Patent ID: 8671865

Claim:
A bridle line control winch system for a deflector for marine towing, comprising fore and aft bridle line winches for fore and aft bridle lines, said bridle line winches attached to connecting points in upper fore and aft, middle fore and aft and lower fore and aft parts of said deflector, wherein at least said fore and aft bridle lines are arranged to be adjusted inwardly and outwardly so as for adjusting an attack angle of said deflector relative to a course line, each of said bridle line control winches is provided with a control winch frame pivotally attached to said connecting points of said deflector, each of said control winch frames is provided with a winch sheave with an asymmetrically arranged pulley arranged on said winch sheave for holding an eyelet or end of one of each corresponding said bridle lines, and wherein said winch sheave is arranged to be driven by an actuator in a desired direction of rotation.