Boat Stereos

[Hunter 2]

TurboDan, Being that you like satellite radio you can purchase a marine capable satellite radio. I am hooked on Sirius and I am purchasing the Jensen MSR3007 marine radio, along with the Jensen DLP2500RTL Sirius receiver. I am looking into box speakers. Be carefull with your XM receiver in the salt air. You can purchase XM marine radios too. 

[mboy]

I take my car unit out and plug it into the Aux input of my JBL marine am/fm cd (freebie). Works just fine and I pop it back in the car when done boating for the day. No problem with salt air if you do not leave it on the boat.

[Hunter 2]

That saves money on an extra subscription too.

[gottog]

Bazooka makes some good wakeboard systems and even marine bass tubes(tubbies)  They're even coming out with suction cup mounting system that's super strony yet easily removeable so you can take off the boat or hide in the cabin when not in use.

Clarion makes a waterPROOF radio as well.  Thing can take blasts of water without a problem.  CMD5 I believe is the model#.

[TurboDan]

TurboDan, Being that you like satellite radio you can purchase a marine capable satellite radio. I am hooked on Sirius and I am purchasing the Jensen MSR3007 marine radio, along with the Jensen DLP2500RTL Sirius receiver. I am looking into box speakers. Be carefull with your XM receiver in the salt air. You can purchase XM marine radios too. 

Thanks Hunter.  I couldn't go anywhere without my XM - Sirius folks say the same thing.  When I look a little more seriously at radios, I'm going to take that into consideration.  It's another $7 or so per month for another subscription, but I'll only have it during boating season so it's not too bad. 

Aren't the XM/Sirius antennas for boats really expensive, though?  I've only seen that one Terk model that's way up there in price, but I think that was for plugging your portable into an audio system like a car.  Do you know how much the antennas are going for?

[Hunter 2]

TurboDan, Marine radio satellite antennas are on line for around $50. Terk and Shakespeare make small mushroom shaped ones similar to a gps antenna. Do a search on yahoo shopping or similar, Amazon is competitive.  Keep in mind you will also need a AM/FM antenna too. I have seen small rubber ones on line for around 15 to 25 dollars. I am looking for an AM/FM antenna that I don't have to drill any holes in my boat to mount. Possibly a bow rail mount.
  Stay away from the Shakespeare 3 way adapter that uses your vhf antenna as an am/FM too. I researched that item and it does not work well. Hope this helps

[mboy]

I use the Sat antenna that comes with the car nit. NO problem at all with reception EVER on baot 9better then car). I also use one of those wire am/fm antennas that sits inside of my Center Console not even exposed to outside and it works fine for the RARE occasions I want to listen to FM (never really).

[Hunter 2]

Thats true. Ive been using my boombox without any problems. the reception is great with regular antennas

[LotzoFish]

ut oh, I just bought a vhf/fm atenna band splitter. not shakespeare , I hope I didnt throw my money away, already sodered the connenction on