Marine Electronics by Humminbird
Posted by Boating Laws - 06/02/10 at 01:02 amNormal 0
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 as a category covers a broad selection: communications equipment, weather equipment, and entertainment equipment are just a few. Humminbird provides you with a variety of marine electronics that will make your boat the envy of all the other boat owners . Prepared to find out more?
When you are equipping your boat with electronic equipment , 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 in need of help. Humminbird provide you the complete coverage with a choice of five different VHF radios. The VHF255s and the VHF255sw are mounted radios made 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 offers three handheld models: 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 has a rechargeable NiMH battery and a charger.
Humminbird Marine Electronics presents five series of GPS/Sonar combination units, from the 300 series. which is small and simple 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 four level gray scale display and single beam sonar (.99) to the PiranhaMAX 230 Portable, with four level gray scale screen and dual beam sonar and SmartCast Wireless Remote Sonar Sensor for 9.99.
The Fishin’ Buddy series starts with the 110 model which has four level gray scale and single beam sonar that needs no wiring, rigging, or transducer to set up. It costs 9 .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 9 .99.
The Wireless Sonar Link of the Smart Cast Series connects any Humminbird fish locating 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 features advanced remote sonar sensor wireless technology and a 4-level gray scale screen for 9.99. 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 .99.
Regarding ice fishing flashers, the ICE 35 brings you a three color fiber optic screen with an accurate, readable overlay depth scale . It has a dual beam transducer and 800 watts peak-to-peak power and costs 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 products to equip 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.
