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Sprayed

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Posted: March 25, 2005 at 4:41 PM / IP Logged

I am wanting to put 2 10" subs in my boat..in a fiberglass sealed enclosure...and my question is ..that if the inside of the box doesnt get wet nor the backside of the speaker...can the front of the speaker withstand any water just in case??....does it have to be a rubber lining instead of foam....and if not what speaker will work? (probably will not get wet..but dont wanna take a chance...after all it is in a BOAT)

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Posted: March 25, 2005 at 4:49 PM / IP Logged

you should probably be looking at woofers with a polypropelene (plastic) cone and a rubber surround, those two compments will probably withstand water better than craft pulp cones and foam surrounds.

Sprayed

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Posted: March 25, 2005 at 5:09 PM / IP Logged

are there brands better than other for this...or does JL or Eclipse make subs like that?...I know they have rubber outer linings on those...im not sure about the cones though

Pigprophet

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Posted: March 25, 2005 at 5:09 PM / IP Logged

Sweet- subs in your boat.. If that works out good, are you gonna lower it too??

-PP

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Posted: March 25, 2005 at 5:15 PM / IP Logged

I believe JL uses polypropelene cones , however the surrounds are usually foam, foam and water don't mix too well, but the sun will probably destroy the foam much faster.

As far as eclipse goes what model are you looking at? Titanium, aluminium, or the new gear?

just a suggestion but I wouldn't invest a lot of money into the subs, as they aren't going to be able to perform very well in the open area of a boat and probably won't last so long.

Sprayed

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Posted: March 25, 2005 at 6:02 PM / IP Logged

I was looking at some titaniums...but..as far as thumping....my buddy has two 8"s under the dash/steering wheel...and it sounds awesome....so I figure 2 10's would.....but I was thinking about in a diff location....but I guess I'll just have to do it there as well....

PP- I figured I would put rims on it first then maybe bag it...;0)

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Posted: March 25, 2005 at 10:23 PM / IP Logged

Well there always is the trailer :D

Seems like a bandpass box is perfect for this application...

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wrathchild281

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Posted: March 26, 2005 at 8:53 AM / IP Logged

look at some kicker subs they have a series or marine speakers and also memphis makes a line for of subs for boats.

Chad7n7

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Posted: March 26, 2005 at 10:53 AM / IP Logged

Bazooka also makes a marine line, tubes, amps,speakers and subs.

anim8r

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Posted: April 08, 2005 at 4:41 PM / IP Logged

Infinity has a marine line.. The CMMD woofers should withstand anything, save salt water.... Good luck

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