The Mid North Coast Boater’s Guide to Raymarine Upgrades
Raymarine has long been a favourite for skippers up and down the Mid North Coast. If your system is getting a bit long in the tooth—or you’re ready for clearer sonar, faster charts and smarter autopilot—here’s a simple guide to upgrading with Shotgun Marine and PMMS.
When is it time to upgrade?
- Slow redraws or lag: Older MFDs struggle with modern charts and overlays.
- Noisy or weak sonar: Outdated transducers and tired connectors kill image quality.
- Missing features: No radar overlay, limited networking, patchy Wi-Fi/app support.
- Frequent glitches: Power starvation, corrosion, or legacy cabling.
Popular Raymarine upgrade paths
- MFD refresh: Brighter screens, better processing, custom page layouts.
- Sonar & transducer: CHIRP options tailored to your hull and fishing depth.
- Autopilot: Smoother course-keeping with proper calibration and heading sensors.
- Radar: Safer bar crossings, bird tracking, and night/fog navigation.
- Networking: Tidy NMEA 2000 backbone, updated power distribution, labelled circuits.
Authorised install = warranty + performance
As authorised installers, we make sure software, cabling specs, breakers and connectors match Raymarine requirements. PMMS adds extra hands for quick turnarounds on larger refits—same standards, same neat finish.
What we do differently on the Mid North Coast
- Local tuning: We sea-trial and set up gain, sensitivity and scroll for local bottom types.
- Transducer smarts: Mounting to avoid aeration off your hull form.
- Clean power: Correct cabling runs and isolation to stop gremlins.
Upgrade timeline (what to expect)
- Assessment: On-boat check of space, cabling, power, and future-proofing.
- Proposal: Brand-agnostic advice (even if Raymarine is the target, we’ll compare options).
- Install: Neat, documented, and waterproofed with strain relief.
- Sea-trial: Real-world calibration—no guessing.
- Handover: Favourite pages saved, quick-use cheats, and maintenance tips.
Thinking Raymarine?
Let’s modernise your setup for Mid North Coast conditions.
Request an upgrade quote • Service coverage
Let’s modernise your setup for Mid North Coast conditions.
Request an upgrade quote • Service coverage