On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:24:12 -0700, "M. Baker"
wrote:

Husband bought the 17' Lund Mr. Pike boat last week. Need a marine
radio. Have no clue what to get. Plans to go out into Lake Michigan at
times, as well as smaller inland lakes.
Help - any recommendations appreciated!!

Do you have GPS capability with DSC? Then buy a DSC ready radio.

Standard Horizon or Icom. I'd rather see a fixed mount than a hand
held, although modern hand held radios are feature loaded.

I use Icom for what it's worth. Fixed and hand held.

For that boat, a base loaded stainless steel whip will be fine. You
can mount it on a rail.