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rgreno
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Initially Posted - 08/08/2011 :  07:16:15  Show Profile
I want to put some speakers in the cockpit but before I do I wanted to know if anyone else has done this also. I am thinking of installing them on the bulkhead but It looks like the bulkhead at the companion way is a double skin which may pose a problem cutting it out and feeding wires through it. Comments
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 08/08/2011 :  11:46:28  Show Profile
I have them on the coaming near the transom. (Port one is below bilge pump.) They were installed by a previous owner. One of them leaks rain water & I'm still trying to fix it. This is one of the very few things on my boat that previous owners did poorly.

For this reason, I'm not a fan of any exterior flush mount for speakers. I'd suggest surface mount (i.e., brackets) under the perch seats.
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rgreno
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Response Posted - 08/08/2011 :  12:03:21  Show Profile
Dr. great idea, had not thought of the problem with leakage or the location under the seat, many thanks
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Response Posted - 08/08/2011 :  12:14:42  Show Profile  Visit superbob's Homepage
Mine are mounted under the cat-bird/perch seats. Easy installation. No problems with leaks.
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Response Posted - 08/08/2011 :  12:35:57  Show Profile  Visit mikesuej's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by rgreno</i>
<br />I want to put some speakers in the cockpit but before I do I wanted to know if anyone else has done this also. I am thinking of installing them on the bulkhead but It looks like the bulkhead at the companion way is a double skin which may pose a problem cutting it out and feeding wires through it. Comments
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You may want to consider true "marine" speakers only because Polyplaners have been metalically shielded to keep them from screwing with your compass and/or tillerpilot. I've had Polyplaner's before and they are excellent speakers. They are mounted neatly under the stern rail seats which keeps them out of the sun and weather quite a bit, the speaker wire is run around the stern seat support rail, through a small hole in the transom and along the side to the stereo at the galley.
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