How To Install A Radio In A Boat

[@richardlombardo9368]

Excellent video. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos. You have a very pleasant demeanor and you're very articulate. Thank you.

[@Ka66ir]

Great video! I don’t own a boat anymore, but it’s kind of fun to watch someone ELSE work on one. 😁

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

Thank you!

[@anghiggy5029]

Great video! I used it to install a new Boss radio (not same model as this one) in our boat because the old one quit. My hubby was too busy with work, and I have not installed a new radio in anything since I was in my teens, it was a lot of years ago, and I've never installed one on a boat. Watching your video made it easy. Everything worked great! But I think you miss called the wire colors when you were discussing the red and yellow wires. There was no yellow wire on the old radio. I installed them together like you said, we got down to the lake today (a week later) and the boat battery was dead. So I looked up the yellow wire today when we got home, and this is what I found out... "12V Memory Wire...The yellow wire is typically used for 12V memory, or “clock,” signals. This means that it helps preserve your station presets and other settings when the car’s ignition is turned off. In some cases, the yellow wire may also be used for tuner functions." Our radio turns off but the clock still shows and the preset stations stay, so I can only guess that the yellow wire being hooked up is what drained the battery. What is your opinion on this?

[@bryanmoore8232]

Excellent video Dan. I have a used boat that I purchased and I think it will need all new wiring.

[@kam1583]

So my dealer put a new jensen ms2013bt in my pontoon, but the battery keeps dying and the radio works when the boat is off and it doesn't require an accessory switch to be on

[@Beamin-vt7jm]

You don’t need to disconnect the battery if everything is shut off. That’s kind of overkill. But great video!

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

Thank you for the comment!

[@shelbys5762]

What do you do if all the wires coming out of the boat are color faded?

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

Thank you for the comment. The only option you have is to trace the wires to figure out what each wire is for

[@aaronskowronek5634]

Pull all the wires tight and lay them down in order of the pins then get a diagram to compare it to is something that’s worked for me

[@aaronskowronek5634]

Like at the harness plug

[@UAkovalchuk]

So what is amp power antena!? The blue wire

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

Yes

[@mindfusion4956]

Is it possible to bun the wire while melting the connectors?

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

Yes it is. Just have to be careful

[@mindfusion4956]

I melted the connector but not all the way to the wires. Can that be the reason why it won't turn on?

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

No as long as you crimp down the connector to bare wire all shrinking it down does is prevent moisture from getting in

[@mindfusion4956]

If the speakers are connected wrong, can that be the reason why the radio won't start?

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

@mindfusion4956 no

[@UAkovalchuk]

If i only have one speaker which wires do i need to connect

[@mauricecooper9016]

Same red yellow black for power and then just pick one of the speaker wires running off the harness to power the one speaker. hope that answers your question

[@mindfusion4956]

Hey, I followed step by step in your video. There is still no power to the radio.

[@therapawayhomestead5464]

I would use a voltage meter to check your voltage coming from the boat

[@pooldoctorz]

Boohoo

[@natanieljames1026]

Bro say “ummm” one more time I swear to god!!!!

[@Galerare]

Ummm

[@gregmsnow]

Ummm