Huginn VE-55 has been fitted out with a new computer-controlled set of Rapp Hydema winding-on gear for Dynex Warps, which offer a more precise way of spooling warp onto the winch drums.
This is the first time that this type of gear has been used on board a fishing vessel.
According to skipper Gudmundur Huginn Gudmundsson, the new gear has worked extremely well and the Dynex Warp is spooled evenly onto the drums, even where the warp has been spliced.
This is expected to result in the warp having a longer working life. At present the winding-on gear is controlled from the wheelhouse, but the next step is expected to be able to control it using a remote control unit from the deck.
