Tow Fish User Guide
April 2020
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b.
Move further down the cable grip and perform the same under over pattern
ensuring the opposite X crossings are being secured
11.
Tape should then be wound around the end of the grip furthest away from the eye
ends. This will prevent any snagging while being pulled.
Male Connector End
–
connector with pins
12.
Measure out the desired cable length between the placement of the first cable grip to
where the second cable grip will be placed, how far the tow fish will be pulled from
the vessel.
13.
This length should ideally be less than the depth of the water to ensure the tow fish
will not be dragged along or hit the bottom damaging the equipment.
14.
Place the cable grip over the end of the cable with the two loops closest to the
connector
15.
Push cable grip over the cable to the measured distance.
16.
Secure the cable grip with the two cable ties, as was done for the previous cable grip.
17.
The cable grip can be attached to a shackle and secured to the vessel.
a.
See the Cabled Deployment for suggested configuration
b.
If no A-frame is available, it is possible to just attach the shackle to a rope and
tie it off on the deck of the vessel.
18.
Once amount of cable is fed into the water the cable grip or attached shackle can be
secured/ tied off to the vessel.
19.
The remaining cable with the male connector end will be secured on the deck of the
vessel without strain from the tow fish.
20.
The cable on deck will be plugged into a Launch Box or test cable to a computer to
record and stream data in real-time.
