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ilnadi
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Initially Posted - 01/27/2005 :  12:08:38  Show Profile
Has anybody looked into putting "stick on" (or more officially, "tactile") speakers on the inside of bulkheads, cockpit walls, etc? The "fiber" in fiberglass will probbaly dampen some of the sound but it would avoid holes and be completely waterproof.

A low-power version (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?& DID=7& Partnumber=300-950) should be enough and you would not need to worry about delaminating your decks.

Unless of course you are into heartier fare (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=300-866) and need some base (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=299-028)
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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 01/27/2005 :  12:38:21  Show Profile
Pretty slick. I had no idea these even existed. Seems worth a try, and you can't beat the price!

California coast members: If you get the bass unit could you use recorded whale sounds to call whales?
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roberoo
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Response Posted - 01/27/2005 :  18:43:10  Show Profile  Visit roberoo's Homepage
I am not familiar with these type of speakers. Are they weatherproof/Resistant? And what do you think would be good way to attach the speakers to the Cockpit?

More curious than anything else.
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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 01/27/2005 :  21:40:18  Show Profile
A cautionary note: I believe all speakers ahve magnets, which can do amazing things if nearby your compass, such as send you to (gasp) France, or something, ron srsk Orion SW FL
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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 01/28/2005 :  10:52:12  Show Profile
I do not believe they are weatherproof in the sense you can leave them outside. The idea is you glue them on the inside of an outside wall/bulkhead and it uses that surface as the "speaker cone". I can think of a few places like the underside of the cockpit floor (it would be background music, we are not talking hi-fi or even true stereo here). There would be no mounting holes so the surface you are mounting against would protect the transducer. As Ron pointed out, they still are speakers so you cannot have them next to your Compass, autopilot, etc.

The admiral says no new projects until the wiring is back together so these will wait for a few months but at $19.95/PAIR I will not be able to resist for long.

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More curious than anything else.

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Turk
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Response Posted - 01/29/2005 :  07:02:51  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
Just a note of caution, the last link for the Aura base shakers are for mounting inside and under home theater seats to produce vibration, not bass. Please don't put them on your boat to rattle every joint and crevise into a leaking mess.

Turk
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