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I had posted in a previous thread that I was going to buy a Boost Box and see how it worked. I ordered it last monday and it was delivered to my door on thursday. I ordered it through Boardstop.com but it can be purchased several places.
It was actually much smaller and lighter than I thought it would be. The package contained the power wire, a remote control hook up wire, and the box itself. I decided to mount mine under the helm to have easy access to it. This would allow me to reach down and turn it on and off with ease.
It took all of about 10 minutes to plug in the remote and the power wires and plug the unit in. Mounting it I ended up using the supplied velcro to a small flat piece of aluminum that I mounted on the left side of the footwell. I might have 30 minutes total in the install and most of that was cutting and drilling the hole in the flat aluminum plate.
Once mounted you have to calibrate it in calm water with the boat at rest. You turn it one and a series of flashing lights occur then the light goes solid. Once the light is solid its on an ready to be adjusted. To adjust the level of the volume under way you simply turn the knob to the desired amount of boost. There are no markings or scale so I started at what I thought was 3/4's up.
I started the boat and hit play on the play list and off we went. As soon as I started to plane I watched in amazement as the volume starts to climb. The box took it to about 27 on my CMD 5 which turned out to be where I usually have it when we ride. Then I let off the throttle and came to rest and just as smooth as it raised the volume it lowered it to the exact level that we were before we took off.
On a scale of 1-10 I give this a definate 10 for something usefull while wakeboarding. I am super impressed at how smooth it raised and lower the volume. Really cool product that I wish that I had thought of first. Being driver and DJ just got much easier.
I will post some pictures later in the week when I go back to the lakehouse.
Oh and I almost forgot it works just as good surfing as it does wakeboarding.
Brad
It was actually much smaller and lighter than I thought it would be. The package contained the power wire, a remote control hook up wire, and the box itself. I decided to mount mine under the helm to have easy access to it. This would allow me to reach down and turn it on and off with ease.
It took all of about 10 minutes to plug in the remote and the power wires and plug the unit in. Mounting it I ended up using the supplied velcro to a small flat piece of aluminum that I mounted on the left side of the footwell. I might have 30 minutes total in the install and most of that was cutting and drilling the hole in the flat aluminum plate.
Once mounted you have to calibrate it in calm water with the boat at rest. You turn it one and a series of flashing lights occur then the light goes solid. Once the light is solid its on an ready to be adjusted. To adjust the level of the volume under way you simply turn the knob to the desired amount of boost. There are no markings or scale so I started at what I thought was 3/4's up.
I started the boat and hit play on the play list and off we went. As soon as I started to plane I watched in amazement as the volume starts to climb. The box took it to about 27 on my CMD 5 which turned out to be where I usually have it when we ride. Then I let off the throttle and came to rest and just as smooth as it raised the volume it lowered it to the exact level that we were before we took off.
On a scale of 1-10 I give this a definate 10 for something usefull while wakeboarding. I am super impressed at how smooth it raised and lower the volume. Really cool product that I wish that I had thought of first. Being driver and DJ just got much easier.
I will post some pictures later in the week when I go back to the lakehouse.
Oh and I almost forgot it works just as good surfing as it does wakeboarding.
Brad
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