US INTREPID
Hi Takeo, Yes the gull wing is working awesome in the shallow water, We have made several tows in 3 fathom or less and have had great stability and spreading force as compared to any other door we have towed in the past. We are rigged at B and C-minus with 1′ in the top door leg. 18 to 25 degrees leaning in (depends on tide) and 4 to 7 degrees pitched up in front. We have not used any of the weight plates yet […]
Capt.Scott Bryant of the American #1, is very happy about his new 8.0m Gull Wing Trawl doors. He said “Very, very nice Door, and I’m impressed!!”
He says: “Door Spread is 7 fathoms more than when using the 8.0m Type-11 doors.
He said, “ We use 100 Engine RPM less than when using Type-11 doors.”
Under Rough Weather, the door was also working well.
Doors keep the same opening after 30 tons of catch.
Defender, Capt. Greg Wright and US Intrepid, Capt. Bob Hezel […]
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Last Spring, Nor’ East Trawl System’s Takeo Inoue contacted us about testing their ‘Gull Wing’ modified pelagic/bottom trawl door that promised many advantages over our existing doors. More spread, less weight and and we believe lower impact on the seafloor.
We tested the doors in the Gulf of Alaska starting in July and then again in the Bering Sea in August. Takeo then arranged for the FFI team to visit the Nichimo (parent company of […]
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