[Rhodes22-list] Stereo or no stereo

Wed Feb 11 22:06:53 EST 2009

Mary Lou,

I think it was this month's issue of Eastern Shore Magazine that had an
article on The Mainstay and the big name jazz artists that play there.  Had
another article on some big vendor show in Rock Hall this weekend.  I didn't
even think you guys had a McDonald's or Starbucks!

Lee

Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> Different strokes..... We rarely play music on 
> the boat (or at home despite) being in the music 
> business. I suspect it's because we have become 
> so spoiled by a wealth of live music. I don't 
> read much on the boat either. Too busy soaking up 
> the world around me I guess. We do bring a 
> (weather resistant) boom box and use that when we do listen to music.
> 
> That being said. If you know you will use it, go 
> ahead and do the installation. I'd be cautious 
> about doing something exclusively for satellite 
> radio as Sirius/XM appears to be about to file for bankruptcy.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> 
> At 10:50 AM 2/11/2009, you wrote:
> 
>>The thought of sailing without music is 
>>appauling.  I opted for a $100 unit from West 
>>Marine.  I also got the WM speakers.  I got 2 
>>pair of 4 inch waterproof speakers.  I have 2 
>>mounted under the cockpit seats near the 
>>bulkhead facing aft and the other 2 in at the 
>>end of the vberth facing aft.  Wnen my head unit 
>>dies (7 years and counting) I will probably 
>>replace with a removable Satalite radio that I 
>>can share between my car and boat.  BW> Date: 
>>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:54:32 -0500> From: 
>>cjlowe at sssnet.com> To: 
>>rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re: 
>>[Rhodes22-list] Stereo or no stereo> > If the 
>>money isn't a big factor,I would pop for the 
>>sound system.The day> you don't bother to bring 
>>the boom box,will be the day you spend 2 or 3> 
>>hours hunkered down in the cabin waiting out a 
>>thunderstorm at anchor.> I have weather proof 
>>box speakers hung from brackets mounted under 
>>the> rain channel under the cockpit seats.This 
>>only requires two 3/16" holes in> the 
>>channel,per speaker.My inside speakers and unit 
>>are mounted on a hunk> of oak that replaced the 
>>factory sliding mirror doors and storage shelf> 
>>aboue the galley.I'll try to post some pictures 
>>tomarrow.> > Jerry Lowe> > > I am trying to 
>>decide if I should have stan install a stereo 
>>and speakers> > in> > my new R22. I don't listen 
>>to am/fm much but do enjoy having xm radio in> > 
>>my> > car and in my office for occasional use. I 
>>have a portable xm radio unit> > that plugs into 
>>a boom box that can run on batteries or be 
>>plugged in.> > The> > simpler, but boxier, 
>>sollution would be to skip a stereo system and 
>>just> > bring the boon box. A more elegant but 
>>complicated solution would be to> > install an 
>>am/fm sterero xm ready with flush mounted 
>>speaker in the> > cockpit> > and a couple of 
>>speakers in the cabin. I suspect stan could do a 
>>neater> > installation while the boat is in 
>>fabrication or is installation> > afterwards> > 
>>pretty easy? My inclination is not to have holes 
>>cut into a new boat for> > speakers and to 
>>simply bring the boon box. I am curious What 
>>others think> > about whether or not to have a 
>>stereo.> >> >> >> > David Culp-3 wrote:> >>> >> 
>>Someone may have already done this before so I'm 
>>just throwing this out> >> there as a one man's 
>>solution:> >> I had an old pair of stereo 
>>speakers left over from my remodel job lying> >> 
>>around the garage. They have articulating 
>>mounting brackets which> >> probably> >> cost as 
>>much as the speakers did and I wanted to put 
>>them to some use.> >> So> >> I> >> thought... 
>>Wouldn't it be nice to have some interior 
>>speakers in the> >> boat> >> to> >> go along 
>>with my cockpit speakers. My Sony CDX CD has 4 
>>channels (front> >> and> >> rear) so the plan 
>>was to use the fader control to adjust the sound 
>>level> >> between the sets or shutoff the 
>>cockpit speakers and direct all the> >> 
>>sound> >> to> >> the inside set when you need to 
>>be quiet like at a crowded anchorage or> >> 
>>slip> >> at night.> >> The Rhodes cabin is very 
>>ergonomically efficient and try as I might, 
>>I> >> just> >> couldn't figure out a good place 
>>to mount speakers in the cabin that was> >> 
>>going to look good, be out of the way and sound 
>>good too. There> >> probably> >> is> >> a good 
>>place for the right type of speakers, but I 
>>don't have them.> >> Anyway,> >> it dawned on me 
>>that the two sliding doors on the galley cabinet 
>>meet in> >> the> >> middle and there is enough 
>>space left for speakers to project sound 
>>into> >> the> >> cabin from the sides.> >>> >> 
>>With articulating mounts, I was able to mount on 
>>the cabinet walls and> >> then> >> turn the 
>>speakers outward 90 degrees. You will see in the 
>>photos that> >> the> >> left speaker is mounted 
>>a little lower then the right in order to 
>>clear> >> the> >> sink and the right is up and 
>>out of the way of the storage area. You> >> 
>>lose> >> a> >> little storage space but not much 
>>and it sounds really good.> >>> >> To test it, I 
>>turned it up to a level a little higher then 
>>what you> >> probably> >> would need at night in 
>>the cabin; dropped the pop-top, installed 
>>the> >> hatch> >> cover and then walked around 
>>on the adjacent slips just to see what the> >> 
>>noise level was. You could hear it faintly, but 
>>I don't think it would> >> disturb anyone. 
>>Whether or not the sound is traveling through 
>>the water> >> and> >> you could hear it through 
>>the hull of another boat is another 
>>question.> >>> >> It was fairly easy to install. 
>>Just make sure your mounting screws are> >> 
>>large enough to support the weight and short 
>>enough not to come through> >> the> >> other 
>>side of the wall into the head. On the right 
>>side, I just used> >> one> >> of> >> the screws 
>>already present holding the cooler in position 
>>and then added> >> one> >> making sure that it 
>>didn't penetrate the cooler lining.> >>> >> 
>>Here's a link to the pictures: 
>>http://r22spkrs.hsbtx.net> >>> >> David> >> 
>>__________________________________________________>  
>> >> To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with 
>>using the mailing list go to> >> 
>>http://www.rhodes22.org/list> >> 
>>__________________________________________________>  
>> >>> >>> >> > --> > View this message in 
>>context:> > 
>>http://www.nabble.com/Galley-Stereo-Speaker-Installation-tp21906462p21946693.html>  
>> > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive 
>>at Nabble.com.> >> > 
>>__________________________________________________>  
>> > To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with 
>>using the mailing list go to> > 
>>http://www.rhodes22.org/list> > 
>>__________________________________________________>  
>> >> > > 
>>__________________________________________________> 
>>To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using 
>>the mailing list go to 
>>http://www.rhodes22.org/list> 
>>__________________________________________________
>>_________________________________________________________________
>>Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect.
>>http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Faster_022009
>>__________________________________________________
>>To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using 
>>the mailing list go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>>__________________________________________________
>>
>>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 
>>270.10.22/1946 - Release Date: 02/10/09 07:20:00
> 
> 
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
> 
> 

-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Galley-Stereo-Speaker-Installation-tp21906462p21969145.html
Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.