Humminbird Marine Electronics
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One of the greatest things about having a boat is that right after you purchase this luxury you’ve been wanting for all your life , you have 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. Are you ready to find out more?
When you’re equipping your vessel with electronics , a necessary place to begin is with safety equipment. All the entertainment features in the world won’t help you when your boat is in trouble and you are calling for help. Humminbird has you covered with a choice of five different VHF radios. The VHF255s and the VHF255sw are fixed-mount radios produced from rugged, submersible materials, with U.S. and International channels, and advanced Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability. They’re identical except that the VHF255s is black and the VHF255sw is white. Humminbird also provides 3 handheld options : the VHF55s, the VHF55sc, and the VHF55s-Plus. The first two are identical except for color. The VHF55s is black and the VHF55sc is camo-designed. Both work with 6 AA batteries . the VHF55s-Plus comes with a charger along with a rechargeable NiMH battery .
Humminbird Marine Electronics presents five series of GPS/Sonar combo units, from the 300 series. which is small and simple to the large and multi-featured 1100 series. In the case of fish finders, Humminbird produces 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 (.99) to the PiranhaMAX 230 Portable, with four level gray scale display and dual beam sonar and SmartCast Wireless Remote Sonar Sensor for 9.99.
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 dollars .99. The 140c Fishin’ Buddy has a display of 256 colors , down and side looking sonar, and it does not need wiring, rigging, or a transducer to set up either. The 140c is 9.99.
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 9.99. The RF35 is a portable fish finder with advanced remote sonar sensor technology that is wrist mounted , so that it’s the best choice in small-sized fish finders. It costs .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 9.99. The ICE 45 and ICE 55 are progressively fancier, with the 55 having six color display and loads of other features for 9.99.
While shopping for marine 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.
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