An Idea. What do you think? Interior Speaker enclosure.

SB Boarder · Newbie Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 4

OK, so continuing with my stereo project for my buddies Bayliner XT, I was doing some research on the boat. I am upgrading the stock rear speakers, and noticed that they are the free air type (mounted to a fiberglass wall near the rear seats) with no enclosure of any type.

So, I am thinking that I will add some new speakers (Polk MOMO, or Kicker DB675's, but make a custom PVC enclosure that fits behind this fiberglass wall.

Basically, I would take a 6" PVC end cap, and epoxy it onto the back of this wall around the speakers. Kind of like making tower speaker enclosures, but they would be tucked up behind the speaker opening. Fill with sound deadener, drill holes for the wires.

My theory is that if I enclose the speakers, the sound quality would improve tremendously over the stock free air set up.

Anyone try this on their boats? What ya think?

Barret

vette74 · Posted: Apr 20, 2006 11:05 am Post subject:

I did not have rear speaker locations for the back of my boat so I did the same with 6" tuperware from walmart. Then cut the top lip off with a table saw and screwed the speakers to it and took some insulating foam and sprayed the foam under the rail of the boat. Good luck.

joedirt00 · Posted: Apr 21, 2006 4:26 am Post subject:

They make generic baffles for speakers, I've seen them at Pep Boys. yo just drop then into your cutout and screw your speaker down over them.

nauty_tique · Newbie Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 38 City: Winston Salem

That is a pretty good idea, haven't really thought about it, I'd say you could tell a difference, more while cruising or anchored but a difference, Joedirt00, I think those are baffles to keep them dry, such as in doors on cars etc.. should give a similar effect though.

tmbrown · Outlaw Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 218 City: East Roseville

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge difference... When people were givin me strange looks for enclosing every speaker in my boat, I demonstrated the difference... you won't get much mid without it... that's where you get all your volume and clarity.

I used 3 different designs on mine... 1 design was 6" PVC with treated and resin coated MDF on each end held in with liquid nails... though this felt cheap.. but it worked well for two speakers I have in the bow firing at seat level towards the back of the boat. For my separates on either side, I used true acrylic from Tap Plastics - got tubing cut to the right length, then a cap for one end, and had them cut me out perfect donuts for the other end... glue'd these on with an acrylic cement and carefully drilled the holes... basically screwed the speakers straight through the acrylic into the fiberglass of the boat... these came out nice looking. Then for my 3rd pair in the rear, I just built them out of wood basically a triangle right into the rear seat base firing center. plenty of volume Very Happy