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InHerNet posted 11-26-2002 08:09 PM ET (US)
How many of you have a stereo unit installed on your whaler that is not in an electronics box or in the cabin? I am debating having one installed and just thinking of how long they last and how the weather affects them in the long term. Is it worth the trouble? Or should I just buy a portable to bring along?
Don

alkar posted 11-26-2002 09:16 PM ET (US)
I just installed a new "waterproof" Clarion CD stereo in my 22OR. I can't speak to durability yet, but I'm happy I did it. It's nice having the better quality sound.
T Party posted 11-26-2002 10:41 PM ET (US)
I am in the process of installing one (JBL Marine)which i will mount inside a Poly-Planar stereo enclosure which will be mounted inside my console. I will attach and mount a remote control so I only have to touch the receiver itself when I change the CD. If I really wanted to get fancy (as if this weren't complicated enough), I could get a disk changer to go with it - but I won't - one CD at a time is enough, especially if you burn your own and get 80 minutes of music per disk.
I think this arrangement will be utterly impervious to any sort of weather condition, and should last a long time.
Drisney posted 11-27-2002 01:24 AM ET (US)
I had a car stereo mounted in my console behind a small louvred door. It lasted for 6 or so years. I did use polyplanar speakers though...they lasted well also...Dave
BugsyG posted 11-27-2002 08:31 AM ET (US)
I have a sea-worthy cd player in my 17. Good sterio. But i put it half way under the steering wheel. This way, if anyone tries to steal it, they have to take off the wheel.
xsailor posted 11-27-2002 09:37 AM ET (US)
Consider a unit that plays MP3, and CD-RW formats. You can put 10 hours of music on a CD by use of the MP3 format.
Dave W
kingfish posted 11-27-2002 10:52 AM ET (US)
I've got a Jensen MCD 9424 flush-mounted in the console of my OR22 (AM, FM, CD). It has a silicone/rubber floppy sort of cover that really isn't waterproof but keeps at least bigger things at bay. I initially had trouble with water intrusion but found that it was because I had not epoxied the raw edges of the cut-out I'd made in the console, and water was migrating from above. Fixed that problem and have had no trouble for two years. The unit sounds great with Bose 131 flush monted speakers in the removable panels below the gunwales on each side about opposite the console.
kingfish
JFM posted 11-27-2002 11:10 AM ET (US)
Don,
I use a Bose Acoustic Wave. You can get a weather proof bag and a DC adapter.
It sounds great and you can take it with you where ever you go.
Regards, Jay

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Author	Topic: Stereo installed or not
InHerNet	posted 11-26-2002 08:09 PM ET (US) How many of you have a stereo unit installed on your whaler that is not in an electronics box or in the cabin? I am debating having one installed and just thinking of how long they last and how the weather affects them in the long term. Is it worth the trouble? Or should I just buy a portable to bring along? Don
alkar	posted 11-26-2002 09:16 PM ET (US) I just installed a new "waterproof" Clarion CD stereo in my 22OR. I can't speak to durability yet, but I'm happy I did it. It's nice having the better quality sound.
T Party	posted 11-26-2002 10:41 PM ET (US) I am in the process of installing one (JBL Marine)which i will mount inside a Poly-Planar stereo enclosure which will be mounted inside my console. I will attach and mount a remote control so I only have to touch the receiver itself when I change the CD. If I really wanted to get fancy (as if this weren't complicated enough), I could get a disk changer to go with it - but I won't - one CD at a time is enough, especially if you burn your own and get 80 minutes of music per disk. I think this arrangement will be utterly impervious to any sort of weather condition, and should last a long time.
Drisney	posted 11-27-2002 01:24 AM ET (US) I had a car stereo mounted in my console behind a small louvred door. It lasted for 6 or so years. I did use polyplanar speakers though...they lasted well also...Dave
BugsyG	posted 11-27-2002 08:31 AM ET (US) I have a sea-worthy cd player in my 17. Good sterio. But i put it half way under the steering wheel. This way, if anyone tries to steal it, they have to take off the wheel.
xsailor	posted 11-27-2002 09:37 AM ET (US) Consider a unit that plays MP3, and CD-RW formats. You can put 10 hours of music on a CD by use of the MP3 format. Dave W
kingfish	posted 11-27-2002 10:52 AM ET (US) I've got a Jensen MCD 9424 flush-mounted in the console of my OR22 (AM, FM, CD). It has a silicone/rubber floppy sort of cover that really isn't waterproof but keeps at least bigger things at bay. I initially had trouble with water intrusion but found that it was because I had not epoxied the raw edges of the cut-out I'd made in the console, and water was migrating from above. Fixed that problem and have had no trouble for two years. The unit sounds great with Bose 131 flush monted speakers in the removable panels below the gunwales on each side about opposite the console. kingfish
JFM	posted 11-27-2002 11:10 AM ET (US) Don, I use a Bose Acoustic Wave. You can get a weather proof bag and a DC adapter. It sounds great and you can take it with you where ever you go. Regards, Jay