bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Alright here goes a build log. I realize that some of this stuff may not be as interesting but bear with me here and we can all make it through this! I will be updating this boat build log as it progresses. I have all winter to finish it and some of the purchases won't be until spring time. as of today I have a 2004 glastron GT-185 boat with a pioneer headunit and a JL E4300 amp and some 6.5" kenwood marine speakers. it's not much and all of this will more than likely have to be replaced. When i picked up the boat it had tint on a couple of the windows but not all so the first thing we did was get the windows re-tinted. I really think it gives it a classy look. It's 5%. I also wanted to store it in our garage for the winter so that it was easily accessable to work on when i had time. but the trailer was to long. I had to cut the tongue off and order a new one with a fold away section so that i could fit it in the garage. With all that said i'll start with a few pictures. This is the new trailer tongue before i chopped it off. It was to long and i didn't need it to be this long. Here is the trailer tongue after i cut it basically in half to get it bact to about the same leingth as it was from the factory. You can see the orig and the cut piece laying on the ground. next is a couple random pictures of the boat. tinted windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Next we will look at the few components that are already on the boat. These are the Polk 4" DB series speakers. the previous owner had some holes for some tweeters in this location and i decided to put some 4" speakers here. I should have stuck with the tweets because the bottom half of the area where these speakers were going to go was completely fiberglass. so i had to basically carve out a section for them.. it was a pain! but it is done and i really like the look of it. You can also see one of the 4 kenwood 6.5" marine speakers. It was dark when i took the picture of the headunit. it's nothing spectacular but it works and i'll keep it around for a little while. Here is the JL amp that is running all the mids and highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 The motor is a Volvo Penta 4.3 liter 190 hp stock. It comes with a factory 75 amp alternator that will be getting upgraded. All i will be adding to it is the big 3 and the larger output alternator. This is a picture of the back seat removed for measuring and cleaning of the area we will be using to house the subwoofer (I know you have been waiting to hear that word!) There really isn't a lot of room on this boat for a sub and the space constraint of fitting it under the rear seat has been a huge hasle. It wouldn't have been such a big deal if the sub was normal (we will say normal is 300-500 watts... but i like to go all out and stretch the boundaries so i bought a 10" DC sound labs XL. 2250 rms... good god this thing weighs like 53 lbs! To power the i got a great deal on an audiobahn amp. I know what most of you think about audiobahn but i had one of these same amps back in 2001 and it really was a great amp. We will see how it does paired with the DCXL before i make any changes. This thing is huge and heavy. Mounted under the passenger dash(this location may or may not change depending on how wiring it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 as far as a box for the sub i am severly constrained on space and almost gave up hope and sold all the sub stuff to get something a little more practical... but i figured i'd give it a shot and see how it turned out... In the end the box will be fiberglassed and painted to match the boat. It will have a 8"X9"X3/4" plexiglass viewing window that you will be able to see when you lift the seat. It will also be illuminated with led's inside just like the rest of the boat. Here is a few build pictures of the box 2 inch port 22 inches long box being mocked up basic box done making flush mount rings for the sub. I will be putting a grill over it as well before the top pieces were glued and screwed on. box all sanded down ready to be fiberglassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 One of the other projects that i have started is installing a rear view camera and monitor to watch the skiers while i'm driving. Here is the monitor. it is made to clamp onto a rear view mirror so i am making a bracket that will mount to the dash. here is the beginning of the bracket and where it will be mounted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 use the image tag. that way you can view the pics without clicking each link. People are lazy THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 what is the img tag for this forum. I tried the img with the [] symbol and it said it wasnt allowed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 any idea why it wont let me use the img tag? i have tried and it won't work for me... I even used the image button and put the url in and the picture shows up but when i click preview it says not allowed. So does that mean i can't post pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_garynator Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 do [] with img in it, then do the url, then do [] with /img in it edit: looks like walgreens won't let you link like that. Try downloading the photos, then upload them to somewhere like photobucket. Current Build: Project Flexington: 157.6db @ 37hz Parallel 6th order walk through, DC Neo Elite 18s, 4 DC 5.0ks, JY Lithium, 12 banks of XS Caps Old Builds:150db and HAIRTRICKs from 2x 12" Power Acoustik Mofos (6th order blow through) ;<p>Roadmaster Wagon Build - DC LVL 6 M3, Kicker Warhorse ; Godzilla swapped 240sx ; 6th Order Bandpass Alpine Type R 12 ; Fully loaded DC Level 5 18" 240sx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsipes30 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 i use the same walgreens site for caraudio.com and for a gun forum i'm on. it must be something this site doesn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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