Stereo Mounting

[JWSutcliffe]

I got a marine sound system for Christmas and am now trying to decide how to install the receiver (already have the setup for cockpit and cabin speakers.) I do not want to hang it from the overhead. Being creatively challenged, I am sure there are many of you that are far more clever and creative about teak work and stereo installation. Any thoughts/pictures?

[Maine Sail]

This may not be the exact design you want but feel free to read how I made mine..

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/stereo_box


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[Steve Laume]

I am wicked struggling with this stuff so I hope you can access the picture.

My stereo was originally mounted inside the cabinet over the stove. That made no sense to me so once I got rid of the seat backs and made those doors for the openings, I alos relocated the stereo. In this position I can lie in my bunk and listen to music, then turn it off without getting up.

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I hope that is the picture of my stereo installation and not something I don't want you guys to see, Steve.

[Kevin Kaldenbach]

I have been pondering the same thing. The PO had it installed in the bookcase area?? above the port settee. He mounted the radio and speakers on a board and fit it into the space. I removed it because I needed the storage. Also I wanted to mount that white radio somewhere it would not clash with the woodwork. I think I will mount the receiver in the top of a locker or drawer out of sight. Then I will install speakers that blend in with the ambiance of the cabin. Unless your post comes up with a better idea.

[JWSutcliffe]

Steve & Maine Sail-

Thank you for the posts - that gives me some ideas to ponder. I will post again when I settle on a mounting method and location.

[Jerry Hammernik]

Steve,

This may be a bit off topic, please excuse me for that. I've been thinking about removing the seatbacks on my CD28. Your modification really looks professional. Can you provide some details. And have you missed having a cushion for the back? I assume you use the throw pillows for that. How happy are you with the change?

[Steve Laume]

Jerry, I couldn't be happier.

Those seat backs always seemed to be in the way. If they were in place, you couldn't get to the stowage area behind them. If they were up, they were in the way of the book shelves and my planned location for the stereo.

We don't sit down below all that much but when we do, the throw pillows work just fine. We originally started out with 8 of them. Then found that 4 were plenty and the extras were only in the way.

When sleeping on the boat in cold weather, those opened holes for the stowage used to let in a huge amount of cold air. With the seat backs gone I made up the doors to finish things up and stop the draft. I had enough teak plywood to make up the panels and reproduced the edging to match all the other doors on the boat. The hardest part was finding the pulls to match.

One of the other benefits of doing away with the backs is that we have fewer cushions in general and less of the CD plaid to look at. The settee cushions are now the only ones on Raven. We use the V berth exclusively for stowage. For sleeping double we have inserts to go between the settes and slide the cushions together for a nice big bed.

The boat even looks bigger without the backs and I suppose it is, Steve.

[Neil Gordon]

I think you convinced me to remove the seat back from the stbd settee. We used to sleep on the pulled out double in the main cabin, but that was before it was two humans plus two labs. We've moved to the v-berth and the labs do fine by themselves without the pull out.

[Jerry Hammernik]

Steve,

Where did you find those teak pulls for the new doors?

[Angela and Tom]

Hey Steve,

Sounds like you made your own doors to cover the locker openings. Too bad. I wanted to hire whoever did yours! Beautiful job. They look original.

How long did it take you to make them? How did you match the new teak so perfectly to what is already there? And like Jerry, I'd like to know where you got the pulls.

If you decide to go into business, I'll place the first order.

Angela

[Carter Brey]

I got a marine sound system for Christmas and am now trying to decide how to install the receiver (already have the setup for cockpit and cabin speakers.) I do not want to hang it from the overhead. Being creatively challenged, I am sure there are many of you that are far more clever and creative about teak work and stereo installation. Any thoughts/pictures?

Here's how I used two pieces of 1' x 6" x 1/2" teak to mount my stereo receiver and VHF within an existing bookshelf/cabinet on my Sabre 28:

Uniden Solara VHF:
[img]http://pws.prserv.net/cbrey/photo.jpg[/img]

Sony stereo receiver:
[img]http://pws.prserv.net/cbrey/sony.jpg[/img]

I left the brass screw heads showing, without bungs, in case I need to remove the panels for access. I friction-fit particle board panels inside the cabinets to isolate the radio guts from the shelf contents.

Since the Sony unit has an iPod control feature, I bought a belt-clip iPhone holster, pried off the clip, and mounted it next to the receiver. Now when the USB cable is connected, it's a handy recharging station as well as a way to play the iPhone music content.

[img]http://pws.prserv.net/cbrey/USB.jpg[/img]

Carter

[grinsaround]

I found a place that has a whole variety of teak parts, including those door pulls of all sizes. You might want to check here:

http://www.bluewatershipsstore.com/Interior/Teak.aspx

Glenn

[Rebinva]

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[Cathy Monaghan]

Blue Water Ship's Store sold teak accessories made by AFI, a division of Marinco, using the brand "Seateak". AFI Seateak is readily available from Defender, West Marine, Jamestown Distributor, Noah's Marine Supplies, etc. What they don't carry or have in stock you should be able to order from AFI.

http://www.marinco.com/productline/exterior-teak

On Marinco's web site (click link above), select "AFI" from the menu on the left side of the page, then select "Teak". Then scroll down the resulting page and select the "Click for products" link next to "Teak Trim". That's where you'll find the drawer pulls.

Places that specialize in boatbuilding products also carry AFI teak products. So you can try Buck Wood Craft and Noah's Marine Supplies:

http://www.buckwoodcraft.com/teak_molding.htm#Teak Bungs, Drawer Pulls & Face Plates
(You'll have to copy/paste the above URL into your browser. The board's software doesn't like the spaces in the URL. So make sure you include "Bungs, Drawer Pulls & Face Plates" in the URL when you copy it.)
http://www.noahsboatbuilding.com/noahus ... atus=1&tp=

You can also try teak accessory manufacturer Thai Teak Marine, and yes, they are located in Thailand. Here's a link to their own drawer pulls:
http://www.thaiteakmarine.com/catalog/page47.htm

Hope this helps,
Cathy
CD32 Realization, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay

[Kevin Kaldenbach]

I mounted my stereo in the port hanging locker by the port settee. I mounted it in the top of the locker and it does not interfere with the intent of the locker at all and its out of sight.