Extending range of public wireless

When I travel in my small sailboat, there are often wireless internet connections available, but sometimes (often) the signal is too weak for my laptop to connect. Can I improve the reception and therefore extend the range of the incoming wireless by using a wireless router such as the WRT54G? If so, what is the configuration setting for the router?
Thanks so much.

You can use a travel router (WTR54G/WTR54GS) or maybe a wireless extender (WRE54G) but of course you are only as good as your initial signal since it would only get the signal from that.
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