Hi all, first post here. Bought my first boat last year, pictured below. Got a few things fixed, got a stereo upgrade half done, but looking for some input on sub placement.
So far I’ve got my JL 800/8 amp in, and 2 pairs of JL 7.7 components. Speakers were bought used as a set and also had a JL 10” infinite baffle sub. From what I understand, IB subs need to have front and rear totally isolated, with large/“infinite” enclosures, so mounting in the hull is the general idea.
Problem is, this boat has no flat interior space to do that. Aft bench seats have curved front, sidewalks around helm have trim/vinyl accents everywhere.
All I can come up with is to create two walls in the captain/co-captain footwells to completely seal the helm off from the hollow that wraps behind the bow seats and to the front anchor storage bin. In that wall I can cut my hole and mount the sub, and could even have one in each footwell if I wanted to down the road.
So far I’ve got my JL 800/8 amp in, and 2 pairs of JL 7.7 components. Speakers were bought used as a set and also had a JL 10” infinite baffle sub. From what I understand, IB subs need to have front and rear totally isolated, with large/“infinite” enclosures, so mounting in the hull is the general idea.
Problem is, this boat has no flat interior space to do that. Aft bench seats have curved front, sidewalks around helm have trim/vinyl accents everywhere.
All I can come up with is to create two walls in the captain/co-captain footwells to completely seal the helm off from the hollow that wraps behind the bow seats and to the front anchor storage bin. In that wall I can cut my hole and mount the sub, and could even have one in each footwell if I wanted to down the road.