Hey Coach!

[dogbert]

String, cotton ball, shop vac. You can figure out the rest!

Sounds kinky

[Tequilasun]

What would SPHARIS do if he were in my position?

String, cotton ball, shop vac. You can figure out the rest!

[da.bell]

Too bad that they don't have wireless speakers yet for this. They have already created the ability to charge batteries via IR...... Hummmm.... Maybe something to look into.... Ya think?????

[Jeff T]

Running the wire isn't the hard part. It's drilling into your pretty tower, hull, and fishing the starting material through thats the killer.

What would SPHARIS do if he were in my position?

[spharis]

Running the wire isn't the hard part. It's drilling into your pretty tower, hull, and fishing the starting material through thats the killer.

[da.bell]

I hate to bring up a dead thread...but how hard do you think it will be to run 12 gauge through the tower? I don't plan on dropping the tower often, but I'm pretty sure it will happen eventually.

I just don't know how big of a deal it is to have 12 gauge vs 14 for the tower speakers.

I also worry about drilling a massive hole in the tower.

You know what if funny with this, I am talking with someone about purchasing amps, subs, and speakers.... So, this will be interesting...

[Jeff T]

I hate to bring up a dead thread...but how hard do you think it will be to run 12 gauge through the tower? I don't plan on dropping the tower often, but I'm pretty sure it will happen eventually.

I just don't know how big of a deal it is to have 12 gauge vs 14 for the tower speakers.

I also worry about drilling a massive hole in the tower.

[spharis]

And another, matches pretty close.

[spharis]

Here it is and I added it to my photobucket album this time. I would go 12AWG for use average of about 50% volume.

[spharis]

14 should be OK....30 ft is really long though. I will see if I cna find my chart I always use and you can reference that.

For cabin speakers, you can do the same. Wire size is a function of the amperage of the signal.

[Jeff T]

So, do you think that 14 gauge is fine, or should I go with 12? What do you think about the deck speakers?

[spharis]

I would go with 12-14 for that wattage. At 30 ft for that many amps (about 20A of power), you are going to have some pretty good voltage drop. I have a chart somewhere if I can find it; I'll post it if I do.

[Jeff T]

200 watts, but I plan to run 200-250. I should need somewhere around 30 feet of wire for each tower speaker.

Should I run 16 gauge to the cabin speakers?

[spharis]

What is the RMS of your Wetsounds, and about how many feet of wire will it take?

[Jeff T]

Marginally, the real difference comes in much longer runs of the wire than what you will be doing.


BTW, when you get those Wetsounds installed, can I come down and have a listen? I'll bring beer!

Absolutely!! I don't have what coach has though...just one set of pro80s. Can't afford anything more yet. If it isn't enough, I may try to supplement with a set of the 60s when they come out later this summer.

I'm hoping the boat arrives this week. If so, I'll install this weekend and be on the lake next week. Keeping fingers crossed...