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Australia's own emergency-beacon maker. GME designs and builds EPIRBs and personal locator beacons for boats, plus marine radios, from its head office at Winston Hills in Sydney. Sold through chandleries and marine retailers Australia-wide.
Service area: Australia-wide (sold through retailers)
If your boat carries an Australian-made distress beacon, there's a good chance it's a GME. The company describes itself as one of Australia's largest manufacturers and wholesalers of radio communications products, and as the country's only emergency-beacon manufacturer.
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Beacon rules vary by state and by how far offshore you go, so check your state's requirements before you head out. Beacons also have a battery expiry date; replace or service them before it passes.
17 Gibbon Road, Winston Hills NSW 2153 · 1300 463 463 · gme.net.au
Read our guide to essential safety equipment for Australian sailing boats and our FAQ on VHF, EPIRB and emergency procedures, or browse more safety equipment specialists.
Last checked: September 2026.
Dangar Island sits in the lower Hawkesbury River close to Brooklyn and is one of Sydney’s small, boat‑access communities. From the water it reads as a wooded, low island with sandy foreshore, a public jetty and private moorings; its position at the mouth of Cowan Creek and close to the main river channel makes it an attractive short‑cruise destination for trailer sailors, runabouts and small cruisers but also one that requires careful local knowledge and respect for resident berths, ferry operations and tidal currents.
Plan to transit Sydney Heads and northern NSW estuary entrances to take advantage of favourable tidal streams or slack water; account for local acceleration over shoals, eddies, wind-on-current effects and river discharge, and always check the latest local observations and tide/stream products before departure.
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Check condition, compatibility and provenance: inspect cloth, seams and stitching, UV and water damage, measurements and fit to your mast/boom and fittings, and the age and repair history of sails, spars and standing/ running rigging before buying online.
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Confirm the measurements that define how the sail or cover will fit your specific boat and rig, plus material, attachment details and any interaction with existing hardware (e.g. reefing points, battens, hatches). Measure on the boat and list serial or model details for spars and deck fittings if available.
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Do a simple pre-departure check of fuel, oil, cooling, controls, battery and prop, plus a quick start-and-idle run to confirm the outboard is healthy and responds correctly before you leave the ramp.
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