Polk Audio system in my boat.

Red230SX
Red230SX Posts: 211
edited April 2006 in Car Audio & Electronics
Greetings all,

This is my first post here on the forums and I just wanted to introduce myself
and talk a little about my install (not a typical vehicle I guess) :)

My name is Brett I am 29 and I am a Car and Home Audio nut and I can't leave
much alone! :)


I will share some details about the vehicle and the install.

The vehicle:

2002 Stingray Powerboats 230SX

Ferrari Red Hull

22'8" LOA
8' Beam
40000Lb dry weight
496 Cubic Inch Mercury EFI Magnum (375 Horsepower at the Prop)
Corsa Captains Call Thru Hull/Thru Prop Exhaust (heml switchable electronic)

The factory audio system is fairly blah. It has a Kenwood KDC316V head unit
and four 6.5" Magnadyne marine speakers (blah...)

I already replaced all four speakers with Polk Momo MMC650's the head unit
is getting switched out to a Pioneer DEH9600MP the amp will be a Kicker
700.5 to run the coax's and dual Polk Momo MM104 Subs a Mobil Spec
Digital Readout 1.5 Farad Cap and a Mobil Spec digital display distro block and
a resetable circuit breaker at the batteries.

I do not have any photos of the install yet but I will take some when I get
the chance to do so. At the moment the MMC650's are running directly off
the Kenwood head unit and even being underpowered, at reasonable levels
the sound of the drivers is fantastic and leaps better than the garbage that
was in the boat. Once the full install is done and they are getting more, clean
power I can't wait to hear the results! The cockpit of a boat isn't exactly an
SQ area but I have to make do, and the positionable nature of the tweeters
helps a great deal.

I would have went with the components but I did not want to drill any holes
through the dash to mount the speakers, the dash is too expensive to replace
if I decided to take the system out later (like if I sold the boat).

Here are some photos of the boat it's self and once I get photos taken of
the install I will upload them.

Thanks for listening!
Brett
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited January 2006
    That's going to be SICK broham. Keep us posted, and welcome 'aboard'.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2006
    Welcome! Looks like a great project!
    Never Forget
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2006
    Red230SX wrote:
    The vehicle:

    2002 Stingray Powerboats 230SX

    Ferrari Red Hull

    22'8" LOA
    8' Beam
    40000Lb dry weight
    496 Cubic Inch Mercury EFI Magnum (375 Horsepower at the Prop)
    Corsa Captains Call Thru Hull/Thru Prop Exhaust (heml switchable electronic)

    The factory audio system is fairly blah. It has a Kenwood KDC316V head unit

    I'm suprised it floats ;)

    Nice boat...welcome to the forum.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2006
    Excellent.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    shack wrote:
    I'm suprised it floats ;)

    Nice boat...welcome to the forum.


    Thanks for the kudo's all!

    And yes I was one too many zero's off :)
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2006
    Nice dingy!! :eek:

    Welcome to the forum, and I'm sure we'll see you up here doing your duty as a FISHTAB this summer. :p
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2006
    Red230SX wrote:
    And yes I was one too many zero's off :)

    Good! I was having a hard time picturing it staying afloat! LOL

    You've certainly got a good system planned. Congrats, and I hope you soon fall in love with it!
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • skydeaner
    skydeaner Posts: 187
    edited January 2006
    In the middle picture, what is the door inbetween the two chairs for? Is that just like a storage area?

    And damn dude, you're loaded, hows about a donation to the cleaning up my credit so i can join the air force fund...
    Fiberglass reminds me of peanut brittle, only fiberglass tastes better!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2006
    skydeaner wrote:
    In the middle picture, what is the door inbetween the two chairs for? Is that just like a storage area?
    It leads to a fore-cabin. Just large enough for small porti-potti, sink and a v-berth bed. Here is are pictures from another boat like his:

    sx_cabin.jpg

    sx_cabin2.jpg
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2006
    I wanna go boating with Shack!!!!!! :eek:
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2006
    Yeah, does she come with that model?
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    Shack,

    Thanks for posting those photos to explain (sorry I was in bed sleeping, I work
    steady night turn).

    The doors lead to the "Cuddy Cabin" which has a Vberth bed with enough room
    to sleep two people fairly comfortably and under the flip up Vberth pads are
    a Thetford Porta Potti, Kenyon Single Burner Butane Stove and a Whale 3.5
    Gallon Fresh Water Sink. It's enough to qualify it as a "Second Home" tax
    deduction (if you financed it).

    It's a cool place to chill and get out of the sun and kick back and watch some
    movies on the laptop or spend a weekend on the lake etc..
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  • skydeaner
    skydeaner Posts: 187
    edited January 2006
    Damn that's effin sweet. Sleepin on the toilet would kinda freak me out though.
    Fiberglass reminds me of peanut brittle, only fiberglass tastes better!
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    skydeaner wrote:
    Damn that's effin sweet. Sleepin on the toilet would kinda freak me out though.


    I hear ya! How about cookin a meal beside the toilet? Really the stove and
    sink are just there for the tax deductions that's the real reason they put it
    in there. But the toilet does serve a function and after you do your thing and
    flush, it's sealed in a chamber below the bowl so it's not like you are going to
    have any issues. Plus your head is up towards the nose of the boat and the
    toilet is down by your feet. :)

    I don't plan on actually using the toilet unless it's an EMERGENCY!!! heh :)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2006
    skydeaner wrote:
    Sleepin on the toilet would kinda freak me out though.

    That would be kinda awkward. But I guess you could relieve yourself and still flip burgers on the grill. :D
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2006
    skydeaner wrote:
    Sleepin on the toilet would kinda freak me out though.
    I've been told I did this a time or two during my college days... However I have no recollection of the events.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

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  • skydeaner
    skydeaner Posts: 187
    edited January 2006
    shack wrote:
    I've been told I did this a time or two during my college days... However I have no recollection of the events.

    ROFL that was hilarious
    Fiberglass reminds me of peanut brittle, only fiberglass tastes better!
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    shack wrote:
    I've been told I did this a time or two during my college days... However I have no recollection of the events.


    That's why I don't drink anymore! The last time I spent 10 hours hanging over
    the porcelain godess was the last time I drank.

    TMI: Philly Steak & Cheese does not come up, easily! :eek:
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    Winter sucks..

    You know, it's a shame when you bring home a new toy and can't even really
    play with it till you know the freezing weather is gone for the season. I want
    to fire the 496 Mag up real bad but if I do then I have to go through a ritual
    of purging all the water from the raw water side of the cooling system and
    that takes more than an hour and numerous drain plugs have to be removed.

    C'mon winter.... GO AWAY! :)

    I am going to order my Polk Momo 10's this weekend and I should have my
    Kicker 700.5 Amp and Pio DEH9600MP head unit in about two weeks. I also
    need to get about 20' of 4 Awg ground and positive cable and a 80 or 100
    amp reset circuit breaker to mount at the batteries.

    I can't do much of anything till all the stuff shows up so I can work out where
    to cram it all. I have some rough ideas but without measurements I am not
    busting out the saw or roto-zip!
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited January 2006
    Red230SX wrote:
    I have some rough ideas but without measurements I am not
    busting out the saw or roto-zip!
    best idea EVER...
    It's not good, very fundamentally simply not good. - geolemon

    "Its not good enough until we have real-time fearmongering. I want my fear mongered as it happens." - Shizelbs
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    neomagus00 wrote:
    best idea EVER...


    A wise man once said... Measure thrice, cut once!

    Or was that.... Man who **** in Church, Sit in own PEW? I never can tell! :D


    Do you all think the 700.5 will be adequate enough to run the system?
    without looking up the specs on the web site I beleive it is 45 watts RMS x4 +
    400X1 That's with a 4 Ohm Nominal on the full range and 2 Ohm Nominal on
    the subs. It can handle 2 Ohm on both sections which raises the output to
    the 80 watts RMS ballpark if you drive the full range at 2 ohm but I am not
    going to do that.

    As long as that's enough juice to get me clean "reasonable" volume levels I
    will be happy.
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited January 2006
    i'd sleep on the toilet if it meant hangin with that chick... hahaha... how bout we slap a polk audio sticker on her bikini and have a party?
    The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited January 2006
    No 5 channel amp will be enough to outgun your captains call, but should be enough to really give great sound when in cruise mode or sittin on the sand beach attempting to lure Shack's berth buddy away. :D
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    Dennis,

    Hah you are right about the Captains Call.... When we dyno'd the boat at the dealer in
    Illinois before I brought it home we ran it through the Prop and Thru Hulls to make sure
    everything was ok. WOW is it LOUD! My truck (2004 Hemi Ram RumbleBee) has a Flowmaster
    Super 40 Hemi muffler with a 3.5" In and dual 2.5" outlets and I eliminated the resonator
    and it's no where near as loud as the boat (and the truck sets off car alarms!).

    Fortunatly when I want to be quiet and stealthy I can just flip the switch on the dash
    and direct the exhaust through the prop and be able to think and hear!

    As long as I have good tunes when I am anchored that will be just fine :)
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited January 2006
    I didn't know boats work in the snow.
    cats.vans.bag...
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    swerve wrote:
    I didn't know boats work in the snow.


    I wish they did.. Sure would make my winter seem a LOT shorter.. It's killing
    me.... Wish summer would get here already! :)
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited January 2006
    boats work all year round... you just need snow propellers for them. the blizzak snow propeller - only 99.95 at your nearest firestone dealer.

    and a 5 channel could overcast the boat if its 200 x 4 @ 2 ohms and you bridge it and strap it to a single speaker. the other 400 x 1 mono can be used to push little vibrating devices under the seat of that hot chick.
    The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    PoweredByDodge wrote:
    boats work all year round... you just need snow propellers for them. the blizzak snow propeller - only 99.95 at your nearest firestone dealer.

    and a 5 channel could overcast the boat if its 200 x 4 @ 2 ohms and you bridge it and strap it to a single speaker. the other 400 x 1 mono can be used to push little vibrating devices under the seat of that hot chick.


    I checked into the snow propeller and a pair of Bow Ski's... I am not into
    sledding... LOL :p


    I could always strap a JBL Concert Horn cabinet on the nose of the boat and
    use one of those JBL 6000Watt x 1 amps to push it! :D
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  • Red230SX
    Red230SX Posts: 211
    edited January 2006
    Ordered my MOMO 10" Subs and Grills today from the place I buy my boat parts. They
    wanted too much money for them last week (Like $150 each) but they went on sale
    this week for $120 each and $13 each for the Grills plus I had 10% off of any order over
    $150.

    All in all I saved like $90.00 on the order! :) I had to get boat stuff so I figured I might
    as well get the subs from them too, they had a heck of a price on the MMC650's when
    I ordered them.

    w00t it's all comming together :)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2006
    Awesome!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
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