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The devastation caused by fires raging in SE Victoria and NSW made worldwide headlines in January 2020. Lone Star Marine along with Victorian Manufacturers Busted Fishing and Burley Pro, with the assistance of dozens of volunteers & contributors, were able to raise over $200,000 in under a month to assist those affected. Wicked Tuna’s Capt. Dave Marciano even raffled off two days on the Falcon in Gloucester MA! Read all about it here: https://www.boatsales.com.au/editorial/details/victorias-fishing-community-jumps-behind-bushfire-appeal-122357/

(An exercise in thermal dissipation) Ladies & Gentlemen This is why we use aluminium in our GX Series & Elite Series motors & transmissions over any other material. -Conductivity in Aluminum: Pure aluminium has a thermal conductivity (heat transfer) of about 235 watts per kelvin per meter, and an electrical conductivity (at room temperature) of about 38 million siemens per meter. Heat sinks for electronic parts are made of aluminum due to the metal’s good thermal conductivity. -Conductivity in Stainless…
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For the first time every a 4 way head to head comparison has been conducted at an independent NATA Accredited facility on Australia’s top 4 drum winches in the 240-250mm drum size. No cash for comment, no clever marketing, no smoke & mirrors, watch the video and see for yourself! As reported by Trailer Boat-Australasia PRESS RELEASE – TRAILER BOAT – AUSTRALASIA TOPIC – NATA ACCREDITED TESTING OF COMPARITIVE MARINE DRUM WINCHES We’ve all been witness to hot debate amongst…
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Capstans have been around for millennia in various forms, so when we finally decided to make a range of capstans we really had our work cut out for us! After all there are plenty of companies the world over who make these load pullers, what advantages could we offer? Knurling. Our HDC capstans are machined (not cast) from 6160 T6 aluminium billet and anodised in a hard black. Machining our heads gives us the opportunity to fine tune the knurling…
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Hi Guys, we have been receiving a fair few phone calls and emails regarding a noticeable lack of dust covers on our GX & Elite series gearboxes. Although they certainly look neat (especially with our logo stamped in them) dust covers don’t do much against water ingress & prohibit the use of our emergency manual release function in the event of power loss. To use the Emergency Manual Release: Ensure the drum is in a neutral position (no load) Turn…
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A tale of two Circuit Breakers-Quality is in the details Circuit breakers are essential in any anchoring system. The primary functions are to protect the winch motor from overload, batteries from voltage drop, and in a worst case scenario prevent fire on your boat! It is for this reason we here at LSM consider the the humble circuit breaker to be the most important component in you anchoring system. So whats the difference between these two? They are both “waterproof”,…
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