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JimH wrote:
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;-)
Well, there's no confusing their gender, unlike Ann Coulter.
If Coulter put on some weight she might be OK. I don't know her name
but one of their legal consultant personalities (a blonde) is smoking
hot, and smart!

BTW: I ended up following your original advice on the Ipod by
purchasing a moderately priced stereo for the boat today with an
auxiliary input :

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ZQCgybF...p?i=500CDE9845

Although the Ipod plays fine in my car with the RoadTrip modulator the
stereo in the boat is an old analogue scroll dial fm stereo with no
presets.


How are you going to handle the cable for the iPOD? Lead it out
through a separate hole? I might get one of these myself for yo-ho...

I will use a simple male to male minijack cable which I will run from
the rear input of the radio (positioned at the helm under the instrument
panel) to someplace at the helm instrument panel but tucked under the
windshield. The Ipod will also be in a skin to keep it water protected.
To keep it rolling around I might use a sticky pad (
http://www.handstands.com/retail/aut...tickypad.shtml ), a home
made holder or velcro. I will also attach a DC charger to the Ipod
connector at the bottom of the unit to keep it charged with my cig
lighter while playing it.

Alpine makes some decent car stereos and this one is being offered at a
pretty good price, especially considering no shipping costs or tax are
involved. ;-)



Cool. I just need the plastic box, since Yo Ho has a cabin and it rarely
rains inside...

The only thing missing on this radio is a remote, which may be handy when
the radio is positioned in the cabin, as with your case.

Regardless, being able to hardwire the Ipod to the radio with a simple
minijack connector is a great feature.

I looked at some radios with front or rear USB connectors, but those
connected via cable to the bottom Ipod connector and did not charge the
Ipod. With that port on the Ipod now being taken, charging was not an
option.

The minijack auxiliary input seemed to be the way to go for a low cost
radio with Ipod connection capabilities. ;-)


edit.....'rear', not 'read'.