WESMAR Expands Trawl Options for Bottom and Pelagic FishingWoodinville, WA - 1 November 2007 -- WESMAR has announced the addition of two new trawl sonar systems, designed for inshore bottom and pelagic trawlers. The Models TCS180 and TCS230 join WESMAR's Models TCS380 trawl to provide smaller trawlers three options for more efficient fishing. All three are third wire systems considered vastly superior to acoustic trawl systems. More...

WESMAR Adds 'Get-Home System' to Its Product Line
Woodinville, WA - 19 Sept. 2007 -- WESMAR, leading U.S. manufacturer of Bow and Stern Thrusters, Roll Fin Stabilizers and Hydraulic systems has announced it has purchased patent rights to manufacture and sell the Auxiliary Propulsion Unit (APU) formerly called the BAT Drive patented by inventor Ronald Voegeli of Oak Harbor, Washington. More...

Fantastic results with WESMAR stabilizers on high speed luxury sportfisher
Woodinville, WA - 26 January 2005--Elegance radiates on the 92-foot Lanakai II, a stylish custom built sportfisher with the finest appointments and equipment on board. From its home in Auckland, New Zealand it is used for deep-sea fishing, bottom fishing and cruising. Guests and crew travel in the comfort of elegant and practical comfort in the four large staterooms and two crew cabins. Power comes from two 1400 horsepower Caterpillar 3412s. More...

Bottom trawling with WESMAR's new trawl sonar
Woodinville, WA - 18 January 2005--WESMAR unveiled a new trawl sonar system at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle that weighs less than any other trawl sonar on the market. The sled for the new system has an in-the-water weight of just 9.9 pounds (4.5 kg), a practical weight for the ground fish industry. More...

These stabilizers are the difference between night and day
Woodinville, WA - 5 January 2005--"We would never consider owning another boat without stabilizers," said Mark Berger after several trips with the new stabilizer system on his 48-foot Ocean Alexander. "WESMAR makes a good product. We are totally, 100% sold on these stabilizers." More...

Customer testimonials fill a book
Woodinville, WA - 7 February 2005--WESMAR customers like to share their happiness. Over the years, hundreds of them have shared their stories about how their boating comfort and control were improved with the installation of WESMAR roll fin stabilizers and bow thrusters and how their fishing was improved with the use of WESMAR sonar. WESMAR has recently published a booklet of these stories. More...

WESMAR releases new products at the Miami International Boat Show
Woodinville, WA - 14 February 2005--WESMAR will be releasing several great new products at the Miami International Boat Show in February 2005. More...

The sonar has made us more productive
Woodinville, WA - 23 February 2005--The domestic tuna fishing fleet in New Zealand numbered 120 boats just a few years ago. Today, it's been reduced to 40 or 50 as a result of the new quotas and it is becoming more and more difficult for smaller operations to compete. Robert Aitken, skipper of the 25-meter long-liner F/V Stromboli says that his sonar has helped a lot. More...

"We congratulate ourselves constantly on how clever we were to install stabilisers and pity those who are still suffering without" Written by Diana, Nice France
Woodinville, WA - 1 March 2005--When Sunseed (No.1) a sailing boat located on Lake Annecy sank in the terrible gales of December 1999, the question arose whether 1)to live without a boat. Out of the question for Patrice who has sailed from the age of 3 or 2)what to buy to replace her. More...

WESMAR announces alliance with hydraulics group in Mallorca
Woodinville, WA - 15 March 2005--WESMAR's mechanical division has announced an alliance with LM Stabilizers and Hydraulics Engerring (LM) of Mallorca to provide sales, service and installation to the boat builders and yacht owners on Mallorca and between the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. More...

The Frontier launched with WESMAR sonar on board
Woodinville, WA - 24 March 2005--Ocean Fisheries Ltd., of Lyttleton, New Zealand, is no stranger to large vessels or WESMAR sonar. The 16-meter, 76-ton steel trawler F/V Cressy is legendary in the local south island trawl fishery, where expertise, sonar and a magnificent boat have proven that all fishing operations are not equal. To build upon past success, Ocean Fisheries launched a magnificent new boat, aptly named The Frontier in August 2004. More...

I'd be lost without my WESMAR sonar
Woodinville, WA - 2 May 2005-- Graham Mcintyre, skipper of the 35 meter FV Waihola, a purse seiner fishing out of Tauranga, New Zealand, says he “would be lost without his WESMAR sonar.My life has changed thanks to the WESMAR SS395-E-160. We can see the fish schools exactly where they are. The sonar detects fish up to the 400 meters range. As we shoot the net, we reduce the range to 90 meters to see how the net is closing in on the fish.” More...

WESMAR's Central Hydraulic System Elegantly Simple, Universally Adaptable
Woodinville, WA - 24 May 2005-- Hydraulics systems are often the limiting factor when adding mechanical equipment to a boat. WESMAR's new central hydraulic system is fully integrated and designed to solve such limitations. A key advantage of the WESMAR hydraulic package is its new tank. It is easy to install and maintain. More...

WESMAR is Best in The World
Woodinville, WA - 4 June 2005-- "I try to stick with WESMAR, they are the best in the world," said Mike Flores of Hurricane Marine in Hollywood, Florida, describing his affinity for WESMAR roll fin stabilizers. Flores, Hurricane's owner, has installed so many WESMAR systems on elite yachts that he has lost track. However, his methodology has not changed. More...

For more Information Contact Dennis Soderberg-Sonar or Bob Sentz-Mechanical.