Complete stereo rebuild on a Rinker 370

reneechris14

They make wood trim like that you can glue with an iron. Raw wood you have to stain. The glue sticks pertty good when it gets hot.

YYZRC

@LaRea what type of sub did you go with? Single or dual voice coil? I assume 4 ohm?

Thanks!

LaRea

I have the Wetsounds Revo 10.  I'd describe it as tight, accurate bass.  With my amp, it's not gonna shake the windows of nearby boats.  But it sounds amazing inside the cockpit, and it will get plenty loud when asked.

LaRea

4 ohms single coil.

tricountytrail

LaRea said:

Demolition:  Demo on a boat is never easy.  When Rinker built the boat, installing the stereo was easy because the cabinet was standing on the shop floor.  To reverse the process, I had to "get medieval" on it.  Think pry-bars, courage and four-letter words.  It took a few hours to extract the three amplifiers, the head unit, and the SiriusXM tuner.    

For some reason, Rinker used two 20-foot RCA cables where 12-inch cables would have worked.  I guess they ran out of 12” cables that day.  Great for me - I reused one cable to run signal from the cockpit to the cabin.

Before and after ...

I am in the process of removing the stereo cabinet also, any helpful hints It is one solid piece!!!

LaRea

I disassembled the interior shelves, but didn't remove the cabinet entirely.  So I'm not sure how to remove it.