1st REAL boat! Questions?

[2007 Outback V]

Hello all,

After over a year looking for a boat I finally closed the deal on a '07 Outback V. 44 hrs, wakeplate, one ballast bag, kenwood 6 speaker, moomba cruise. Paid 23K, not too bad. The boat is in amazing shape, just needs to be cleaned and waxed (dirty carpet, vinyl, some pine needles). I'm just glad I don't have to sport the '89 Maxum anymore.

Just took the boat to get winterized at a local moomba dealer. ( I don't know anything about inboard maintanance) $291 stones later I feel like I was ripped off, didn't think it would cost that much? I read the winterizing procedure that was posted on the Forum and I feel that I am capable of taking on the task from now on. Plus they left a bunch of paper towel in the ski locker that is clogging the drain hole and about two or more gallons of water, NOT GOOD. At least they disconnected the ballast bag .

Anyways, this winter I would like to add tower speakers and I am considering adding two rear ballast bags (wake surfing is something I really want to try). I don't need competition speakers, I want something that I can hear while I'm boarding and doesn't have a ton of distortion. I have no clue what speakers to go with. I know I like the look of the aluminum bullet cans better. Anyone heard of SOUND STORM , MODEL F-365 speakers? http://cgi.ebay.com/WAKEBOARD-BOAT-T...item1e5834468a
Does anyone have any recommendations?????

A subwoofer would be nice too.....Any kits out there that fit in front of the drivers seat?

What about adding ballast bags? How labor intensive is it and what will it cost me? Can I get a kit that can work with my stock system? I would like to control each bag independently. I had the dealership quote me for the bags while I was there and they gave me a figure like $2,400. Pretty steep I think.

Thanks for reading my first post. From what I have been reading, there are some really seasoned members on this site that know what they are talking about. I am glad I am now a member and can learn from those who have been there. THANKS AGAIN!

[mmandley]

Welcome to the forum and congratz on the new boat. Lots of stuff here to learn about for your upgrades. Tons of smart people here also always willing to help ya out.

What area of the country you in?

As for the speakers havnt herd them. 2400 for a ballast is crazy expensive. Its not that hard to do it your self and lots of people here can and are willing to give you ideas and help.

Once again Welcome.

[you da man]

My dealer quoted me $1995 for Gravity 3 system and installation but got it negociated in with the boat

[yearround]

Hey,
welcome to moomba. like the ride, and only 44 hrs! we have an 08 with almost 200! put some hrs on and break it in.

i think the ballast upgrade will go pretty good, there are people here who will certainly help you out. i am illiterate about that stuff so i can't.

[VA LSV]

Link to a recent discussion on upgrade to Gavity III that includes the parts list to be like factory installed. Several other options are available as well. Do a search on the boards for ballast upgrades.

https://forum.moomba.com/showthread....pgrade+ballast

[sandm]

welcome. you will learn a ton on here.
def. do some trolling around and you'll find answers to install almost anything you want to and not pay the hefty dealer markup.
I feel it gives me a good chance to learn how the boat operates.

sounds like you have a lot of future upgrades planned. $2400 is crazy for the g3 system. heck, parts can't run more than 1k. hmmmm.... maybe I'm in the wrong line of work

good luck and welcome

[jmvotto]

Congrats on the moomba and joining the Clan. There is great info here

I have the same boat different colors Thats one heck of a steal too.

Winterization cost is about that where i go and i am not confident not to miss one little thing which could be very expensive. Northeast gets very cold rather put it on the dealer

Ballast , 2400 is out of bounds

I am still looking at this project GI to GIII, buy the 400lb or 750 bags online they are way over priced through sc Like 370 per bag. where they are 99 per bag online. The bags seem to be the biggest price diffrence plus the labor .Also the tightness( small space) of the project of the OBV has me hesitant. might just go with the fly high sacs and tsunami pump, works pretty well (cost effective to surf) wakeboarding the ballast I is fine for my skills right now. i have a surf wave in the profile as well

speakers upgrade to the polk db651 for 50 bucks a pair at crutchfield, well worth it, the kenwoods are worthless.

tower speakers i went with aerial through www.h20sportswarehouse.com with the polks db651s for about 240 /pr . If you need an amp check sonicelectronix for kicker or jl or search this site lots of great ideas.

Check my pics of the tower speakers in my profile , nothing fancy simple and effective. I may add another pair to have four cans over the winter.

Welcome again.

[kaneboats]

Congrats! If you hear a loud knock on your front door, slip out the back. They'll be coming to arrest you soon for STEALING THAT BOAT!!

[csm]

If you're looking for sub ideas, I just had one installed, and it is by far my favorite addition to my boat so far. I stole the idea for my setup pretty much directly from what Tazz3069 has in his boat.

I bought a Boston Acoustics G3 10" sub off of ebay for $165. This sub doesn't need much air (I believe .65 cubic ft.), so I had it installed in a fiberglass sub enclosure from www.audioformz.com . The enclosure is attached directly to my kickplate, so it sits above your feet, and faces down.

It's almost embarrassing how hard this thing hits. My friend has 3 subs in his boat, and I'm pretty sure my bass sounds better.

Just an alternative for a sub idea if you're not wild about building a box or cutting a hole in your kickplate.

Congrats on your boat!

[2007 Outback V]

Thanks for all the info. I am going to take my upgrades one step at a time. First thing is going to be tower speakers and a sub. I'm still not sure on what tower speakers to get. I really like the polk MM and one of the Kicker models. I would like to have speaker cans that run the wires through the mounts. I think that would be nicer looking and keep things more water tight?

I have seen the tower light rail speaker combos. They look good, but (this may be a goofy question) what is the point of having lights face the rear of the boat. I could see reason for having lights face the bow, possible being used like docking lights, but why facing the rear?

csm, I really like the idea about the fiberglass sub enclosure, any pics of this?