Marine stereo

No restoration is complete without adding a stereo so you can listen to some tunes - at least between skiiers.

I didn't quite get to that part of my restoration last year, so it is on my short list of things to get done this winter.

Any suggestions from anyone regarding a good brand of marine stereo, or a good system, or setup suggestions, would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

MarkBano

 

Mark,
My personal suggestion is to simply install an amp and speakers and use an iPod or similar device as the input and to control volume. Unless you need am/fm this is absolutely the only way to go in my opinion.

 

Excellent idea. Not much radio reception where we are anyway.

Of course, I hate to admit it but I do not own, nor have I ever used an ipod or similar device. I guess I really am old...

 

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Great ideas. Thanks!

By the way Greg, I was born in 1967!

I still have not done anything to prepare my engine for storage. Shame on me. I haven't had time. Maybe I'll just bring it to the local marine dealer and let them do it...

 

If you Merc is anything like the E-Tecs, you would be wasting money by having a dealer do something so simple. Dump some Stabil in the gas, run it long enough to get the stabil through the lines, run the auto-fogger, let the motor drain, and you're done.

 

You're no doubt right.

What is an "auto fogger"?

 

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Hi all:

Transitioning to winter and looking forward to some white stuff tonight. As to stereo options, I chose to purchase a marine box and installed a standard radio and cd player (pioneer supertuner). Mounted it under the dash on the drivers side and didn't have to do any cutting on the instrument or passenger dash areas. The face plate is gasketed and I have never had a problem with moisture. I also have a 4 channel amp mounted under the dash and 4 bose marine box speakers to complete the set up. Brought the marine box through Boat US (now west marine) for around $70 as I recall. Picture is attached.