Thanks for all the info,
Guess I will pay the extra up front for marine grade. Otherwise sounds like I would be paying more later. Definitely think the bazooka is the way for me! I hadn’t thought of that.

well all my stuff has arrived and now im contemplating where to install the 2 10" subs. I really cany bring myself to cutting holes under the rear bench. Does anyone have thier subs mounted under the spotter and capitans dash?

I had this same dilemma. I also thought about installing under the consoles, but then I realized how difficult it would be to build a box around the sub. Eventually, I decided the easiest, most logical choice was the bench. Cutting the hole made me want to cry... I couldn't stop thinking of the "what if's" - what if I cut it too big, what if I don't like the sound, what will this do to resale, etc.

I can now say it was one of the best improvements to the boat. I consistently have friends asking me to use my stereo instead of theirs because it sounds so much better. I also have women "fighting" over who gets to sit on the bench seat - well worth the price of cutting a hole!!!

Ryan, do you have aniy pictures of your setup?

I only have this one that I found on my phone. The boat's in storage for the next month still, but I can get more pics at that time if you remind me.

This was taken before I found a grill for the sub, so it matches the others and is somewhat protected now.

Just remember, the more "thump" in your stereo, the more "click" in your ignition switch after floating and listening to your tunes all afternoon! :eek_animated:

Isn't that the truth!!! I forced myself to run the 5.25's off the in-dash so I didn't need 2 amps (or one big honking mofo). Still sounds great in my opinion. Good thing about my amp... it will start cutting out if the voltage gets too low. A great reminder to start it up and let the batteries charge.

I'm getting new batteries this spring because I think one was going bad anyway. I'm also considering one of those relays that charge both, but separate them between starting and component use.

Isnt that the purpose of 2 batteries? Would adding a gell cell (capacitor) to the system to increase longevity of battery life.

A gel cell or AGM battery would be better as a dedicated battery for your electronics. Gel cells or AGM have the advantage of not being damaged when completely drained. Your standard flooded or wet batteries do not like full drain / charge cycles. It decreases their life every time you do that.
I don't know what kind of charger you have but mixing different types of batteries can present a problem for some chargers so make sure you check into that.

The other option is just to use a standard wet starting battery as your primary battery and then add a standard wet deep cycle battery for your 2nd and put them on a switch. Switch to battery 1 when starting and battery 2 when docked.

If you only have 1 battery now, adding a second is the best upgrade you could possibly do. Nothing like worrying about being stranded in the middle of the lake somewhere.