From Radar to Sonar: Complete Marine Electronics Setups in Newcastle

Newcastle throws up a bit of everything—harbour traffic, coastal runs, and offshore days. A complete electronics setup keeps you safe, on the fish, and less stressed. Here’s how we build reliable systems for local skippers, end-to-end, with the Shotgun Marine + PMMS crew.

The “system” mindset

Great performance comes from how your gear works together, not just the badge on the box. We design around:

• MFD + Radar: Overlay target returns on chart for navigation clarity.
• Sounder + Transducer: Proper power, angle, and placement for clean readings at cruise.
• Autopilot + Heading Sensor: Holds course, improves chart redraw and MARPA tracking.
• Networking + Power: NMEA backbone and tidy wiring to avoid voltage drop gremlins.

Choosing the right package

• Harbour & coastal: 9–12” MFD, CHIRP transducer, radar dome for low-vis days, AIS.
• Offshore game: 12–16” MFD, 1kW transducer, solid autopilot, bird-finding radar options.
• Cruiser refit: MFD at flybridge + repeater below, C-Zone/switching tidy-up, battery monitoring.

Authorised installs, backed locally

As authorised dealers, we make sure firmware, cabling, sensors and calibration are done right. With PMMS, we scale up for refits and tight timelines while keeping standards high.

Sea-trial = the secret sauce

We test on the water to fine-tune gain, scroll speed, sensitivity and autopilot parameters—because the marina can only tell you so much.