The Worlds premier electric drum anchor winch manufacturer has gone..hydraulic? Its true! We have made many 1 off hydraulic winches in the past for commercial fishing and mining operations, and thought it was time to add standard options to our range. Featuring the same high quality self locking Italian Made transmissions & 316 stainless steel spool and […]
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GX1-P & REC Anchors Release
The Ultimate Anchoring System for Pontoon & Deck Boats is available now! Introducing the GX1-P, the First & Only High Quality drum style anchor winch & integrated bow sprit designed to mount in as little as 8 inches of deck space. Australian Made from 316 stainless steel and 6061 machined and anodized aluminium (like our […]
Custom Brushless Mining
There is no other winch company in the world that has the expertise and experience to build such a wide variety of electric winches as LSM, and this custom mining winch is just one more example. This custom unit will be used for mining operations mapping and dropping sensors in holes up to 1000m or more.Oh, […]
HAULMASTER 1500
The HAULMASTER 1500 is the Newest addition to the Lone Star range! We have been asked for many years to create an indestructible pot hauler, and in 2020 we finally started putting pen to paper. We not only wanted to make a pot hauler, we wanted to create a truly modular multipurpose line hauling system that […]
CX950HD
Our good friend Dave Marciano from Nat Geo’s Wicked Tuna needed a couple bow sprits to suit his preferred Fortress Anchors for the F/V Hard Merchandise & F\V Falcon. Our CX750’s didn’t really match the angles well for the Fortress Anchors, so with their assistance we’ve come out with a new model. The CX950HD has […]
The Mighty Murph
Two Mighty GX5-HD Murphs being bedded down for a long journey overseas. “The Murph” GX5-HD is a new model in the GX range. Originally created for 90ft houseboats, this powerhouse is ideal when a GX6 is just too large or the rope capacity of a GX6 is unnecessary. These units are absolutely unbreakable & are without a doubt […]
GX2-HD Twin Drum
Custom GX2-HD leaving today to live on a commercial fishing boat. This particular unit will be used for pulling nets on a shallow water prawn trawler. A real benefit to manufacturing over importing is the ability to serve our customers faster, and with higher quality product. You wont find a Chinese electric drum winch capable of […]
Bushfire Fundraiser Appeal a Huge Success
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. […]
Aluminium v Stainless Steel
(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 […]