Pics of my install

[Sotally Tober]

Well I finally had some time to upload some pics.
Damn wire and fuses aint cheap
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I mounted my amps in the single berth. Luckily the panel had about 2" of space behind it to hide all the wires,
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Finished with amps
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I pulled 175' of new twiste 12G speaker wire. All MB quart componets had thier crossover mounted with SS screws. What a bitch in a boat.
Front speakers in the open bow.
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At the helm
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The rear ones I did the Pce-216 in coaxial as I was dealing with the vinyl. Every 6.5 that I replaced I had to make the hole bigger. I wanted the speaker as flush as it could go. I did not want the spacer ring holding the grill out. A lot of work. but I'm happy.
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[Sotally Tober]

The subs I put in my wet bar. There was one 10' from the factory facing forward behind the drivers seat. The other one I aimed back. I had to build wedge boxes so my ice chest would fit between the boxes, as the spots where the subs were located are at an angle.
The one that was replaced.
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The second one, I had to work around a light hole. It still fit in the right spot.
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Sure is scary cutting holes in a new boat! There is one of the boxes in the background before carpet.
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Mounted and need to get sub grills.
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The ice chest that fits under the wet bar/ice chest.
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[JB in so cal]

Very nice work. Where were you when I needed stuff put in my truck? :rolleyes:

[Sotally Tober]

Very nice work. Where were you when I needed stuff put in my truck? :rolleyes:
Thanks JB. I had my truck done by the so called "pro's" I would never try it in a new auto/truck. I do not know how to take door panels apart. I would break some plastic part and the thing would rattle down the road. Now a boat I can work on. I think, I'm sure someone could have done it better.

[Sotally Tober]

I thank you all for the help as I did this project. I do have one problem. I get a poping noise anytime I use my trim tabs or the trim for the outdrive. My RCA's go under the helm to my infinity amp (pass through) in the helm. Then tied to the speaker wires that head up. They are totally away from the 1/0 G power wires. Any ideas?
I think it sounds very good. IMO and that what matters. I know some of you think kicker is crap so let the flaming begin. :)

[Sotally Tober]

Unplug the RCAs and tell me if it goes away.
I already did that it DOES go away. So I know it is getting it from them. If the rca are tied to wires that parallel back to the engine would it pick it up from the secondary wires? The rca's are about 2' from any of the helm wires. But they are tied to some wires that eventually are part of the engine/helm wires.
Thanks for all your help John.

[WFS ADAM]

I thank you all for the help as I did this project. I do have one problem. I get a poping noise anytime I use my trim tabs or the trim for the outdrive. My RCA's go under the helm to my infinity amp (pass through) in the helm. Then tied to the speaker wires that head up. They are totally away from the 1/0 G power wires. Any ideas?
I think it sounds very good. IMO and that what matters. I know some of you think kicker is crap so let the flaming begin. :)
THAT IS A common problem you have 2 put diodes at the pump switch so it wont backfeed .. call me and ill tell u how 951 696 2200 adam :) :idea:

[Sotally Tober]

Which would be easier? A relay I would assume be mounted right at the elec. pump. I would then have to run new power to each relay and use the switch to power the relay. Would this not create the feed back. It really pops when you let off the switch. I worry about blowing a tweet.
If it is common that atleast makes me feel a little better. I tried moving the rca's around with no luck.

[Cole Sanger]

Thanks, Now I am going to have to go wire up my boat with new stuff and post pictures just so I can try and compete. First with the trailer, and now with the boat stereo. Looking Good. Keep up the good work. :rollside:

[Essex29]

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Did you make them bigger so that the ring is set inside the hole ? with a router?
looks great

[Phat Matt]

Looks good.
Don't use the tabs. :)

[Hardly Satisfied]

looks great , looks like you were on baby duty when working on your boat

[Sotally Tober]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/3284IMG_7142.JPG
Did you make them bigger so that the ring is set inside the hole ? with a router?
looks great
Essex- The mb's come with a ring to hold out the grill. That way it would fit in a 6.5 hole. The spacer ring is about a .25 inch thick. If you do not use it the grill will be flush. A cleaner look IMO. The holes then needed to be (I think) to 7". This same thing needed to be with the tweeter. I just don't like speakers that stick out. It was easy cutting the holes in the fiberglass. The vinyl was a lot more work.

[Sotally Tober]

looks great , looks like you were on baby duty when working on your boat
Yep, have a 3year old and 4 month. Would try to do as much during the day while I had them on my shifts off. When mom got off work I would work way into the A.M. Think it took me 3 weeks total of here and their.

[1stepcloser]

Nice work! looks very nice.
Regarding the popping noise, if the head unit shares it's power supply (particularly the ground) with the common harness this could be the source of the noise. I would recommend drawing the head unit power from an isolated source and see if that helps. :)

[Sotally Tober]

Nice work! looks very nice.
Regarding the popping noise, if the head unit shares it's power supply (particularly the ground) with the common harness this could be the source of the noise. I would recommend drawing the head unit power from an isolated source and see if that helps. :)
Thanks, yours looks even better. Nice, totally custom and very clean.
My headunit is powered by the factory wiring. Clarion xmd3. It had a factory Clarion 480w amp that was mounted near the helm. Never had the poping. Last fall added the Infinity tower speakers. Placed the amp right next to the Clarion. Used the factory RCA through the Infinity amp to the clarion. Picked up the pop in the tower speakers. Now with the new amps it is even louder. I thought it picked it up from the mic wire for the tower speakers. Moved it out about 4' away from any wires and it still did it. Very frustrating.
Keep the ideas coming.
Matt- I had to use the clips. When the hole was made bigger to be flush, the screws do not have anything to hold. They would be inside the hole. Do not know how to not use them. If you use the spacer ring then they go into the fiberglass.

[rivercrazy]

I also had a thump similar to what your describing when first wiring up my 3 amp stereo.
I wired by headunit directly to the perko switch and the problem went away

[Holland]

Unplug the RCAs and tell me if it goes away.
I had that... I went to Al and Eds in Ontario... Will and dallas laughed... They sold me two "PAC'S" for ground loop iso. Put them in AT THE RADIO RCA connections, grounded the shield to the case of the radio... ALL NOISES GONE!
Good luck!

[Phat Matt]

Matt- I had to use the clips. When the hole was made bigger to be flush, the screws do not have anything to hold. They would be inside the hole. Do not know how to not use them. If you use the spacer ring then they go into the fiberglass.
I meant don't use the trim tabs and your popping noise will go away. :rollside:

[BadKachina]

I noticed that most head units in boats run off the same ten pin harness that every thing in your helm runs off of. That means your ignition, all your lights, motors (trim, tabs, and actuators), bigle pumps, blowers etc. are using the same ground. I've found that if you run seperate pos and neg from the battery or perko switch you can usually all but eliminate all the motor noise. Just my experience though, not saying some of the other guys ideas will or wont work. You can run a temp wire across your interior directly to your head unit to try it. If it doesn't work than try some other suggestions.

[busybee2498]

That looks good.. Lot of work.... I would love to see some finish photos... I just dropped my boat off to do similar installs. Matter fact my boat looks very similar. Done By Thursday I post some photos when I pick it up. I just don't have the heart to cut holes in My new boat...
My installs
Clarion CMD5 Radio Receiver
2 Clarion Remotes -1 at helm & 1 on swim platform
4 Kicker KM620 Speakers (debating whether I need 6 Speakers)
2 Kicker Amps 2X250 & 2X350
1 10" Kicker
IPod Adapter (Black Box)
Sirius Radio
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[busybee2498]

My boat is Under Contruction.....
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[707dog]

sotally tober... damn looking good bro!! i did my own install also with a lil help from some coronas and a buddy of mine...i like where you located you woofers also!! i got a couple shot posted on another thread in this section
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145584
they are located twards the bottom of the page...cool stuff!!

[Sotally Tober]

sotally tober... damn looking good bro!! i did my own install also with a lil help from some coronas and a buddy of mine...i like where you located you woofers also!! i got a couple shot posted on another thread in this section
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145584
they are located twards the bottom of the page...cool stuff!!
Thanks, us slow ray owners need to stick together in this fast boat site.

[707dog]

Thanks, us slow ray owners need to stick together in this fast boat site.
lmao.. i agree with ya!! what was funny is i was showing my lady the pics of your boat and her lil funny comment was- AWWW SEE BABY YOUR NOT ALONE ON THIS WEBSITE SOMEONE ELSE OWNS A FAMILY MOVER ALSO:D...