Tahoe Boat
Trevor dropped by our shop to check out a boat we were working on, and it was similar to his. This is a sweet little boat. We then did a full system on another boat, and then finally Trevor's boat by the time we worked through our (sometimes) busy schedule. I remember we turned this over to Trevor I think a day earlier than expected, but at 9 pm at night, listening to the Wetsounds popular tower speaker setup that seems to broadcast 80 feet out behind the boat. Luckily no one else was around for the demo!

Here's what his boat looks like. After a brief fiasco with the proper clamps that were supposed to be supplied with these cans, we struggled probably a bit more than we should have just to hang the cans properly on the small diameter tower. Dang! Finally, the cans were hung, amps wired, EQ installed, speakers relocated, speakers added, and a custom subwoofer solution that blends into the interior and doesn't appear to be a subwoofer cabinet. There were some late nights with a busy schedule right around this time. This picture haunts me a little bit.

Alright, now we have a situation; Trevor's boat only had 2 speakers total - a recessed, angled speaker mount speaker location at each rear corner of the boat interior (one is pictured above in it's new location). Now, I think it was Carl, aka Boy Genius, who had the idea to relocate the existing speaker mounts to a new location toward the front of the boat. We simply cut new holes in the fiberglass taking care not to scratch or crack the gel coat. These came out pretty nice, despite the fact that I (Rod) did the work. Yowza.

So remember my mention of those existing speaker locations in the rear, now gaping holes where the angled speaker mounts used to live? Carl made some rings of MDF, treated them with fiberglass resin to make them "marine grade", wrapped them in vinyl with a decent match to the boat interior. This was cost effective and saved Trevor some dough with a simple, ahem, innovative, solution to some challenges. The sub enclosure was a monstrous unit featuring a stout 10" sub in a vented configuration. Charlie started and constructed this box and Rod struggled the last 10 yards slapping resin, mat, and wrestling a roll of carpet to finish it.

Here's a picture showing the Wetsounds tower cans. 8" mid/woofer, horn highs, kind of bright, and loud.

One last picture of this beauty, eh? Trevor's now got a system that does the important stuff for him, but on a relatively tight budget for the power and caliber of equipment required. We were able to get creative and deliver an efficient subwoofer, while ported and producing additional output with less amp required for good volume. We were able to double the speaker locations without something looking tacky, and without an extreme (read: costly) fabrication project with curing times and finishing work. Good Kenwood Excelon speakers that aren't the high end Italian ones we love, but tons of bang for the buck, a bargain and great speakers in their own right. Then we used Hertz amplifiers, not as pricey or refined as the big power stuff or Audison line, but honestly rated and clean power, especially when configured/tuned properly. There was some tuning time that made the entire staff deaf, but we suffer to better ourselves.
thank you Trevor, thank you for the business, for being patient and especially trusting us. Rock that boat, yo.