Fairlead sheave and saddle assembly

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An improvement is provided in a fairlead assembly for use in a system for launching, towing and retrieving a towed sonar body which is towed by means of a faired towing cable. The system which is improved preferably includes a hoist sub-assembly and a boom sub-assembly mounted on a turntable for pivoting about a vertical axis from an inboard stow position to an outboard launch, recovery and tow position. The improvement in the fairlead assembly comprises a hooded fairlead freely rotatably mounted at the end of a boom member for rotation around its longitudinal pivot axis; engaging means, e.g. a saddle which is pivotally mounted at, the end of the hooded fairlead for pivotal movement about …