Marine electronics in Oyster Bay, from town boats to Gold Coast yachts.
Oyster Bay Harbor is big, well protected and busy in every direction — a working town marina, a serious yacht club fleet, and private dockage along Centre Island and Cove Neck. We install and repair marine electronics on all of it, at your slip.
We have done everything here from a full sportfish helm rebuild to electronics on a Town of Oyster Bay municipal patrol vessel. NMEA certified, ABYC electrical standards, and you deal with the person doing the work.
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About Oyster Bay
One of the best-protected harbours on the North Shore.
Oyster Bay is the kind of harbour people keep boats in precisely because the weather does not get in. It is deep, sheltered and large enough that the fleet ranges from small daysailers up to serious motoryachts, with the Oyster Bay Marine Center and the town marina at the head of it.
What that means for us is variety. In one week here we might integrate a plotter into a twenty-year-old autopilot, mount a Starlink dish, and rebuild a sportfish helm. It also means shorter runs between jobs than out east, which keeps travel off your bill.
The Water
What the harbour asks of your electronics.
Protected, but the Sound is not
The harbour is calm. Ten minutes outside it you are on Long Island Sound with ferries, tugs and barges. AIS earns its money the moment you leave the moorings.
Fog on the Sound
North Shore fog rolls in fast and sits. Radar is not a luxury here — it is the difference between turning for home confidently and guessing.
Traffic in the channel
The approach is busy in season. A properly set up plotter with AIS overlay makes the channel far less stressful on a summer Sunday.
What We Install
The work that comes up most here.
Radar and AIS
The single most requested pairing on this side of the Island, for the fog and the shipping traffic both.
Chartplotter upgrades
Replacing a ten-year-old display and making it talk to the autopilot, engines and sounder already aboard.
Helm rebuilds
Sportfish and motoryacht helms stripped and rebuilt — we did a complete rebuild on a 62 ft Viking not far from here.
Marine electronics near me — Oyster Bay
Searching “marine electronics near me” from Oyster Bay? Here is how near we are.
Oyster Bay Harbor and West Harbor are about 28 minutes from our Amityville shop in normal traffic, which normally lands inside the 30 minutes of travel already included in the $280 first hour, so there is usually no travel charge to come to your slip.
We are a mobile marine electronics installer, not a store. You do not carry anything in: we bring the tools, the parts and the NMEA-certified installer to your boat, whether it sits at a marina, a yacht club or a private dock in Oyster Bay. The person who answers the phone is the person who does the work, and your time and labor costs are given up front.
Nearby, we also work in Cold Spring Harbor, Glen Cove and Huntington, and across Long Island from Freeport to Sag Harbor and Montauk. Somewhere else on the Island? Start at our marine electronics near me page, which lists every town we serve in Nassau and Suffolk County.
Local Advantage
Why Oyster Bay is easy for us.
Inside the travel window
Oyster Bay is close enough that travel is normally covered by the first-hour rate. No door-to-door travel surcharge on a standard service call. Boat coming out for the season? A winter electronics refit is the easiest time to get the bigger helm work done before spring.
Municipal and commercial work too
We have supplied and installed electronics for a Town of Oyster Bay patrol vessel. Commercial and municipal jobs are welcome.
Quick return visits
Being close means a follow-up or a warranty call is not a production. That matters more than people expect.
Ready to talk? Or keep reading below.
Bigger Boats
Working on something larger?
A lot of the work in Oyster Bay is on yachts — networked helms, multi-display refits and integration on boats forty feet and up. There is a page for exactly that.
What It Costs
Time and materials, told up front.
$280 for the first hour with one installer — that covers travel up to 30 minutes each way and setup — then $140/hr billed in 15-minute steps. A two-man crew is $440 for the first hour, then $220/hr. Oyster Bay sits inside the included travel window, so a standard service call here carries no door-to-door travel surcharge.
There is no four-hour minimum and no separate setup charge. Parts are at cost plus markup, and we supply what we install so the warranty sits in one place. We do not give fixed quotes — on a boat with systems already aboard a firm number gets padded to be safe, which is not fair to you. Sixty days on our labor; equipment carries the manufacturer's warranty.
Our Work
Real jobs, real boats.
ABYC Electrical Standards
Empire Wind NETP Approved Vendor
Fully Insured
$280 First Hour · $140/hr After
No Minimums
60-Day Labor Warranty
You Call, You Get The Installer
What Customers Say
Reviews from real customers.
Michael B.
★★★★★
Great service. Fixed all issues promptly. Would recommend to anyone needing boat servicing.
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. Had him come back a year later for assistance in updating software. Overall a great experience.
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.
Questions
Oyster Bay questions, answered.
Do you charge extra travel to Oyster Bay?Normally no. Oyster Bay is inside the 30-minutes-each-way travel already included in the $280 first-hour rate. We would tell you before booking if a particular location fell outside it.
Normally no. Oyster Bay is inside the 30-minutes-each-way travel already included in the $280 first-hour rate. We would tell you before booking if a particular location fell outside it.
Do you work at Oyster Bay Marine Center?
Yes, along with the town marina and private dockage around Centre Island and Cove Neck. We come to the boat wherever it sits.
Do I really need radar on the Sound?
If you run in the fog, yes. North Shore fog arrives quickly and does not lift on schedule. Radar plus AIS means you can see the ferry and the ferry can see you.
Do you take on municipal or commercial vessels?
Yes. We have installed electronics on a Town of Oyster Bay patrol vessel. Commercial work is handled the same way — time and materials, insured, to ABYC standards.
Can you integrate new displays with an older autopilot?
Usually. If the pilot is sound we integrate to it rather than selling you a replacement. Drive units and hydraulics stay with your yard.
How quickly can you get out here?
Sooner than for the East End, because the drive is short. Call and we will tell you honestly where the schedule stands.
More Harbors
Other harbors we work in.
Book It
Tell us about the boat.
Send the make, model and a photo of the helm. That is usually enough to get the job done in one trip.
Prefer email? dramroop@longislandmarineelectronics.com