Please help with boat sub

[bugflipper 10+ year member]

I have been playing around for awhile trying to get a decent sub stage in my boat. Generally in a car I will use 1 10". This wasn't enough because of all the noise and open area. I put in a second 10, corner loaded, ported tried other various suggestions. Still not really getting what I want out of it, but improved some.

I am using some old eclipse titanium cone subs, forgot the model number years ago. Sub amp is a sundown 1500d that runs about 900 at 2 ohm and 1600 or so at 1 ohm. It also has an old nakamichi deck, legatia L6 and a milbert amp running the HATs.

My idea was to increase displacement, maybe even go with a single 18. What I am looking for is a sealed setup that has good transient response to keep up with metal. Doesn't mud out to droaning. Just a nice solid musical sq setup. Available space will be about 6 cubes. Open to your ideas. Budget will be in the 350-400 range.

Thanks

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[SPLAudioHz 10+ year member]

I have done a couple boats. Can be tricky when you get to the skin, but not difficult. Do you have any pics brother? What year make model boat you running? In or Out? Thanks!

J

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

id' go with smaller subs maybe 15s or 12s you'd prolly get better results

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

What kind of boat and where in the boat is this being mounted?

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

why a sub in a boat? lol

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

why a sub in a boat? lol

.....same reason you would put on in a car or a house....??

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

i've done many boats in the past. any pics where the subs will be ?also dimensions where the subs will be

 

[FtheNutHuggers]

Two of these:Dayton IB385-8 15" Infinite Baffle Subwoofer.

make sure you have a 3/4" ply ring behind the baffle to screw through and into. Put camper shell tape between the rings and the rear of the fiberglass baffle.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Two of these:Dayton IB385-8 15" Infinite Baffle Subwoofer.
make sure you have a 3/4" ply ring behind the baffle to screw through and into. Put camper shell tape between the rings and the rear of the fiberglass baffle.

How is he going to do infinite baffle in what I assume is an open top boat?

With a pair of those subs, the minimum enclosure size he could use for IB (4x Vas, but should be 10x ideally) would be 71 cubic feet.

 

[bugflipper 10+ year member]

I can't find the camera. You can go to the gallery and see what the inside is (slide 8/18). I have them in the front compartment up under the bed. The little door is not the size of the compartment, it gives access to the sides and front. The usable area is 20"hx38"wx20"d. Would have to cut a little off of that for excursion so figuring around 6 or a little more instead of 7.22 cu ft. I have to store other things in there so can't really go bigger than that for the enclosure.

Baja Marine - Speed Changes You

Thanks

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

mmmmm loves me some baja's, very well engineered and constructed boats. I heard Fountain bought them out a few years ago.

what about putting the speakers under the rear seats and have sub and port fire to the bow of the boat (pic 4/18)