Marine Electronics By Humminbird

One of the greatest things about having a boat is that soon after you acquire this luxury you've been wanting for all your life, you get to go shopping all over again for the electronics you want on board. Marine electronics in general covers a wide selection of equipment: communications, weather, and entertainment are just a few. Humminbird is ready with a variety of marine electronics that will make your boat the envy of all the other boat owners. Prepared to learn more?

When you're outfitting your boat with electronic equipment, a great place to start is with safety equipment. All the entertainment gadgets in the world don't mean much if your boat is in trouble and you're trying to reach help. Humminbird has you covered with a choice of 5 various VHF radios. The VHF255s and the VHF255sw are fixed mount radios made from rugged, submersible materials, with U.S. and International channels, and innovative (DSC) capability . They re identical except that the VHF255s is black and the VHF255sw is white. Humminbird also offers three handheld models: the VHF55s, the VHF55sc, and the VHF55s Plus. The first two are identical except for color. The VHF55s is black colored and the VHF55sc is camo designed. Both use 6 AA batteries. the VHF55s Plus has a charger along with a rechargeable NiMH battery .

Humminbird offers five series of sonar/GPS combination units, from the small and simple 300 series to the large and multi featured 1100 series. As for fish finders, Humminbird makes four different series: the PiranhaMAX series, the Fishin Buddy Series, the SmartCast Series, and Ice Fishing Flashers.

The notable PiranhaMAX sonar series ranges from the PiranhaMAX 150, with 4 level gray scale display and single beam sonar ($79.99) to the PiranhaMAX 230 Portable, with four level gray scale display and dual beam sonar and SmartCast Wireless Remote Sonar Sensor for $199.99.

The Fishin Buddy series starts with the 110 model with 4 level gray scale and single beam sonar that needs no wiring, rigging, or transducer to set up. It costs 119 dollars .99. The 140c Fishin Buddy has a screen of 256 colors , down and side looking sonar, and it does not need wiring, rigging, or a transducer to set up either. The 140c will cost you $269 .99.

The Smart Cast Series Wireless Sonar Link can connect any Humminbird fish finding system with the SmartCast Remote Sonar Sensor to reveal fish and structural features up to 100 feet away in any direction. It s $99.99. The RF15 has advanced remote sonar sensor wireless technology and a four level gray scale display for $149.99. The RF35 is a wrist mounted fish finder with advanced remote sonar sensor wireless technology that is wrist mounted, so that it s the ultimate in portable fish finders. It is only 79 dollars .99.

When it comes to ice fishing flashers, the ICE 35 brings you a three color fiber optic display with an accurate, readable overlay depth scale. It has a dual beam transducer and 800 watts peak to peak power and costs $299.99. Both the ICE 45 and ICE 55 are progressively fancier, with the 55 featuring 6 color display and tons of different features for $499.99.

While shopping for electronics to equip your vessel may not be as exciting as acquiring the boat itself, it s definitely a close second. Humminbird makes it easy for you to outfit your vessel with excellent VHF radios, GPS systems, fish finders, and ice fishing flashers.