[z275st]

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.

[dieselwiezil]

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?

[indykoch]

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!!!

[dieselwiezil]

Ryan, do you have aniy pictures of your setup?

[indykoch]

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.

[Paul F]

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

[indykoch]

Originally Posted by Paul F

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

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.

[dieselwiezil]

Originally Posted by Paul F

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

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

[Z275]

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.

[WetWilly]

Hi indykoch,

Here are two ARC's from West Marine (click on the model):

1) SI 120A 12/24V ACR (This is the one I use)

2) BatteryLink ACR

Hi Z275, you right on about the batteries and if anyone is thinking of dual batteries, checkout this thread started by aquaknot back in January, Batterries. It has a lot of helpful information!

WetWilly