I have installed numerous inverted L antennas on Tow boats on the inland rivers , as long as your wire 10 to 15 feet above the metal roof it will act as a ground plane and make a marvelous antenna .
This was back when all the boats used SSB radios to communicate with the office , now days cell phone and satellite has taken their place .
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