Stuck on AR240 port bow speaker wire route

[W3bexec]

Looking for any tips on routing speaker wire from the port side bow speakers on a (2018) AR240. These will eventually terminate at the helm. Once I get to the port aft bench seat compartment (battery area) I’ll be home free. There is an easy clear path from the existing speaker hole to the head compartment. From the head area and trying to continue down the port side, my wire fish gets blocked part way. I’ve tried up, down, and all around (as best I can anyway with the wire fish) and cannot seem to get through.

Second question. Drilling 5” holes for swim deck speakers. I planned on not trimming down the corner back cushions for more space, so obviously… it’s tight. I’m debating back and forth on using a 5” hole saw or a Dremel with a ton of cut bits. Can’t really screw this one up. Thoughts?

 

[SCP1]

Looking for any tips on routing speaker wire from the port side bow speakers on a (2018) AR240. These will eventually terminate at the helm. Once I get to the port aft bench seat compartment (battery area) I’ll be home free. There is an easy clear path from the existing speaker hole to the head compartment. From the head area and trying to continue down the port side, my wire fish gets blocked part way. I’ve tried up, down, and all around (as best I can anyway with the wire fish) and cannot seem to get through.

Second question. Drilling 5” holes for swim deck speakers. I planned on not trimming down the corner back cushions for more space, so obviously… it’s tight. I’m debating back and forth on using a 5” hole saw or a Dremel with a ton of cut bits. Can’t really screw this one up. Thoughts?

I used a hole saw, as long as you use painters tape, cut in reverse (or at least start in reverse), and obviously start in the right spot. It was very easy, I even used a 9” hole saw and that worked well also, the 5” was a little easier to handle. The first time it’s nerve racking and after that it’s easy. A shop vac running or two when cutting really cuts down on the dust.

 

[TimW451]

Looking for any tips on routing speaker wire from the port side bow speakers on a (2018) AR240. These will eventually terminate at the helm.

Have you tried running the wires across the bow to starboard and then back? That is how the wires go in the 2010-2013 24’, I assume your model is the same.

 

[Weeb]

I also went around the bow. I was able to stuff it between the hulls in the anchor locker.

 

[vikingknut]

I have an AR250, so not sure if similar. However, for the port bow speaker, I went along the port side and back across the front of the engine bay. Try as I might, I was having trouble routing around the bow. I used a straight fiberglass fish instead of the flexible one and it took a minute to route it it to the engine bay.

 

[Marvin willis]

Run the wires past the anchor locker. There’s already a hole there to run the wires. Trust me