mncruiser
Senior Member
Howdy,
I'm looking for suggestions on installing a horn on the boat. Boat is a 2006 Monterey 302 cruiser. It has an arch. We mainly boat on Mississippi and St. Croix rivers in Minnesota, with plans to move the boat to Lake Superior in a few years.
The worthless cheapo car horn at the bow was replaced by me by 2 years ago with an equally worthless "marine" replacement. I've decided that the style and location of the existing horns are not ideal.
I'm not looking for the loudest horn available, but want a sufficiently loud horn to signal if needed. I also am not looking for the highest end model, the boat may be sold in a few years, but also want to install something not totally worthless for the next proud owner!
I've seen some models that are only electric (12v) but I'm suspicious that they won't be loud and may not be good quality. What is more common seems to be a horn with a compressor and then a switch to operate. What is not clear, do I need some sort of accumulator tank somewhere, or is the compressor and horn all I would need? Also, single or dual horns?
As far as mounting, my plan was to remove an unused TV antenna and put the horn in its place, this would be almost directly above the helm, slightly behind. Any concern about it being mounted right above the helm?
As always, THANK YOU for the advice!
Thanks
Sean
I'm looking for suggestions on installing a horn on the boat. Boat is a 2006 Monterey 302 cruiser. It has an arch. We mainly boat on Mississippi and St. Croix rivers in Minnesota, with plans to move the boat to Lake Superior in a few years.
The worthless cheapo car horn at the bow was replaced by me by 2 years ago with an equally worthless "marine" replacement. I've decided that the style and location of the existing horns are not ideal.
I'm not looking for the loudest horn available, but want a sufficiently loud horn to signal if needed. I also am not looking for the highest end model, the boat may be sold in a few years, but also want to install something not totally worthless for the next proud owner!
I've seen some models that are only electric (12v) but I'm suspicious that they won't be loud and may not be good quality. What is more common seems to be a horn with a compressor and then a switch to operate. What is not clear, do I need some sort of accumulator tank somewhere, or is the compressor and horn all I would need? Also, single or dual horns?
As far as mounting, my plan was to remove an unused TV antenna and put the horn in its place, this would be almost directly above the helm, slightly behind. Any concern about it being mounted right above the helm?
As always, THANK YOU for the advice!
Thanks
Sean