re: What's the best marine radio?

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On another site, someone told me that a lot salt water people are just installing an amp under the console then using their phone to play their tunes through it. The amp is more protected, and hopefully better sound than just a tuner/cd player

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I did this with my duck/flatboat. It sees a lot of saltwater. I have a 400w Alpine Marine PDX under the front deck. It's bolted to the bottom of the deck to keep it relatively dry. It's been in there for 5 years and I've had no problems at all. Just ran RCAs to the back of the boat and put a power switch by the tiller. Super easy install and you don't have to deal with the mess of a head unit. Head units and saltwater don't mix well.