That would be an awesome set up but I don't have hatches anymore. I will probably just set up a pair I can plug in and put on the sun pad or swim platform. I'd like to make something that mounts like a light pole in the back of the boat and use the terminals to wire the speakers. I guess I just have to invent it.

I see a lot of speakers have a deutsch connector now, which is super cool. I haven’t done a stereo with them yet, but I used to use them at work all of the time. I feel like you could come up with a duetsch bulkhead to use like this. 2 pin or 4 pin for 2 speakers.

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Alright.
 

Alright…. How in the hell do these come off lol
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I think they are held on with little plastic "trees", at least that's how they are on my Bullet. Use a non-marring prybar used to remove a car's door panel.
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Well…
 

Well here we are. Still waiting on subwoofers.
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Maybe I’m crazy?
 

Maybe I’m crazy or stupid of thinking of this?

what if I modify the existing 6x9 hole to fit a 10 inch sub? I think it’s doable or am I wrong? It’ll sorta be under the seat.

then for the 6.5’s I could put them both forward of the sub about where your knees would be if riding in the boat?

I REALLY don’t want to cut up my vinyl. Will it sound like chit? I’m not worried about anybody outside of me hearing what I’m jamming to. We don’t have sandbars and stuff either so not looking to be the life of the party. Thoughts?
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6.5 placement guesses?
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Existing 6x9 hole im thinking I can modify to fit 10” sub?

Annnddd
 

Annnndddd now we are here. This escalated quickly. Gonna do it right the first time and be happy.
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Side panels and seat out

87CigCafe,

You don't want the 6.5s are sharing a sealed space with your subs. They will trash your 6.5s and sound like sh!t while they're doing it.

Personally, I'd try to isolate the sub enclosure volume from the rest. I'd suggest something like THIS.

Thanks. Brad.

Pull that carpet out while doing that work. You will be picking fiberglass out of your feet for the next couple years!

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On my buddy's 28 Cig he had some crazy 6x10 square holes in the sides that he wanted covered up. Not sure what was there but no speaker or adapter we could find would cover it up. So we had some white plexy laying around...he had it covered in blue vinyl that matched the boat and i made some adapters for some new 6x9's :D Just get creative :D

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Also made a small single 10" sub box for under the back seat. Totally sealed and down firing so it wont get damaged by stuff falling on it or people kicking it. Wrapped in outdoor carpet to match the floor of the boat and it was perfect. I know you Cig has a different back seat setup. If you have the room under the seat i would put to 12" free air subs in the seat wall facing the cockpit. Maybe install a wall between them to separate them but Ive seen them work just fine in the same space. If you wanted to get real fancy you could build or have some one build a forth order box...its a sealed sob box that fires into another chamber with a tuned port....so if measured right you could build a single sub box to place under the back seat and then just have a tuned port exiting into the cockpit...a bit more involved but out of sight and protected from most everything unless you store stuff under the seat :D

Ha!
 

haha you ain’t lying I did yank it out luckily it’s just snapped in lol!

mine are down low like that, below the fabric

Cut
 

Friend of mine I went to high school with fired up an upholstery shop up in the last year or so. Dropped my side panels off to get the holes cut for 6.5’s in all 4 panels. I’m happy with the outcome
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Coming together!

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did one 6.5 at the rear bench low and the one in front up high.

Mock up.
 

Holes made and mocked up for photos
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Looking good!! You could have your buddy at the upholstery shop make you a trim ring out of plastic for your 10" Sub if it don't cover the old 6x9 hole. You could wrap it in red vinyl to match your interior, XT had to make spacers for my 8.8's since I didn't have enough depth.

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Wow!
 

freaking sweet!! I needed an idea like that just incase! Thanks man!

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got the 6.5’s (4) in over the weekend on both sides! They sound freaking AWESOME!! Also got 1 of the 10” subs in as well also sounded great!! Very satisfied with the Kicker stuff!

When I get done cleaning up wires and stuff on the amps and such I’ll post a photo!

87CigCafe,

Looks good.

Are the subs and the 6.5s sharing the same volume behind them?

Thanks. Brad.

Yo!
 

hey man yeah I’m done with it! I’ll try and snap some photos this weekend! Founds freaking AWESOME clear as a bell from all ranges … subs and 6.5’s I am very impressed with the kicker set up for the money!

Only change
 

only change I had to make was 3D printing a 3/8 “ spacer for the subs as the back of the sub was hitting otherside of the boat lol! After that all is good!

Kicker products are way improved over the last few years. I am running a square sub and it still pounds hard. Wanting to change out to a W&W sub and box, but I think the sub box is swollen a little and may have to be cut out.

87CigCafe,

Let's see those pics.... :cool:

Thanks. Brad.

Finish.
 

Not perfect but it’s gonna do exactly what I need and I’m happy with it
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87Cafe,

That’s all that counts. Mine is nothing special. I updated the head unit and outside speakers after we bought the boat, but that was only because the head unit that was in it had given up. I ended up upgrading the outside speakers because the old ones had a crackle to them. I went with Bazooka for those, as I was going with the bass tube. The speakers in the cuddy are “original”. It won’t blast out the cove, but that’s not my intentions. We can hear it when we’re in the water immediately around the boat. Works for me.

Thanks. Brad.