Speakers on the back of the boat?
 

Anyone have pictures of speakers mounted on the back of the boat? I was thinking maybe putting a set on the back so when we are hanging out you could hear the music better. If you have pictures post them up! Will the water and sun destroy them? I wanted to mount them right under the sunpad on the back.

Look at some of Jassman's pictures, he had some cool boxes made and painted to match his boat so he could place them where he wanted and plug them in. look like 6 inch round ones, very cool better than cutting holes in the back of the boat.
My next boat will have them like that and I will put plugs up front to because sometimes you want to lay on the bow away from eveybody.

thanks Lapse.... NorTech made them to resemble the scoops, then painted them, and made a bowling bag to store them.. It was nice to just plug them in touch the rear remote and didnt have to crank the volume.

I tossed around the idea of making some fiberglass enclosures for some speakers adn have plug ins somewhere in the back. I was going to get some pin cleats with extra pins so I could build them into the speaker enclosure and just mount them when ready so they can not get knocked off the boat and are semi out of the way.

Here's some nice ones if you want to pay for them. They're a little heavy to move around all the time, too. http://marine.jlaudio.com/products_enclosures_EWS.php

I guess I am going to have to think about this a bit more. I would like something permanent and have them on a switch or something. I really just want to be able to hear the music while we hang out and not have to have the stereo blaring.

Saw a Donzi 38ZR in Destin that had a pair of speakers mounted above the swim platform facing back. No pictures though.

On the Formula web site it shows a set of speakers mounted above the swim platform on the 310 Sun Sport. Not bad looking and looks like it would be easy enough to do if you don't mind cutting on your boat.

+1 to the Formula idea.

I've been on the Formula 310 BR and it works really well, so that could be good inspiration. If you have a 4 ch. headunit just use the rear channels for the back speaker amp. Then you won't need a switch, and you should be able to control volume in the boat and aft seperately. Let us know what you do, and post some pic's.

Oh, and something like the JL marine speakers will have no problem with the sun and water + they sound good. http://marine.jlaudio.com/products_c...php?page_id=22

Happy boating.:drink:

Send a PM to WOTWTE. Not only does he have and install the speakers, but he can also put some controls for the stereo there too. Its very cool to have them accessible at a raft up or sand bar ... or just sittin on the sun pad at the bar :D

Send a PM to WOTW2E. Not only does he have and install the speakers, but he can also put some controls for the stereo there too. Its very cool to have them accessible at a raft up or sand bar ... or just sittin on the sun pad at the bar :D

thanx! we have a remote on the swim platform so i would like to be able to use that if possible.

i think the biggest problem is going to be mounting location. the spot where i would want to mount them is very small, maybe 3-4 inches? do they make speakers that small that would be worth it? or will it just be a waste of time and money?

http://images03.olx.com/ui/2/34/59/34982559_3.jpg

this isnt a picture of my boat, but i would imagine the dimensions are pretty similar, if not the exact same.

So I lied ... He doesnt have speakers on the back of the boat ... they just sound like they are :D He's still the guy to talk to tho:kiss:

This does the trick to get the sound behind the boat while rafting up and allows you to hear while driving.

the set up I had was simple. Rear remote, 2 plug ins and two speakers with non skid rubber bottoms in case they went on thepainted swim platform. just plug them in and adjust volumn, when finished stick them bag in the bag and store them in the cabin.. perfect for rafting up.........Im still looking for my other pics...Jeff

are those speaker pods aftermarket?

Custom, I guess you would say. My buddy and I made it.

Busta, you still around? Would love to find out how you made your dash speakers