APPENDIX B 

 GEAR SPECIFICATIONS 



FRANCES ELIZABETH 



CHRISTOPHER ANDREW 



Trawl 

 Cod ends 



Cover 

 (when used) 



133 mm average mesh size throughout. 

 #54 braided nylon twine. 



Type 1 - 106 mm average mesh size; 80 meshes around 

 by 50 deep; #102 braided nylon twine, 

 machine made. 



Type 2 - 139 mm average mesh size; 80 meshes around 

 by 35 deep; #102 braided nylon twine, 

 hand made. 



50 mm mesh size; #72 twisted nylon; 225 meshes 

 around by 133 meshes deep, machine made. 



Headrope 



15.8 meters total of 19 mm polypro 



Footrope 

 (sweeps) 



9.5 mm chain in wing 

 section and 12.7 mm chain 

 in bosom; strung with 

 10 cm diameter rubber 

 "cookies" over 60% of its 

 length. 



11 mm chain strung with 

 10 cm diameter "cookies;" 

 about 30 per meter of 

 length. Groundrope of 

 19 mm poly connected to 

 sweep by 7.6 cm scallop 

 rings and shackles about 

 every 40 cm. 



Floats 



7-8" diameter aluminum 

 spheres 



9-8" diameter aluminum 

 spheres; 2 along each 

 wing and 5 along center 



Chafing gear 



Mat of polyethylene strands covering aft half (and 

 underside only) of cod end and cover. 



Doors 



Rectangular shaped of 

 wood construction 2.13 

 meters long by 1.11 meters 

 wide weighing 270 kg. 

 Bracket triangular shaped 

 in two parts of iron bar 

 located 1/3 back from 

 forward end. 



Oval shaped steel 2.13 

 meters long by 1.11 meters 

 wide weighing 382.5 kg. 

 Solid bracket in two parts 

 located 1/4 and 1/2 back 

 from forward end. 



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