On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:18:18 -0500, in message

Larry wrote:

You don't need a remote antenna in a plastic boat. Try laying your Garmin
handheld under the table or inside one of the wooden or plastic storage
bins under the seats.

My Garmin GPS 76 has never failed to find and hold a fix in the
bracket at the helm. It has failed multiple times down below on my
plastic boat. It almost always works down below, but it is clear that
the signal is less than perfect. It lives in the bracket at the helm
and sends position data by cable down to the computer on the nav
station.

Ryk