Marine electronics in Sands Point, finished to match the boat.
Sands Point sits between Manhasset Bay and Hempstead Harbor, and the boats here tend to be well kept and professionally maintained. On a boat like that, how an installation looks when it is finished matters as much as whether it works.
NMEA-certified installation with cables run inside the boat, terminations hidden, and a helm that looks original. Discreet, insured, and the same rate as everyone else pays.
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Why this page is about craftsmanship
Anyone can make it work. Fewer can make it look right.
Getting a display to power up is not the hard part of this trade. The hard part is the twenty small decisions around it: where the cable enters, how the run is supported, whether the cutout is square to the dash, whether the bezel sits flush, and whether in five years someone can trace a fault without dismantling the helm.
On a well-kept boat those decisions are the entire job. A perfectly functional install with a cable zip-tied along a rail and a bezel sitting proud has devalued a boat that somebody has spent years keeping right.
So we work to a finish standard: cables inside the boat through existing chases where they exist, routes agreed with you where they do not, terminations behind panels, tinned conductors and sealed connections throughout, and wiring labeled so the next person is not guessing.
The practical side
Working around you, not through you.
Scoped in writing
What is included, what is excluded, and what goes to another trade — agreed before anyone touches the boat, so there are no awkward conversations later.
Documented as we go
Photographs of the work, including what is behind the panels once they are closed. You should not have to take our word for what was done.
One point of contact
The person who quotes the job does the job. No service writer in the middle, and no explaining it twice.
Our Work
Marine electronics work we actually do.
The same work, done at your slip in Sands Point. Every photo is a real LIME job — no stock, no borrowed images.
Ready to talk? Or keep reading below.
What it costs
The same rate card as everybody else.
We do not price by the value of the boat. A bigger vessel takes longer and uses more material, so the total is larger — but the hourly rate is identical to what a 22-foot center console pays.
- $280 first hour, one man, travel up to 30 minutes each way and setup included
- $140/hr after, billed in 15-minute steps
- $440 / $220 per hour two-man crew for larger installs
- Multi-day work restarts the first-hour rate each day; no 4-hour minimum
- Parts at cost plus markup, the number given before we order
- CAD and design $140/hr, shop and admin $125/hr — never at the field rate
- 60-day labor warranty; equipment carries its manufacturer warranty
All time and materials. We do not quote firm fixed prices on work we have not opened up.
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
On finish quality
What owners notice afterwards.
Michael B.
★★★★★
Great service. Fixed all issues promptly. Would recommend to anyone needing boat servicing.
Vanessa O.
★★★★★
David is the ultimate professional. He installed a new radar and AIS on our boat in up state New York. He knows all the systems and is able to troubleshoot and provide solutions. No job is too big or too small. Highly recommend him!
Peter Z.
★★★★★
The owner, Dave, suggested that I bring my kayak down to his shop so that he could diagnose the problem. He meticulously labeled the interior wiring and quickly determined the source of the malfunction. He was courteous, knowledgeable and provided professional service.
Sands Point questions
The questions that come up here.
Will the installation be visible? I do not want cables on show.That is the whole point of how we work. Cables run inside the boat through existing conduit and chases wherever they can, terminations are made behind panels, and where we have to create a route we agree it with you first. A helm should look like the boat came that way, not like something was added to it.
That is the whole point of how we work. Cables run inside the boat through existing conduit and chases wherever they can, terminations are made behind panels, and where we have to create a route we agree it with you first. A helm should look like the boat came that way, not like something was added to it.
Do you work with our captain or boat manager?
Yes, and on boats of this kind it is usually the most efficient way. We are equally happy reporting to a manager on scope and cost, or dealing with you directly. Either way the same person quotes the job and does the job, so nothing is lost in translation.
Can work be done while we are not on the Island?
Regularly. We need access and a point of contact for decisions. We will not proceed beyond the agreed scope without asking, and we photograph the work so you can see what was done rather than taking our word for it.
Is there a premium for a larger or more complex boat?
No — the rate is the rate. $280 for the first hour and $140/hr after, or the two-man crew rate where a job needs four hands. A bigger boat takes longer and uses more material, so the bill is larger, but we do not price by the value of the vessel.
What about the AC systems and the generator?
Those are not ours. We work on DC systems and electronics and stay off vessel AC panels and generators — that is licensed electrician and mechanic territory. We put the exclusion in writing at the start so the boundary is clear from day one.
Have it done properly, once.
Tell us the boat and what you want it to do. We will scope it in writing, including what we will refer out.