DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success?

[AndyL]

I have the normal white speaker/light pod on the arch of my 2004 Hunter 36. I don't use the speakers and the pod is in bad shape. I don't want the black one from Hunter store.

I was wondering about making a rectangle of starboard with four bolt holes and a hole to mount the light (no speakers). But I'm not sure if that would work and/or look OK.

Has anyone made a DIY replacement, with or without speakers? How did it work out? Did you run into issues?

Thanks.

 

[tkwhalen]

I did exactly that on my boat. I mounted some starboard with lights and 12 v plugs. It works great and looks mostly ok there is a bit of a gap I'd like to figure out how to fill but it's been there for 4 years so I guess I am used to it.

 

[tkwhalen]

Just back from the boat here are a couple of pictures of what I did.

 

[AndyL]

Thanks for the pictures. It looks great.