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PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:38 pm 
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Those lights look great! Did the recessed cup holder panels come out easily? It looks like there are a few screws. Are these what you removed to get the panels out?

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:13 pm 
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Actually those stayed put, the only thing I had to remover were the panels on the inside of the driver and passenger console..where the amp was mounted. Everything else was just fishing a coathanger and string through the length of the boat. WAsnt really that bad...I did end up with a ton of fiberglass in my arms...if you do it be sure to have long sleeves and a pair of gloves!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:29 pm 
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Hey Paradise,

Did you decide to install your tower pointing forward like that or is it made that way? I think it looks really nice that way, and I am still trying to decide for sure in which configuration I'm going to install mine. Great looking boat, and the speaker system looks awesome!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:19 pm 
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Paradise wrote:
I did end up with a ton of fiberglass in my arms...if you do it be sure to have long sleeves and a pair of gloves!


Or use the right (or at least "better") tools for the job. There are two tools that are invaluable for running wire in a boat. One is a set of fiberglass poles. They come in sections that screw together. The other is a flat metal fish tape. Flat like a ribbon, not just the usual 'wire type'. The thin flat metal tends to move more smoothly than the wire kind. The poles come in several lengths. I've got a set of 4' and another in 6' lengths. They were invaluable in helping me run several sets of wire in our 348. The extra network for fuel flow senders, CAT5 for ethernet wifi gear up in the arch, heavier gauge wire for the chartplotter and REALLY heavy gauge wire for added batteries. The tape made it a cinch to run RS-232 along the ceiling for NMEA-laptop connections and new sensor wire for the waste tank.

But otherwise, yeah, there are some unfinished areas of fiberglass (present in most if not all boat brands) that would be really, REALLY itchy to deal with if you're doing it the 'hard way'. Fun, ain't it?

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:14 am 
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Paradise wrote:
So my winter project was to finally add some speakers and an amp to the boat...it took me 2 weekends but I finally finished. I went with 6 audioformz tower cans with polk speakers, replaced the 4 factory speakers with polks also, and amped it all to a 4 channel fosgate amp that is 1ohm stable. All I can say is wow. I started th engine with the captains call on and I could easily hear the music clear about 35 yards back. While I was at it I went ahead and added 12 led light pods. So what do you guys think??]

I know not everyone is a fan of the loud system but being 26 years old made it seem like a necessity!


Paradise, Can you tell we what type of cans/speakers did you put on the wake tower and are you happy with them ??? We went with a Tantrum designs model and not very impressed ..
Just wondering ????

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:05 pm 
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nice job,

locals? ... can you identify where the shot of Paradise's craft in his signature was taken ... the sad thing is - I can.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:20 pm 
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Are you refering to the Waste Management sign on the fence behind his boat?

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:27 pm 
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The pic is at my storage unit in Keller.

The tower speakers are made by a local Dallas company called audioformz (http://www.audioformz.com). The cans are fiberglass with a gelcoat that they will color match to your boat. I love them personally...speaker/amp combo puts out a great sound that I can clearly hear wakeboarding. but than again I slammed 6 up to start with so not sure how good 2 or 4 may sound.

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