Homebuilt ROVs Forum

This is amazing footage! Wow! Is the sled towed by the boat or do you winch it? You are going so close to the bottom. I would be so scared to get the sled stuck in a rock. Thanks! The answer is both. The camera is towed slowly, and I use the winch to control the depth. As I tow along (or sometimes ...

I almost forgot to show a few pictures of the camera itself, and the winch. I plan to make a video showing some of the details of the camera, winch, and how it all works pretty soon.

Hello, I thought I would share my home built towed camera sled since it shares much of the same tech as an ROV, minus the propulsion system. In fact, this sled morphed from an ROV, into the towed sled since I needed to be able to operate deeper than a simple ROV was going to allow. The camera is tow...