure what the bench seat looks like in your 202. But I have seen many installs with subs in the trunk of a car. The frequency that subs operate at is non-directional. Placement of a sub should not matter as your ears can't really tell where it is coming from . . . .at least a setup where the Xover is below 100-120 Hz. The biggest issue; is there is enough airspace in your bench to allow the subs to operate?  From what I have seen on boats, I would bet it would work fine. There are so many large air gaps in most boats that I am pretty sure you would get good results.

What kind of subs and what amp are you planning?  Tell me about your install plans and mabye take some pics of the bench . . . I would look for airgaps in your bench seat. From what I can tell most boats have these airgaps to allow air to flow through the boat. Not sure if this is by design, but my thoughts were these "gaps"  are to assist in keeping the boat dry and free of moisture.

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Robert,

I have a 180BR so I am pretty limited on what I can do.  I could get dimensions and pictures.  I would like something self powered if possible.  Do you have any suggestions?  Ryan Nicosia mentioned the bass link system at one time.  But at 300.00 I want to make sure it is the right fit.  Thanks for any help.

Kerry

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"I would rather be lost on the lake than found at home"

Kerry:

My opinion/recommendation may be "worthless" to some folks, but I would not recommend a tube type subwoofer. I like to tell people to save their money and do it right the first time. It always costs a lot more when you ad hoc a stereo system. Granted some folks are happy with a tube, but I often find when their ears get more “tuned” it goes for sale on ebay. Seen this with buddies that wanted to a system in their auto.

The purpose of a sub is the visceral effect. A good sub will bring music to life sort of like a captain’s call exhaust on a big block. To me a tube subwoofer is like the fart can exhaust on a 4 cyl Honda or Toyota. It just does not sound good. Again this is my opinion. There are many setups available without breaking the bank and limited space.

You could always try it and sell it on ebay if you don’t like it . . . on the flipside . . .take some pics of your boat and maybe I can suggest a “free air space” sub. You can get some pretty good sound with simple 5 channel amp and not break the bank.

r

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Get rid of Hootie and you've got a pretty good list.......Also, add Nobody Rides For Free by Ratt.....

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1999 202BR MISS "B" HAVEN
Platform by swimplatforms.com
Samson Wakeboard Tower

Randy Brooks:

Get rid of Hootie and you've got a pretty good list.......Also, add Nobody Rides For Free by Ratt.....

 How you gonna be hatin on hootie!

I will look for the Ratt song . . .

 

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