LD50
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I had some time today to start checking some items off of my to do and upgrade list before I get the boat ready for final storage. We have a '25 M22. It came with the factory Rockford sub and one thing I haven't been able to stand is the location they chose to mount it. It takes up the entire compartment under the port front lounge seat. I removed it and just barely made it in the starboard side compartment that houses the trash can and fold out table. It's a tight fit, but works out great since that space is mostly useless anyway. The factory wiring harness is also long enough (just barely) to accommodate the new location.
Pulling the wires took the longest and I had to do it twice. If you run it straight forward under the rub rail and then across, which is the easiest way, it comes up a few feet short. It needs to be run under a couple of the trusses and then pulled across diagonally. Getting it under the trusses was a pain to do with the side skirt in place, but it's possible. It definitely helps to have some flexible polymer or fiberglass rods as a fishing tape was almost useless.
I also found this when I removed the sub from its factory location. Come on Bennington, you can do better than this, especially with what we pay for these boats. It's not the worst thing I've seen, but it definitely makes me wonder what shortcuts they took in places I can't see. Almost as bad as looking at RVs during Covid.
Pulling the wires took the longest and I had to do it twice. If you run it straight forward under the rub rail and then across, which is the easiest way, it comes up a few feet short. It needs to be run under a couple of the trusses and then pulled across diagonally. Getting it under the trusses was a pain to do with the side skirt in place, but it's possible. It definitely helps to have some flexible polymer or fiberglass rods as a fishing tape was almost useless.
I also found this when I removed the sub from its factory location. Come on Bennington, you can do better than this, especially with what we pay for these boats. It's not the worst thing I've seen, but it definitely makes me wonder what shortcuts they took in places I can't see. Almost as bad as looking at RVs during Covid.