Marine electronics in Northport.
Chartplotters, radar, VHF, sounders and full helm rebuilds for boats on Northport Bay and Long Island Sound — installed at your dock in Northport.
LIME is an NMEA Certified marine electronics installer working across Suffolk County. We come to the boat wherever it sits — Northport Harbor, Centerport and the village dock. When you call, you get the person who does the work.
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What We Do
Marine electronics installation in Northport.
Every install is done to ABYC electrical standards — tinned marine wire, correctly rated fuses, labeled circuits and a load test before we leave. Most Northport work is mooring-kept boats where battery, charging and solar have to hold up without shore power.
Chartplotters & GPS
Garmin, Simrad, Raymarine and Furuno displays sized to your helm, wired into a proper NMEA 2000 backbone so everything talks to everything.
Radar & AIS
Radar and AIS for running Northport Bay and Long Island Sound in fog, at night and in traffic. Mounted, aligned and tuned so the picture is actually usable.
VHF & Communications
Fixed-mount VHF with DSC, proper antenna runs and clean grounds — so you are heard the first time you call.
Sounders & Transducers
Transducer placement is the whole job. We put it where it reads at speed for sailboats, cruisers and center consoles on moorings, not just where it is easy to drill.
Dash Panels & Helm Rebuilds
Custom fabricated panels when the factory dash will not take a modern display. Cut, finished and wired to look factory.
Power, Batteries & Solar
House banks, lithium conversions, charging and marine solar — all on the DC side, done properly.
Boating in Northport
We know the water you run.
Boats out of Northport run Northport Bay and Long Island Sound. Most are sailboats, cruisers and center consoles on moorings, launched and kept around Northport Harbor, Centerport and the village dock. From there people head out through Northport Bay into the Sound.
That matters for what you should have at the helm. Northport boats are typically mooring-kept boats where battery, charging and solar have to hold up without shore power. We size the electronics to how you actually use the boat — not to whatever is on the shelf.
We are on the water across Suffolk County every week. If you are in Northport, we are not making a special trip — we are already nearby.
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Our Process
How a Northport job runs.
1. You call
You get the person doing the work, not a call center. Tell us the boat, where it sits in Northport, and what you want it to do.
2. We look at the boat
For anything substantial we come and look first — the helm, the wiring behind the dash, the cutout sizes. Guessing costs you money.
3. Fair pricing up front
We go over time and labor costs with you before we start. Everything is time and materials — no fixed-price promises we cannot honor.
4. We install
ABYC standards throughout — tinned wire, rated fuses, labeled circuits, sealed penetrations.
5. We test it with you
We power everything up, check the network, and walk you through it so you can actually use it.
6. We stand behind it
60-day labor warranty. Equipment carries the manufacturer warranty. If something is not right, we come back.
Most Common Work
What we fix most on Northport boats.
After enough seasons working Suffolk County, patterns show up. These are the jobs that come up again and again on boats kept around Northport.
Transducers that quit at speed
A sounder that reads fine at idle and goes blank on plane is almost always placement or a bad mount. We move the transducer into clean water and re-fair it so it reads when it matters.
Networks that never talked
Plotter, radar, autopilot and engine data all bought at different times and never properly networked. We build one clean NMEA 2000 backbone with correct termination and power.
Old gear, new boat owner
You bought the boat with the previous owner's electronics and no manuals. We work out what is actually there, what is worth keeping, and what should go.
Antennas and grounds
Weak VHF range is usually the antenna, the cable or the ground — not the radio. We test the whole run before anyone spends money on a new set.
Displays too small to read
A screen that was fine ten years ago is unreadable in glare today. We size the display to the helm and the light you actually run in.
Water in the wire runs
Unsealed penetrations wick water straight into the harness. We re-run, re-seal and route so nothing sits in a puddle.
Why It Matters
Local knowledge is part of the job.
Anyone can bolt a screen to a dash. Setting it up for where you actually run is different. Boats working Northport Bay and Long Island Sound out of Northport need charts, ranges and alarms configured for that water — not left on factory defaults.
We set depth alarms for the water you run, put the chart detail where you need it, and configure radar guard zones for the traffic you actually encounter heading out through Northport Bay into the Sound. It takes an extra half hour and it is the difference between electronics you trust and electronics you ignore.
We are also honest about what you do not need. If the boat does not justify a second display or a bigger radar, we will tell you. Selling you gear you will not use is a bad way to keep a customer in a town this size.
ABYC Electrical Standards
Empire Wind NETP Approved Vendor
5-Star Google Reviews
Fully Insured
$280 First Hour · $140/hr After
60-Day Labor Warranty
Fair Pricing Up Front
What Boat Owners Say
Long Island boat owners, in their words.
★★★★★ Chavelli T.
"Dave and his team are professional, responsive and transparent. Couldn't ask for anything more. Working with them was great; the attention to detail and willingness to communicate and problem solve meant our project got done on time despite the short notice."
★★★★★ Rich F.
"Great install by David and his team! Complete electronics update, with new panels, gauges & switches. David is very meticulous, detail oriented in his planning and installation."
★★★★★ Frank S.
"I had my marine electronics installed by Dave and did a great job. I especially appreciated that the final price matched the estimate, no hidden costs."
Questions
Marine electronics in Northport — common questions.
Do you service boats in Northport?Yes. LIME covers all of Suffolk County and the rest of Long Island, Northport included. We come to your boat — at the dock, on the mooring, on the lift or on the trailer. Your first hour is $280 flat with travel included (up to 30 minutes each way); after that it’s $140/hr.
Yes. LIME covers all of Suffolk County and the rest of Long Island, Northport included. We come to your boat — at the dock, on the mooring, on the lift or on the trailer. Your first hour is $280 flat with travel included (up to 30 minutes each way); after that it’s $140/hr.
What does marine electronics installation cost in Northport?
All work is time and materials — we never quote a firm fixed price. Labor is $280 for the first hour (travel up to 30 minutes each way included), then $140/hr billed in 15-minute steps, and parts are billed at cost plus markup. We give you fair pricing up front so you know the scale of the job before we start.
Can you install electronics while my boat stays in Northport?
Almost always. Most chartplotter, radar, VHF, sounder and NMEA 2000 work happens right where the boat sits on Northport Bay and Long Island Sound. Only bigger dash fabrication jobs are easier at a yard, and we will tell you up front if that is the case.
Which brands do you install?
Garmin, Simrad, Raymarine, Furuno, Icom, Fusion and more. LIME supplies all equipment we install — we do not fit customer-supplied gear, because we cannot warranty what we did not supply.
How long does a job in Northport take?
A single chartplotter or VHF swap is usually one visit. A full helm with plotter, radar, sounder and an NMEA 2000 backbone is typically one to two days. We give you a realistic timeline up front rather than a best case.
Are you certified?
Yes — NMEA Certified MEI, working to ABYC electrical standards, fully insured, and an Empire Wind NETP approved vendor. Labor carries a 60-day warranty; equipment carries the manufacturer's warranty.
Can you work on older boats?
Yes, and a lot of our work is exactly that — modern displays fitted to boats whose wiring is decades old. We replace what is tired rather than building on top of it.
Do you supply the equipment?
Yes, and only equipment we supply. We do not install customer-supplied gear, because we cannot stand behind hardware we did not source.
Boat in Northport? Let's get it sorted.
Call and you get the person doing the work. We come to the boat, look at what you have, and give you fair pricing up front.