We're long overdue for tunes on the Mystere. After seeing my good friend Andrew burn through 10 or so portable Walmart radios stuffed in a drybag (in the last 3 years) I've decided that's definitely not the way to go. So I'm looking to the forum's help for ideas. I'd like a music system that does the following:
- Connects to an ipod shuffle
- Has a remote because I'm musically ADD
- Is waterproof and will last more than a season
Anyone have any ideas? What are you using?
Thanks in advance!
got tunes?
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 10:35 AM
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 11:18 AM
Dave's H21 is the way to go!
dry cell in the hatch, speakers on the spreaders facing down (not sure 10lbs bose are the way to go), subwoofer facing back
illuminated dragon on your front tramp
lights above and below the waterline....
Maybe Jsi will give us a buy 1 get 1 free deal :)
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 01:02 PM
That's a little overkill for me. -
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 01:50 PM
Is that a Barge or a Cat?? I'm looking for the trailer hitch - there's got to be one!
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 01:56 PM
I've heard some decent things about the EGO waterproof dock. A number of companies sell them under various names. Haven't gotten one yet though.
http://www.amazon.com/Wat…kers-Clear/dp/B000LO5ZGY
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 05:41 PM
Headphones. Please.
Although, come to think of it, the subwoofer might be just the thing to push the H16 up to the wind-shadowed dock at the local park. -
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 06:03 PM
I suppose headphones are great if you're an a-cat sailor. I load bodies and beer.
4 hours of online screwing off at work and this is all I can come up with:
http://www.rocktheboataudio.com/html/53946.html with the control face mounted to the boom with waterproof quick-connects for electrical.
Powered by this http://www.cabelas.com/p-0036388018049a.shtml
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 06:07 PM
Oh, Murray's sells waterproof headphones and MP3 cases. So does H20 Audio. Several of my friends who are into swimming use SWimp3 headphones that actually conduct the sound through the bones just in front of your ear. Apparently the sound quality of these varies from person to person though.
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Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 10:58 PM
take this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/70626-REG/Pelican_1520_000_110_1520_Case_with_Foam.html
insert this: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=300-380&source=googleps,
Wired to these mounted flush into the side of case: http://www.rocktheboataudio.com/speakers.html
control with this: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/airclick
mine works great. its lacking bass, which is understandable, but i can actually toss it in the ocean and it keeps pumping floating alongside the cat. I keep the remote in a drybag necklace. it goes longer than i do on a set of batteries.. and gets plenty loud.
I throw a http://www.kiwichoice.com/portable-chargers/kiwi-u-powered
in the box to keep my phone powered because i also use it to log my gps coordinates and that drains the battery.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114788733549582253451.00048a72e2fe3b418b351&z=12 - before i added the kiwi charger :( -
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Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 09:34 AM
Dave, I like it! So the AirClick works through the box pretty well? -
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Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 11:42 AM
Yeah. it only goes ~10ft once its in the box, but my tramp isnt any bigger than that ;) I actually have an older model of the air click i found at my work so ymmv!
edit: also should mention that i tried it initially with some 20$ marine speakers from the place listed, thinking that the ocean would destroy them and thusly everything inside. Fortunately they held up perfectly (from what i can see) and so im ordering some higher quality marine speakers. ill post some pics of the reconstruction when they get in if anyone is interested.
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Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 01:25 PM
Yes, I would like to see some pics of the system on the boat....
Thanks.
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+2 for pics. I still haven't decided which route I'm going, but yours is definitely in contention. -
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Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 03:31 PM
okay i can throw it back together with the old speakers in the mean time.. new ones are free-shipping so i dont expect them soon. itll be a day or so. -
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Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 07:47 PM
Most importantly... where does one find those side-stay cup holders?
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Posted: Jul 28, 2010 - 10:19 PM
Wow, I missed that! I was more concerned/horrified by the speedo, gloves and rubber boots!
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Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 02:24 PM
Yes ... we all are :)p
ps boots/shoes are required with all the shells around our islands. that is a real soft beach.. with hidden dangers (i have done a firemans carry to get a skipper off the island after gashing his foot) -
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Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 02:47 PM
Hopefully that skipper was not wearing a speedo! Lol!!!
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Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 06:12 PM
So I just made one of these and it works great. One change I did, was to use a Monster remote control, http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=3714
Mainly because it's naturally water resistant but it did take a bit of filing of the headset plug to get the headset plug in the jack.
I used a pelican 1400 case with two 5" round speakers mounted on the lid. The whole things works as advertised. It's really cool.
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