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Jonathan Cuff
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Cayman Island
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Initially Posted - 07/08/2004 : 11:51:45

Hi Guys

Sorry, I'm asking lots of questions at the moment! I have a pair of box speakers in the cabin, but they don't give really good sound out in the cockpit. I was thinking of mounting 6-1/2 cone speakers or 6 x 9 speakers somewhere in the cockpit, but am a bit worried about them getting kicked while tacking etc, or water ingress, or the simple fact of cutting a big hole in the boat!!

Does anyone have any ideas?

Cheers Jonathan

Pie Sees 2 C25 #5686 1987 SR/WK

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 12:44:09

Here you can see my cockpit speakers.

They sound good, they are out of the way, and yes, a big hole had to be cut in the boat.

They are West Marine waterproof speakers.

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cmckitrick
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 14:13:14

Nice looking teak, Jim. So is the whole boat for that matter. What is that blue boardered thing and those pocket like things?

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Sea Trac
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Vanuatu
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 14:27:25

Sorry that I don't have a better picture, Jonathan, but you can just make out my speaker in the aft section of the coaming.

Has worked very well, except for a slight limitation in the lift of the locker lids.

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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 14:28:10

I put 5 1/2 PolyPlanar speakers with steel grills back where I was the only one to worry about hitting them.

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megrier
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 14:41:01

I also put my speakers in the coaming area like the pictures here. I found that a tool called Rotozip worked great for cutting through the fiberglass. Take some time to measure the area you are going to cut and be sure that you have enough room on the inside. Bought it at Home Depot for under $100.00

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nate
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 15:42:04

I also installed mine just aft of the combing boxes. I have Poly-Planer 6" round marine speakers mounted there. I used a Roto-Zip to cut the holes...worked great. Good luck and cut carefully!

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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 16:01:07

There are those who travel, and those who travel well . . .

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nate
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 16:19:17

No kidding....just isn't the same without a little Buffet...John Prine or Ken Gill flowing from the speakers.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 17:06:03

The previous owner stained the teak with this varnish that had oak stain in it. I just redid all the teak with Cetol, but I left the cockpit doors with the oak color, it makes a nice contrasting touch.

The blue bordered thing is a racing cheat sheet giving all the flag symbols.

I made those green bags to hold the tails of all the lines led aft. I hate cluttering up the cockpit with jumbles of rope. Only the jib sheets can be seen. I like to throw the mainsheet into the salon when sailing.

The little bags often also end up holding binocs, handheld VHF, sunscreen, camera, etc. throughout a busy day sailing. They are snapped onto the wall.

Check out my mini nav center. You can still sit there and the locker door opens (with the autopilot removed). A waterproof green marine vinyl cover snaps over the whole thing when not in use.

Also, I recovered my 25 year old dinghy cockpit cushions with this dark green marine vinyl. Keeps down on the reflection, does not show dirt or fish blood, but does get hot on bare skin. I just sewed carefully measured big bags and stuffed the old cushions in them. Cost $50 and took one rainy afternoon to complete.

Those little bags for line were made from the leftovers.

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 07/09/2004 : 00:52:52

JimB517 wrote: <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">...but does get hot on bare skin.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
So sailing naked is best saved for overcast days?

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RoofRoof
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Response Posted - 07/09/2004 : 10:43:19

One problem with mounting speakers on the back of the cockpit seats, is that they are leaned against and are uncomfortable.

I mounted one speaker on the Starboard bulkhead where the first picture shows a compass. The other speaker is mounted low just forward of the port lazarette. Right by the manual bilge pump handle.

This gives a nice stereo separation and music going in 2 different directions. Plus, they're out of the way of sitting.

My compass is on the port bulkhead, and I use a Garmin 176C GPS for speed and it is mounted on a swinging mount in the companionway along with depth/fishfinder and my wind instrument.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/10/2004 : 00:14:51

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by RoofRoof
 One problem with mounting speakers on the back of the cockpit seats, is that they are leaned against and are uncomfortable.

I mounted one speaker on the Starboard bulkhead where the first picture shows a compass. The other speaker is mounted low just forward of the port lazarette. Right by the manual bilge pump handle.

This gives a nice stereo separation and music going in 2 different directions. Plus, they're out of the way of sitting.

My compass is on the port bulkhead, and I use a Garmin 176C GPS for speed and it is mounted on a swinging mount in the companionway along with depth/fishfinder and my wind instrument.
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It is odd how different we all are, your positions sound far more vulnerable then the seat backs at the aft of the cockpit, but obviously you have them right where you want them.

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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 07/10/2004 : 13:37:00

Suggest that when you get ready to install any speaker, you move it about the area whilst watching your compass. I once had a speaker behind a bulkhead and some distance from a compass, and when removed you should have seen the compass card spin, it was more than twenty degrees off, fair winds, ron srsk Orion SW FL

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