Wakeboarding - April 01, 2018

TOOLS AND

SUPPLIES

SKILL LEVEL

FINISH TIME

30 | BOATINGMAG.COM | APRIL 2018

DIY

+ Weekend

Workbook

BOAT DOCTOR ///WEEKEND WORKBOOK

ILLUSTRATIONS: TIM BARKER; PHOTOS: COURTESY SIRIUSXM

• Clarion CMS4 digital
  marine source unit
  and display/controller
  ($499.99, imarine.com)


• Clarion XC2410 marine
  amplifi er ($145.99,
  boatersplus.com)


• Clarion CM1623RL
  6.5-inch marine coaxial
  speakers ($299/pair,
  crutchfi eld.com)


• 16-gauge marine duplex
  speaker wire ($15.95/
  50 feet, amazon.com)


• Marine-grade cable for
  powering amplifi er


• Assorted butt and ter-
  minal connectors with
  heat-shrink collars


• Diagonal cutters,
  wire stripper and
  crimping tool


• Heat gun


• Drill motor and drill bits


• Jigsaw


• Phillips screwdriver


• Electrician’s snake (for
  routing speaker wires)

A marine stereo system can

be as simple or complex as you

like. Systems such as those from

Clarion, Fusion, JL, Polk, Prospec

and Rockford Fosgate offer lots

of room for expansion. Beyond

a head unit and speakers, you

can add features like amplifiers,

subwoofers, tower speakers,

remote controls, SiriusXM and

speakers with LEDs to create a

rockin’ audio/visual experience.

Yet many of today’s aftermarket

installations prove less ambitious,

consisting of a source unit,

control/display and four marine

speakers. Some add an amplifier

and NMEA 2000 networking

to control the sound through a

multifunction display.

Here we outline DIY steps

for a simple yet state-of-the-art

Clarion Marine Bluetooth- and

SiriusXM-enabled stereo system

that offers the f lexibility to add

components later. —Jim Hendricks

INSTALLING

A STEREO

SYSTEM

Approx. 12 hours

4 OF 5

GET SIRIUS

The CMS4 system from Clarion is

SiriusXM-ready. To take advantage of

this, we added a SXV300 tuner and com-

pact antenna that connect to the source

unit. We mounted the compact antenna

pod with an adhesive pad in front of the

windshield. Reception is outstanding

when running around the local lake.

SiriusXM subscriptions, offering more

than 140 channels of music and talk

stations, start as low as $5 per month.

Marine audio systems off er

better sound and more features

than ever.