Whats the most ROWDY boat system you have seen/heard of?

[funkyab 10+ year member]

i know that from my experince,,, SQ is a non consideration in an open air environment... It is relatively an impossible challenge in an OPEN BOW boat...

so... the point is SPL... to be able to satisfy the occupants as well as the "neighbor" listeners" I have actually made plans to connect my Vdrums (yes, i am jazz trained drummer) to play through the system while we use a power inverter to power a guitar and bass amp, as well as a directional mic (sax) to be able to show the versatility of the system,"

BUT REALLY,,, I have very low spl... Maybe with the engine hatch closed,,, and a close spl meter... i would have 120-130 MAX.... t(his is before i but 3x the power on the subs that i plan for next month. (lets see if the subs can take it)) SPL numbers dont actually mean shit though,, on an open bow boat) ..when you are so open.... it is actually what you hear and what your boating friends can here (if receptive) and its mostly about what your passengers can hear and the rider behind you can hear. And to do this... takes a much different approach to CA... beefing up cpmpression horns. (for those that consider the rider the most important listener) and at the same time.... giving wooofers a **** load more power than they need... because they are in an open environment... but not compromising the cones at the same time. and at the same time,, realizing the venuerability of your system. Although most CA speakers can handle a marine environment for a time... the wear and tear takes apart CA components much faster. So the replacement factor is much more aggressive on CA components on a boat than in a car. Unfortunately, only a couple of companies provide marine versions of their high end gear. Memphis is one.. but look around.. you will never find it on any commercial sites....

BUT... for the real.... in the world of subs (at least those without paper or paper composite cones)) the subs can take a splash... And in my opinion... although my boxes are resistant from water,,, being ported with aero ports,,, even if small splashes of water hitthe box.. they are thrown back bout by the air..... BUt then again.... sometimes i do pull the ports and wipe up a bit......

Anyway.........................

 

[funkyab 10+ year member]

1400 dollars... HAHAHAA...

But seriously... Look at the prices of most wakeboard tower componets... Most are between 200 and 3000 dollars... many loaded with 150 dollar speakers....

Where does the incredible proce increase come from??? Mass produced "pretty cans"""

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

projecting sound over water isn't exactly a huge challenge.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Only boat system I've actually been exposed to was when i put 4 dual speakers and a dual hu on a boat. it sounded like complete poo when turned up loud at all.

 

[W8 a minute 10+ year member]

When I go to the lake I prefer peace, quiet, and serenity in the hopes of finding some relaxation. Unfortunately that has become almost impossible due to the loud as hell cigarette boats and the competing stereo systems in the slower boats. Most of these boats are too big for the lakes they are on to begin with.

On the ocean there's enough room to get away from everyone and find a peaceful spot.

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

image dynamics had a boat build a while ago, it was pretty bad ***

 

[funkyab 10+ year member]

When I go to the lake I prefer peace, quiet, and serenity in the hopes of finding some relaxation. Unfortunately that has become almost impossible due to the loud as hell cigarette boats and the competing stereo systems in the slower boats. Most of these boats are too big for the lakes they are on to begin with.
On the ocean there's enough room to get away from everyone and find a peaceful spot.

I agree so much. Although I throw a lot of sound... i respect the fact that there are fishermen, families and others that have a different perspective of "marine enjoyment"

of course my sport,,, wakeboarding can not be done on the ocean (in most places) when i want to enjoy the ocean.... I SAIL!!!

BUT... on the lake,, when i encounter people with different ideas of a "fun time" i respect and adjust accordingly, whether it is my volume or speed.. Everyone deserves a nice time,, especially considering how much boaters go through financially every year to make these few wonderful months a reality.

 

[Wkbdkid 10+ year member]

Ive heard a tige with 8 12" solobarics(round) and a bunch of kicker comps/coaxils sounded amazing for being in a boat.

My boat was my first install ever and being a noob at it i thought it came out good, but that was 3 years ago. After this season is over everything is gettin replaced.Heres a pic of my boat now

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Never been in a boat with a mad system in it. Matter of fact I dont even know if it had a radio besides getting a hold of someone in case of emergency, so more cb than anything. I guess it would be on same level as a car if you were on a lake, I dont know. I probably would be like dam did you hear that boat a pounding! Then probably laugh, dont know why, just would.

 

[BiaBia 10+ year member]

funkyab likes responding to himself

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

i helped put a system in nelly's producers boat, **** like 3 years ago something like 26 18'' solo barics, 26 concept 1500.1's(i hate those amps), some crazy lengths of wire i remember useing at least 1,000 feet of speaker wire and a good 200-300 ft of power and gound. boat was sick a 48' craver tripple deck. 9 gallons to the mile mmmmm.

 

[funkyab 10+ year member]

i helped put a system in nelly's producers boat, **** like 3 years ago something like 26 18'' solo barics, 26 concept 1500.1's(i hate those amps), some crazy lengths of wire i remember useing at least 1,000 feet of speaker wire and a good 200-300 ft of power and gound. boat was sick a 48' craver tripple deck. 9 gallons to the mile mmmmm.

OMG!! was the boat fiberglass? Worried about possibly cracking hull? Got any pics?

 

[crawlinYJ 10+ year member]

this is way old, but here: the same guy did all the installs. his is actually the gray and blue boat. everything is pretty much the same in all of them. all c2k amps, zapco dsp. i think a couple of them have like 4 9.0's and more in them. the gray/blue and red/gray have 9512s in them. i cant find any pics of the other bass setups. they are all nasty though. various port loading setups. there is a lot of paint work as well put into these boats. not a lot of that dash stuff is stock.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

ive hurd 4 rockford t2 12's in a ported box, and 4 set's of type x comps on a boat........ it was crazy loud!

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Really?... ROWDY? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif