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.