How to Build an Amazing Boat Speaker System From Scratch
Did you know there are roughly 11.9 million registered boats in the US?
If you own a boat, you might want to upgrade it by installing a speaker system. However, if you’ve never installed a speaker system, you might want some tips on how you can do this.
This post will teach you how to build an amazing boat speaker system from scratch. Using these tips, it won’t be long before your boating trips have some background music.
Let’s begin!
Buying Suitable Equipment
When building a speaker system for your boat, you need to make sure you buy equipment that’s suitable for ‘boating environments.’
So, at the most basic level, you will need to buy waterproof equipment. If you can’t find waterproof gear, you at least need to find items that have a high water-resistance rating.
In addition to this, you also need to make sure you buy items that have some kind of ‘anti-corrosion’ treatment. This will then ensure your boating accessories don’t degrade in the presence of saltwater.
Furthermore, you also want to make sure the boat sound system equipment is ‘UV resistant.’ After all, your equipment will be exposed to a lot of sunlight, and if it isn’t protected, it will discolor and maybe even degrade internally.
If you don’t account for this, your equipment might fall apart fairly quickly, even if you’ve taken care of everything else we’ve mentioned.
What Will You Need?
A boating speaker system is made up of several components, and so you will need to buy a number of items during this process.
For the most part, the items you need to buy are as follows:
- Speakers
- Subwoofer
- Receiver
- Amplifier
- Wiring
If you’re feeling brave, you can buy these items individually, and you can then connect everything yourself.
This is often a good approach for someone that has come across a certain piece of equipment that they’d really like to use on their boat.
For instance, you might have a friend that has a great set of wakeboarding speakers, and you might then want to fit these onto your boat. If you buy individual parts and wire everything up yourself, this isn’t that hard to do.
That said, if you’d prefer an easier approach, you might want to consider buying a ‘speaker installation kit.’ Such kits include everything you need, and they’ll also provide you with step-by-step instructions.
Time to Install a Boat Speaker System?
If you want to add some excitement to your boating trips, a boat speaker system can help you change things for the better.
If you don’t have the time to install a speaker system, you might want to consider hiring someone.
Yet, if you’re going to hire someone, you may want to buy the components yourself, so that you can verify the quality of the equipment. Once you’ve done this, you can then just give everything to the installation expert, and they’ll take care of the rest.
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