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Barnacle

  Trawl-resistant bottom platforms for acoustic Doppler profilers and other oceanographic instruments

Our Barnacle seafloor platforms provide a rugged, inexpensive, trawl-resistant mount for your profiler or other instrument. The Barnacle's all-fiberglass monocoque construction is immensely strong, yet easy to handle.

Lead ballast weights are inserted from the outside. The instrument mount (with or without gimbal assembly) and battery pack may be inserted or removed while the platform is on the seafloor.

For deep deployments, the Barnacle 60P will house a pop-up buoy system.

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Barnacle Brochure


Barnacle Advanced Features
Unique low-profile one-piece dome shape, wide stance, pocket-loading design and heavy fiberglass construction provide these advantages:
  • Trawl-resistance
  • Stability
  • Very low hydrodynamic drag
  • Strength and rigidity
  • Corrosion resistant
  • Ease of deployment
  • Low cost
Barnacle 53
Barnacle 60P

 
  Specifications
  Barnacle 53:
—Diameter: 53" (134 cm)
—Height: 18" (43 cm) high
Barnacle 60P:
—Diameter: 60" (152 cm)
—Height: 25" (63 cm) high
Options:
—Gimbals for steeply sloping bottoms
—Battery mounts

—Additional lead weights
Thicker shell
   
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