waterproof replacement speakers

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38P6

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Jun 9, 2013
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Merritt Island Florida
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240 Sundeck
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5.7
The two front speakers on my deckboat are crumbling inside. They are 6.5 inch clarion cm 262 2 way 100 watt speakers. I need to find a speaker that can withstand actually getting wet, its impossible to rinse the boat well without hitting them with the hose. Is a regular marine grade speaker waterproof? They usually say water resistant.
 
38P6 said:
The two front speakers on my deckboat are crumbling inside. They are 6.5 inch clarion cm 262 2 way 100 watt speakers. I need to find a speaker that can withstand actually getting wet, its impossible to rinse the boat well without hitting them with the hose. Is a regular marine grade speaker waterproof? They usually say water resistant.
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in my limited experience with this i have found 'water resistant' and 'waterproof' are not the same rating.....in your particular situation i would look for a 'waterproof' rating for the replacement speakers....

cliff
 
Waterproof, waterproof, waterproof. A lake acquaintance installed some on his WaveRunner and they're the bomb--not only have they survived several seasons of hard riding, their pumping power and sound quality can go toe to toe with some of the local wakeboard setups. I don't see him often, but if I do, I'll ask what they are.
 
JL or Wet Sounds


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38P6 said:
The two front speakers on my deckboat are crumbling inside. They are 6.5 inch clarion cm 262 2 way 100 watt speakers. I need to find a speaker that can withstand actually getting wet, its impossible to rinse the boat well without hitting them with the hose. Is a regular marine grade speaker waterproof? They usually say water resistant.
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CliffA said:
in my limited experience with this i have found 'water resistant' and 'waterproof' are not the same rating.....in your particular situation i would look for a 'waterproof' rating for the replacement speakers....

cliff
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Salt and sun probably did more damage than any water!
 
Any true marine in-boat speaker is going to work for you. The issue with that generation clarion, was poor UV. Wet Sounds are pricey, but they do offer 2 price points. They have the premium 650 series and then the more budget friendly 65 series. Both are offered in a silver spoke grill style and a closed louvered grill style in white and black. RGB LEDs are also an option with both series.

The JL MX 650 is another good option. I like it over the M.

Kicker also make a well built marine coaxial. The KM654CW comes with a white and charcoal grill for your preference. Add an "L" in the part number and get the RGB LEDs.
 
It's been a little while but I finally bought a new set of speakers. I ended up with a cheap set of boss marine Mr 60 W 200 watt speakers. They say they are 6.5 inch. I just tried to install them and there is no way these will fit in the hole of the old speakers. The backside of the speaker is way too big to fit in the hole and the screw mounting holes are in a much wider circle on the new speakers. I can't find the size of my old speakers would they possibly be smaller than 6.5 inches? Im not at the boat anymore to measure them they appeared slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the new speakers but not by much. I'm wondering if I might run into this problem with all modern 6.5 inch speakers. I'm not really thrilled about having to try to cut out a new hole.
 
JL Audio 6.5's are an exact fit. Cheap isn't always good especially in a boat.
 
38P6,

Hard to offer any help when I cant locate OD and ID specs on either of the models listed. The old clarions could be an cutout with an over sized basket OD. this is a way to take 6" speaker and give it the cone surface area of a 6.5" speaker. Mot anything built today thats listed as a 6.5", will usually be found to require a 5" cutout, but there are exceptions, with some having a 5.125" ID. There are no standards, so the OD's and screw hole spread will very speaker model to speaker model. Most have around a 7" OD and many do use the same bolt pattern.
 
Use a starboard spacer ring or other spacer. Some have used plastic cutting boards and it their own.
 
I went back to the boat today and enlarged the hole by about a 1/4 inch with a flapper wheel and a drill. It only took about 5 minutes for each speaker and they now fit perfect. I'm very happy with the way the sound especially for less than $30 a pair.
 
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