One of the greatest things about having a boat is that soon after you purchase this luxury you've been wanting for all your life , you have to go shopping once again -looking for the electronics you want on-board. Marine electronics as a category covers a broad selection: communications equipment, weather equipment, and entertainment equipment 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. Are you ready to find out more?

When you are equipping your vessel with electronic equipment , a necessary 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 fixed-mount radios made from rugged, submersible materials, with U.S. and International channels, and advanced Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability. They're very much alike except the fact that the VHF255s is black and the VHF255sw is white. Humminbird also provides three handheld models : the VHF55s, the VHF55sc, and the VHF55s-Plus. The first two look the same except for color. The VHF55s is black-colored and the VHF55sc is camo-designed. Both use 6 AA batteries. the VHF55s-Plus comes with a charger along with a rechargeable battery (NiMH.

Humminbird offers 5 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 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 four level gray scale display and dual beam sonar and SmartCast Wireless Remote Sonar Sensor for $199.99.

The Fishin' Buddy series commences 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 256 color display, down and side looking sonar, and it does not require wiring, rigging, or a transducer to set up either. The 140c costs 269 dollars .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 costs $79.99.

Regarding ice fishing flashers, the ICE 35 provides you with a tricolor fiber optic display with an accurate, easy-to-read overlay depth dimensioning . It features a dual beam transducer and 800 watts peak-to-peak power and costs $299.99. The ICE 45 and ICE 55 are progressively fancier, with the 55 having 6-color monitor and loads of different features for $499.99.

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