This year’s crop of electronics reflects an expansion of digital integration, much of it in touchscreen multifunction displays to access, view and control onboard systems, from navigation, fish-finding and safety systems to satellite communications, cameras and security. If you think integration is solely the purview of battlewagons and mega-consoles, think again. Companies such as CZone, FLIR, Garmin, Mercury Marine, Simrad and Siren Marine offer compact, simpler and ever more affordable products with an amazing array of technology and networking capabilities for boats as small as 20 feet or less.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES OF THE LATEST MARINE ELECTRONICS—PRODUCTS YOU WILL SEE AT BOAT SHOWS THIS YEAR. MARINE CAMERAS
The FLIR M300 series marine cameras, with five models, feature robust pan-and-tilt housings. All network with the latest-generation MFDs,…