The official "What did you do to your jet boat today" thread.

[jocolo21]

Well not my boat, its a fsh190 my friends i help him install a Dolphing Pro TTop

 

[LKNHokie]

Finally got tired of not being able to hear the music on a plane and dropped some serious coin on sound upgrades. No problems hearing the music on a plane now, even with army issued hearing loss

Replaced stock speakers with 6x JL Audio MX650 Speakers
Added JL Audio M600/6 amp

For poops and giggles and no other good purpose whatsoever, installed some LEDs below the waterline
2x Jiawill Underwater Boat Lights



I was on an upgrade roll and a delivery from @JetBoatPilot showed up so... I went ahead and tackled laying down the SeaDek and added 2x Lumitec lights for bow cockpit illumination under the forward cushions shining into the bow deck.

 

[bronze_10]

Kinda the boat.... tow rig at least.

 

[Kevin hughes]

I spent last Sunday cleaning and putting the seadeck down, looks so much better

 

[jocolo21]

Seasense guide poles , installerev10 installedd ws rev 10 sthol, seasense guides, reg # and boat name.

 

[jocolo21]

 

[geohil]

What did I do to my boat - ran it aground.
I am so glad we went with a jet and not an I/O again. I'd be replacing a prop and skeg for the third time this year. Absolutely amazed because both motors we running as the front of the hull pushed into an unseen gravel bar, and yet not a single rock passed through the pump. I'll have to add a keel guard but that was proof the keel is lower then the pump intakes. Thanks Yamaha!

 

[Redneck_4Play]

Seasense guide poles , installerev10 installedd ws rev 10 sthol, seasense guides, reg # and boat name.View attachment 84034 View attachment 84035 View attachment 84036 View attachment 84037 View attachment 84038

Any reason you went with the JL XD amps instead of the JL M marine amps?

 

[Need A Vacation]

@LKNHokie,

How do you like the JL amp and speakers so far???

I am seriously looking at the M600/6 also, along with a separate sub amp (can’t recall which M mode I was leaning toward).

TY!!!

@jocolo21,

I was wondering the same thing of why the XD vs M series.

Also, what size power wire did you run to the block?

TY!!!

 

[jocolo21]

after seen what was going on with the stock WS amp I didn't want to chance it plus I already had the JL from my other boat. used the JL 700/5 to power the REVs10 and 2 subs the 400/4 for the boat speakers. sounds is amazing lest than 1/2 a volume is all I need to disturbe the peace ,

 

[Need A Vacation]

Talked to the finance lady about our just recently placed boat order if that counts!!!

 

[Need A Vacation]

after seen what was going on with the stock WS amp I didn't want to chance it plus I already had the JL from my other boat. used the JL 700/5 to power the REVs10 and 2 subs the 400/4 for the boat speakers. sounds is amazing lest than 1/2 a volume is all I need to disturbe the peace ,

What was happening with the stock ws amp???

 

[jocolo21]

@LKNHokie,

How do you like the JL amp and speakers so far???

I am seriously looking at the M600/6 also, along with a separate sub amp (can’t recall which M mode I was leaning toward).

TY!!!

@jocolo21,

I was wondering the same thing of why the XD vs M series.

Also, what size power wire did you run to the block?

TY!!!

the XD is much cheaper tha the M on the JL amps, neither is wather proof just a coating on the M, I buy the refurbish ones been running them for 3 years with no problems at all, I used the stock wire that was running the stock WS amp, the added some of my own.



stock amp is very limited by Yamaha from the factory

 

[Need A Vacation]

the XD is much cheaper tha the M on the JL amps, neither is wather proof just a coating on the M, I buy the refurbish ones been running them for 3 years with no problems at all, I used the stock wire that was running the stock WS amp, the added some of my own.



stock amp is very limited by Yamaha from the factory

TY!!!

I may have to look at the available XD models as well!!!

 

[LKNHokie]

@LKNHokie,

How do you like the JL amp and speakers so far???

I am seriously looking at the M600/6 also, along with a separate sub amp (can’t recall which M mode I was leaning toward).

TY!!!

I love it so far, my main complaint was I couldn't hear the speakers on a plane, the amp works well and I can hear now without any annoying hum or interference. I cheated and paid someone to install it for me, so I can't help with any of that, but we did discuss the options to use the same amp to expand the speaker array if I wanted. right now each speaker is on its own channel, but I could move these around if I wanted to add tower speakers or an sub.

 

[J-RAD]

Talked to the finance lady about our just recently placed boat order if that counts!!!

We'll allow it

 

[zipper]

Cleaned a summer's worth of growth, from wetslipping, from the hull including, for the first time, Zebra Mussels found on equipment on the transom. ie. Jet pumps, fins, trim tabs and transducer. Lake algae build up is not that bad this far north.

 

[PEARCE]

@zipper what do you use to clean the hull? We have zebra mussels in our lake too, but they haven't been seen like that in several years.

 

[zipper]

@PEARCE I used Starbrite Hull Cleaner. I did not know how it would work on mussels, prior to trying, but I figured the oxalic acid might loosen them up. It did, I made up a solution in a bucket. I applied it to the clusters of muscles and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Then I used a stiff brush brush to disrupt their world. They came right off. I think if you applied the solution, waited and then pressure washed with hot or cold water, it will remove them quicker. The Starbrite does work to clean the hull and release the mussels' grip.

 

[LKNHokie]

Finally got around to adding a house battery along with Blue Sea System Add-A-Battery Kit and Boat Outfitters Battery Switch Box

Taking a jigsaw to the fiberglass was 25% fun and 7,500% nerve racking as hell!