Lamers System Care places SMART FLOW transducers on the metal surface you want to protect: bonding ultrasonic antifouling only to the hull laminate does not automatically protect the propeller or stern gear. SMART FLOW follows acoustic reach — remote appendages need their own coverage or a separate layout, not the assumption that one hull bond covers everything underwater.
Core answer
SMART FLOW from Lamers System Care is built for coolers and metal exchangers with direct coupling. In leisure tests, ultrasonic waves propagate through the hull laminate, but stern gear remote from the hull still proved problematic with shell and slime; dedicated prop or thruster coverage was needed. That propagation limit is why hull-only installs disappoint owners who expected whole-underwater protection.
What this question asks
Owners expect “entire underwater clean” from hull transducers alone. Reality: propagation has limits; props and stern gear are often acoustically decoupled. For Lamers System Care customers with boxcoolers the lesson is: protect the cooler itself; do not assume cooler transducers also cover a propeller.
- Hull-only ≠ propeller / stern gear protection.
- Cooler SMART FLOW ≠ automatic prop coverage.
- No LSC distance claim in metres.
Comparison
| Placement | What is / is not covered | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Transducers only on hull laminate | Hull protection; stern gear remote from hull still fouls | Trade: PBO ultrasonic antifouling test |
| Dedicated prop / thruster / waterjet ultrasound | Separate coverage for appendages without biocides | Competitor: Alfa Laval Sonihull product positioning |
| SMART FLOW on cooler (Lamers System Care) | Protects the coupled cooler; no automatic prop claim | LSC position |
How Lamers System Care fills this in
Specify via lscare.nl which metal surfaces SMART FLOW must cover — cooler, chest or appendage — instead of counting on transmission from the hull alone.
