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Petty4life
03-15-2010, 10:24 PM
shound i mount my radio on the dash or below the dash

skookum9
03-15-2010, 10:52 PM
Personally, I would mount it under. Figuring that it would be less of a temptation for some sticky-fingered bozo the more out of sight I could put it. Also, if you mount it under, you still have the use of your dash for setting stuff on it like keys or knife or hook sharpener or something. Doesn't mean I'm right but that is how I would do it. Good luck! It looks like a pretty nice radio. Maybe if you get the station set just right you can hit the right tunes for koke's and they'll just start jumpin' in your boat to join the most happinin' party on the lake. :)

SuperD
03-15-2010, 10:55 PM
Here I thought we were going to have the great toilet paper debate. As you boat looks a little exposed to elements, I'd vote for under too.

Petty4life
03-15-2010, 10:59 PM
its just a cheap jenson from cabelas

gonefishing
03-15-2010, 11:12 PM
Nice. If I put one more thing on my boat, it would probably sink.

Petty4life
03-15-2010, 11:13 PM
oce i get this installed and a couple more batteries for the bow mount ill be done adding things. (ya right) LOL

Mark McWillis
03-16-2010, 11:24 AM
oce i get this installed and a couple more batteries for the bow mount ill be done adding things. (ya right) LOL

No, if you're anything like me, then it will be time for a new boat!
The only problem with mounting stuff under the dash is they can turn into "knee magnets". This can be hard on both the electronics and the knees!!

Bduck
03-16-2010, 12:39 PM
They do act as a knee magnot but you have to mount according to what spaces are available. Thats a nice looking radio Petty. I think I need to order one of those myself. Alot of boats that come with factory installed radios, are in-dash with a slide open/close cover to protect them from the elements. You can't go wrong with satelite radio for music, but don't rely on a weather report from say Dallas, Tx. They get tornados. laugh hyst

SuperD
03-16-2010, 01:00 PM
On my boat and most of my buddies boats, the front passenger seat under the dash is where all the shedded jackets and lunch buckets go. If my rider doesn't have the seat spun around watching rods, why did I bring him? LOL!

justfish
03-16-2010, 01:48 PM
Petty ;you don't need more weight on your boat or 20mph will be your top speed

Petty4life
03-16-2010, 02:09 PM
im not to conserned about the passangers knees most people sit backwards in that seat anyway. looks like under will be my best bet laugh hyst

lowe1648mt
03-26-2010, 09:35 PM
If you want to keep it out of the weather and out of sight- put it in the glove box. It won't be a knee knocker in there.

Petty4life
03-27-2010, 02:23 AM
If you want to keep it out of the weather and out of sight- put it in the glove box. It won't be a knee knocker in there.

Glove box already has uses. im going to mount it under the glove box. as long as i have enough supports there. i desided not to use the flush mount speakers that cme with the radio and bought some gimble mount speakers that ill mount somewhere. LOLnananana

Petty4life
03-28-2010, 09:55 PM
got the stereo mounted and boat lights and brackets done

Petty4life
04-04-2010, 09:53 PM
i had to move my cup holder away from my new stereo, so this is what i came up with, i fish with Bearclaw alot and the first time in my boat he spilled both beer and coffee, so i moved my cup holder into the perfact place for him and am going to put a label on it calling it the BEERCLAW>laugh hystlaugh hyst

SmokeOnTheWater
04-05-2010, 06:59 PM
Love the HEADLIGHTS! Do you Gig Frogs Too? 101bananna101

Petty4life
04-05-2010, 07:35 PM
Love the HEADLIGHTS! Do you Gig Frogs Too? 101bananna101

no not yet. i just want to pull up to kokaholic in the dark and blind him, those are temperary lights, im going to get some better ones laternananana

SmokeOnTheWater
04-05-2010, 09:14 PM
Make them so they flash RED & BLUE with a siren blast and give him a taste of his own medicine! nananana

Kokaholic
04-05-2010, 09:20 PM
I will give the two of you a little taste of the RED and the BLUE

laugh hystnananana

Petty4life
04-05-2010, 11:02 PM
Make them so they flash RED & BLUE with a siren blast and give him a taste of his own medicine! nananana

na. i just want to blind himlaugh hyst

Petty4life
04-05-2010, 11:49 PM
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