OEM horn cover replacement

[cornelius24]

I have a 2000 Tournament 192. I know it’s only cosmetic, but it really bugs me. The OEM plastic cover over the horn is yellowed and in rough shape. I would love a custom piece made, but would be happy with a simple replacement as well. Horn works great. Any suggestions?

 

[DennisG01]

Since that is no longer made, you have a couple options (that I can think of):

-- Make a horn cover out of stainless, aluminum, starboard, PVC board or some other plastic
-- Remove the cover and check the cutout size. Compare to newer drop-in horns and find one that at least covers the hole.
-- Cut a "cover plate" for the hole out of your choice of material and then mount the new horn into this cover plate. This way, if the new horn's cutout is smaller than your existing hole, the cover plate "covers" it up.

 

[seasick]

Clean it, sand it with fine grit and spray with plastic compatible paint. That stuff works fairly well and will hold up for a season or two

 

[DennisG01]

Clean it, sand it with fine grit and spray with plastic compatible paint. That stuff works fairly well and will hold up for a season or two

Will it also fix the missing parts? Maybe it works like that "spray-on hair" stuff?

 

[Lt.Mike]

Looks like a generic speaker grill to me. I’d take a ride over to a automotive stereo shop. They replace factory speakers with hi end ones that all come with grills they don’t need. I’ll bet they have speaker grills they’ve been tossing out that would work. It’d probably be black but that would look ok.

 

[seasick]

Clean it, sand it with fine grit and spray with plastic compatible paint. That stuff works fairly well and will hold up for a season or two

LOL, I guess I should have looked closer at the photo

 

[TommyGirl225]

Same issue when we purchased our ‘98 Grady and this was my first project. Took black starboard and mounted an off the shelf horn to it.

 

[Fishtales]

I'd probably put a piece of starboard down to cover the hole and install a new style horn in the location. Grady uses the two round bell horn similar to the one below. They do go bad every 7 years or so for some reason though.

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[glacierbaze]

Cut out the round grill, and find a piece of plastic or ss mesh to go inside the square.

Replacement Horn Cover

Trying to track down a replacement horn cover for my 1994 Tournament 192. I called my local Grady dealer (Capstan Marine in Richmond, BC) and they said I would have to buy a whole new horn assembly. Capstan's service department has proven themselves to be completely useless in the past so I am...

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Sounds like a common problem from that era boat.

 

[Bluebird95]

I just spoke with Boat Outfitters and they will make a replacement cover for the Challenger horn in the appropriate color of starboard. Heads up though, the cost is $95 shipped. They’re going to add the design to their website under Grady White products so it can be found in the future.

 

[Hookup1]

Clean it, sand it with fine grit and spray with plastic compatible paint. Then throw it out! Have a starboard one made - it won't get UV damage and it won't rust. I use a guy in Cape May called Offshore Eddy who makes lots of starboard custom accessories.

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[Hookup1]

I'd probably put a piece of starboard down to cover the hole and install a new style horn in the location. Grady uses the two round bell horn similar to the one below. They do go bad every 7 years or so for some reason though.

Schmitt & Ongaro All-Stainless Mini Compact Twin Horn - 12v

ONGARO SS MINI COMPACT TWIN HORN 12VStainless Steel Mini Compact Twin12 VoltDimensions 3L, 8W, 1190H 7.5 x 20.5 x 4.5 cm Max Amp Draw6 Amps Rating 112 db 1 MeterStainless Steel HornsAll Stainless Steel Inside Out304 Stainless Steel in...

www.hodgesmarine.com

Those horns are rust factories. Been thru two so far. Bought a third one that claims to be 316 stainless that looks the same with 5-year warranty. Haven't installed it - not convinced it rustproof.

 

[Fishtales]

? All I can say is I’ve changed em once in 16 years.

 

[seasick]

maybe this could work.

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[Hookup1]

Those horns are rust factories. Been thru two so far. Bought a third one that claims to be 316 stainless that looks the same with 5-year warranty. Haven't installed it - not convinced it rustproof.

Decided to paint the horn before installing it. Awlgrip primer and paint. Boshield interior metal. We'll see.


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