Sound system help

[Capt Chris]

Looking for ideas on speaker placement on A Capehorn 31 t
at the moment I have four Bose under the gunnel. Not happy with the sound. So two part question has anyone used skar marine products I know JL is the best and wet sounds are second but I am trying just to get better than I have without breaking the bank lol. Rather use the extra for fuel. Second is does anyone have pics of speaker placement on a 31 Capehorn

 

[KD4UPL]

I've never heard of Skar Marine. They may be good, I just don't know. I've got Sony, Alpine, JBL, and maybe a few other brands on my boat. It's a total of a deck, CD changer, 3 amps, 6 speakers, and a sub. It's a work in progress. I bought 2 of the amps used on ebay; they work fine. The JBL isn't even a marine amp but it's in a dry compartment and the boat stays covered when not in use.
All this is to say that brand matters less than a good system design and a good installation.
Check out Crutchfield.com if you haven't already. They have a boat section.
I noticed a place in my starboard console that seemed to be hollow. After careful measuring I cut a hole in it for my sub. It fits in their and sounds okay. I need to reinforce the fiberglass a little bit. Look around the boat, any space can be made to work.