DIY speaker mounts

[Joe A.]

A friend suggested I post the info and pics on my boat speakers. I didn't want to cut holes in my bulkheads so I came up with a nifty surface mount made from PVC drain fittings. If I chance my mind, I only have a few screw holes to hide. I can also spray paint if I decide. $6ea!
1) Find a drain union made to connect a 6" cast drain to a PVC drain. Perfect fit!
2) Cut 1" off the large end and then the entire narrow end.
3) Cut the large end scrap piece so it expands, sand and cement it flush with the cut large end. The cemented cut piece allows for a surface to drill holes to mount the speaker
4) Drill 3 or 4 holes on the inside rear flange to mount speaker on boat surface
5) Cut/drill additional plastic to fit wires as needed.

 

[Rick D]

Nicely done!

 

[kenn]

Good solution!

The only caution I'd give is to check at the dock whether the speaker magnets are having any influence on the boat's compass.

 

[philwsailz]

A few years ago I had a similar problem. We decided to use some plastic planter pots, those ones that look like terra-cotta. We used hot glue to install the speakers down in the pot, then put in some silk ivy over the tops of the speakers. Two pair in the cabin, with a pair near the companionway provided even sound, even in the cockpit.

You can also go to Parts Express and find some tactile transducers. Glue a few to the vertical walls of the cockpit seats, on the inside of the boat. It turns the entire cocpkit footwell above the sole into a loudspeaker. The sound is colored a little, but it works with ZERO cut holes...