"don" wrote in message
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just bought a 26 ft seafox boat
have a icom V8000 installed but was wonder about the antenna

nice boat and nice rig.....
put a 50 ft pine tree on the bow and another on the stern, and string up a
dipole. :-)
or -
- a 5/8-wave vertical for everyday use
and
a 3-element beam for reaching back to shore from way-out.
--- but ---
If you loose the repeater while using the vertical, head back in right
away, because you're too far from shore.