Marine audio

O.K.    I have been approached to do an install in a boat. I have never done this before. I know that I won't be able to apply all the same rules as in car audio.I don't even know how big the boat is,  except that it's BIG. I do know that the owner is going to want to get loud. I am hoping to talk to anyone with a little experience in the marine field. I would like to know some solutions to problems like exposure, and sound quality in a very unstable environment. how about bass? how am I going to get this thing sounding decent? I am planing on meeting him to look over the boat and come up with a system that will please him and annoy everyone else on the river.  I plan to keep it simple, probably either 2 or 3,  6 1/2 component sets ,a cd changer ,plenty of amplifier power, and as far as subs go, I am open to suggestions.  Any advice on brands and specific products known to stand up to some abuse. hopefully not too outrageous in price, but I realize the right components will run a little high.  Thanks.-Mark

I have a couple of suggestion on brands....Kenwood makes a unit, as well as a company called Secret Audio that has a seperate control unit with an external control head/display. The Secret Audio can be purchased with your choice of an IR or RF remote, in your case the RF would be the best choice for another $10 or $20 since IR is line of site only. I'm not sure about the Kenwood model as far as a remote. The Secret Audio unit is $199 with an IR remote, the CD is a seperate unit that plugs into the control box that I believe holds 6 CDs, it adds a couple hundred to the price. The control head/display is connected via ribbon cable and can be mounted just about anywhere, it looks like the face of a radio with nothing behind it. I looked into these models for use in my street rod but have not purchased one as of yet. The Kenwood model is actually sold as a marine radio just for the application that you are up against. The Kenwood radio is real hard to get info on, you may want to speak to a Marine dealer. The Secret Audio can be seen by searching for Secret Audio on the Web, it's not hard to find and everyone has the same price from what I have seen. Hope this helps!HotRod

O.k. I checked out the secret audio, and it looks plenty flexible. thanks hotrod. just about perfect for my intentions. has anyone actually used one?  Anybody got a good idea for a sub system that will still get low in an uninclosed space like a boat?