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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 electronic devices that will make your boat the envy of all the other boaters . Prepared to learn more?

When you are outfitting your vessel with electronics , a great place to begin 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 five different VHF radios. The VHF255s and the VHF255sw are mounted radios produced from rugged, submersible materials, with U.S. and International channels, and innovative Digital Selective Calling feature. 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 work with 6 AA batteries . the VHF55s-Plus has a charger along with a rechargeable battery (NiMH.

Humminbird Marine Electronics 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 4 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 four level gray scale display and single beam sonar ($79.99) to the PiranhaMAX 230 Portable, with 4-level gray scale screen and dual beam sonar and SmartCast Wireless Remote Sonar Sensor for $199.99.

The Fishin’ Buddy series starts with the 110 model with four level gray scale and single beam sonar that requires no wiring, rigging, or transducer to set up. It costs $119.99. The 140c Fishin’ Buddy has a 256 color display, down and side looking sonar, and it does not require wiring, rigging, or a transducer to set up either. The 140c is $269.99.

The Wireless Sonar Link of the Smart Cast Series can connect any Humminbird fish finding system with the SmartCast Remote Sonar Sensor to show 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 costs 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 is equipped with a dual beam transducer and peak-to-peak power of 800W , costing $299.99. The ICE 45 and ICE 55 are progressively fancier, with the 55 having 6-color screen and loads of different features for $499.99.

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

Nothing is better than spending a day on the water. Having your own boat may have been a dream for you for a very long time, and now that time is here. Almost as exciting as finally acquiring that boat you’ve wanted for so long is outfitting it with the electronics you need to make your days out on the water as safe, comfortable, and fun as possible. Lowrance Marine Electronics is a  company that understands this and makes all the marine electronics you need.

The first electronic equipment you should obtain worry about is the safety one . A VHF radio is something that will help put your mind at ease as you venture out, knowing you can radio for help if need be. Lowrance offers fixed mount radios like the LVR 880, which features Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and FM radio reception. If you’re in the market for a hand held VHF radio, you have your choice of the LHR 80, the LHR 22, and the LHR 20. the LHR 80 is waterproof, floatable, and has a built in GPS receiver. The LHR 22 is waterproof as well and in addition has a battery of Lithium-ion type and a camo pattern body. The LHR 20 is like the LHR 22, minus the camo detail.

If you live outside North and South America, you can get the Lowrance GlobalMap 5150C full sized GPS chartplotter. It has a GPS+WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) antenna, and a five inch screen that displays 640 by 480 resolution. The GlobalMap 4800M, 5200C, and 5300IGPS all have GPS+WAAS capability, and the 5200C and 5300IGPS have color display screens.

There are five full size Lowrance fish finders available. The X136DF is a dual frequency (50/200 kHz) sonar with depth penetration to 2500 feet. The X135 is a single frequency fish finder (200kHz) with a five inch square screen with monochrome 480 x 480 resolution. It is capable of reading up to 1000 feet deep. Lowrance’s X136DF is dual frequency sonar with high resolution monochrome display that reads up to 1700 feet of depth penetration. The X125 is a single frequency sonar with a five inch dispaly (monochrome), reading up to 900 feet deep . And the X96 is a 200kHz sonar with monochrome 320 x 320 resolution five inch screen and 1500 watts peak to peak power.

Lowrance offers a range of compact fish finders as well, with varying features including full color or monochrome display and options like hydrographic mapping. If you are into ice fishing , the X67C Ice Machine is a 200kHz sonar fish finder with a special carrying bag and a rechargeable battery with a charger.

You can also outfit your boat with a line of Lowrance digital gauges that will display fish finding information, temperature, depth, or multiple readings on one dial.

Lowrance makes the marine electronics that help you derive the maximum enjoyment from your boat. With a VHF radio, chartplotter, and fish finder, you’ll be ready for whatever awaits you out on your boat.