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Any advice on good location to install am, fm, cd player on the Mk V? Also any other advice on speaker placement, wiring etc.
We've been getting by with just using a portable but thought I'd pick-up a fairly economical auto system and speakers.
Appreciate any tips.
Cheers,
Robert
C&C 27 Mk V #18
Skylark
Lake Winnipeg
Godspeed had a stereo installed when we bought it but we recently had to replace the unit. It is mounted on the port side of the companion way. This seems to be a pretty good location as it is easy to get to but also out of the way. We have two sets of speakers, one set in the cabin, with speakers on either side of the bulkhead separating the main cabin from the head. The second set are mounted into the transom. The speaker wires enter into the bowels of the boat throughone of the traveler bolt access holes. Once in the area of the electrical panel, you can run the wires almost any place you want. Hope this helps.
Gary
Mk V, #512
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Gary
Mk V, #512
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I can share some advice which I couldn't get when I need it but have since learned by experience. Since I wanted a stereo but didn't want to see the unit exposed anywhere in the boat I found a way to hide it but it had to be mounted vertically. I asked every radio geek I could find too and know one knew if it would be affected. I even tested one in the shop and it worked but I couldn't model the motions of a boat....so I said what the hey.
So If someone asks you if you can mount a car stereo/cd player vertically say...NO! While the radio works fine the cd doeswork work well and the tracking ability is too sensitive to motion... however...it isn't visable.....
My original radio was near the companionway but it died with water leaks and splashes.
I got a new radio with a wired remote. The radio is now mounted on the port side at the cabin table and the remote is gives remote access wherever I want it. This way the radio stays dry.
Allan
Cygnus
C&C 27 Hull 518
Allan
Cygnus
C&C 27 Hull 518
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Thanks for the input and advice.
I haven't cut the holes yet but am thinking about the liner above the port settew backrest on the Mk V below the window. The hole itself would be supported by the mounting box the unit slides into. This just seems to be the best space to accommodate the deck leaving just the face place exposed.
What are thoughts about cutting a small rectangle into that void to install the radio/cd deck?
As for speakers in the salon, I'm thinking about the overhead liner where the liner angles down just aft o the salon-head bulk head. Seems there's sufficient depth there and those two access pannels on each side of the overhead liner would provide a tidy way of stringing wires to the speakers.
Any thoughts and words of advice on these tenetaive plans?
Many thanks,
Robert
C&C 27 Mk V #18
Skylark
Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba
Hi Robert,
I'm not really familiar with the layout of the MK V - I have a MK III - but I wanted to report that I have been using a Cambridge Soundworks 2.1 setup with a $30 portable cd player for the last 4 years, and the sound quality is excellent - better than most auto installations. I also like the convenience of swithcing sources from CD to laptop, radio, etc. I had the amp/subwoffer located in the shelf area above the starboard seating. I just moved it this spring to a shelf I put in the corner of my hanging locker. I am adding another set of satellite speakers to the bulkhead in the bow. Good luck with your setup.
Chuck
C&C MK III
Alchemy
Portland, Maine
Is the radio connected directly to the battery or through the DC fuse box for power?
Sean
> Is the radio connected directly to the battery or through the DC fuse box for power?
Many if not most contemporary radios depend on a constant connection to maintain tuning presets and a variety of other conveniences like anti-theft devices. However, marine electrical specialists warn against leaving any part of your boat's electrical system live when you're not around. The reasons (bear with me, I'm fishing in my memory for this and I don't have a current reference) range from the risk of flattening a battery (unlikely with a good battery, unless there's a short or unless you leave the radio on with the volume low for a long time) to stray current corrosion, which is seriously destructive of your prop, running gear and sea valves.
The ideal blend of convenience and practicality in a marine radio would either have an internal standby battery to maintain its presets (like a computer) or flash memory that holds info without power.
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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