Marine & Boat Audio Installation
We install weatherproof marine systems that stand up to sun, spray and salt, with enough volume to hear over the engine. We work on boats across Vancouver and the North Shore.
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Precision Sound,
Infinite Horizon
Our weatherproof marine systems stand up to sun, spray and salt. We tune them for clear, powerful sound across an open deck, with equipment built to last for years.
On the Water We Install
We can install your system right at the marina.
Sun, salt and spray are hard on electronics. As an authorized marine dealer, we use weatherproof, UV-stable and corrosion-resistant equipment. We tune the system to give you clear, powerful sound across the open deck.
- Marine-grade speakers & tower / wakeboard speakers
- Weatherproof subwoofers & amplifiers
- Corrosion-resistant wiring & connections
- Helm displays & source units
- Zone control for deck, cabin & tower
"From a runabout to a cruiser, we'll spec a system that lasts seasons, not summers."
Brands
5 leading marine names
Weatherproof
UV, spray & corrosion resistant
Zones
Deck, cabin & tower
Built to last
Marine-grade wiring
Marine-Grade Audio
Command Center
Full-colour touchscreen source unit with multi-zone control — deck, cabin and tower, each on its own volume.
Why Car Audio Gear Dies on a Boat
A boat is a harsh place for a speaker. Salt air corrodes contacts, UV bleaches cones and cracks surrounds, spray finds its way into anything not sealed, and the whole thing lives outdoors with no roof, no doors and no cabin to reinforce the sound. Car speakers bolted into a deck sound thin on day one and are usually dead within a season or two. Marine-grade equipment is built for exactly this: sealed drivers, stainless hardware, UV-stable materials, conformal-coated amplifier boards, and tinned wiring that will not green up the first winter. It costs more because it lasts and can play loud in open air without a cabin to reinforce the sound.
We're a JL Audio marine dealer. Their marine line is usually our first choice because it's built for the water, and we see it come back season after season still working. We choose the equipment for each boat and fit other marine-rated brands where they're a better match.
Designed for How You Use the Boat
A runabout that gets used for a day on Indian Arm wants clean sound at the helm and enough volume to hear over the outboard. A wakeboard boat wants tower speakers pointed back at the rider, loud enough to carry across water and a wake, with the bow zone turned down for whoever is not riding. A cruiser wants the cabin, the cockpit and the flybridge each on their own volume, controlled from wherever you happen to be. Each needs a different system. Much of the work is choosing speaker positions, zones and amplifier power. The source unit also needs to be readable in sunlight and within reach of the wheel. Get those details right and the system feels like part of the boat.
Wired Like a Boat, Not Like a Car
The wiring matters just as much as the equipment. Everything we run is tinned marine cable, terminated with heat-shrink connectors, fused correctly at the battery and routed away from bilge water and heat. Amplifiers go somewhere dry and ventilated. Speaker cutouts are sealed. You won't see that work once we're done. It's what keeps a system playing every summer for a decade instead of cutting out in the second August.
Marine Audio — Common Questions
Can you install audio on my boat, whatever it is?
Almost certainly. Runabouts, bowriders, wake boats, sailboats, cruisers, pontoons, fishing boats — the principles are the same and the details are what we work out with you. The main practical question is access: whether we can get the boat to us, or in some cases come to it. Tell us what you have and where it is.
Do you install tower speakers for wakeboarding?
Yes. Tower speakers are a specialised part of marine audio — they need to throw sound backward across the water to a rider fifty or more feet behind the boat, which takes real power and the right drivers. We fit them with their own amplifier channel and their own zone so you can run them hard without deafening the people in the bow.
Will it work with my existing helm electronics?
Usually, yes. Modern marine source units talk to chartplotters and multifunction displays over NMEA 2000, so you can often control the stereo from the screen you already have at the helm. If your boat has a Garmin, Simrad, Raymarine or similar display, tell us the model and we will spec a source unit that integrates with it.
How long does a marine install take?
A source unit and a pair of speakers on a small boat is a day. A multi-zone system with a subwoofer, amplifiers and tower speakers on a wake boat is several. Boats take longer than cars because there is nowhere convenient to run wire and every hole has to be sealed — we would rather take the time than have you back with a fault. We give you a firm estimate when we see the boat.
When is the best time to book?
Autumn or winter is best. May fills up quickly. Book in the off-season and we have more time for the job, without the queue. Your system will be installed and tested before the first warm weekend.
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