Yesterday before going to bed I had the idea for my netwinch...no need to put the trawldoor on the net. Just let it slip into the water.The trick is....the net must be on the winch the wrong way. Using a third rope I start with the end of the net. May also work with twin nets...
My good old Meccano netwinch simulator was of great help!
First you let the trawldoors and part of the net into the water. I think the ship should be stopped and/or the prop protected with some device. No need that everything gets into the prop.
Looks ok ... now the net lowered more into the water and maybe e little bit of foward motion iss needed for the next step.
Extend the trawcables to the maximum length. The net is upside down....with some wight in the end it shoud be possible to accelerate a little bit and turn the net under water.
It will then look like this ....
Hauling in the net is easy. Use the net- and trawlwinch together to get the net in. Ship should be stopped or advancing slowly.
At the end everything should be on board nice and tidy....Hope it will work...I will give it a try as it will add to the fun of going to model shows to show of what can be done with a fishtrawler.I think in deeper water the net could hang vertically in the water und then will plenty of acceleration it should turn as it should be...