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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ian, I think the weight of acrylic removed to form the conical shape would be overall insignificant (in totality) given that the hatch by itself is upwards of 70 pounds, but that's as good a guess as any.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jon</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 05:25:08 PM EDT, irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<p>Could it be that it's weighs less overall than a flat viewport? which in turn makes that hatch easier to lift.</p>
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<div class="ydp54db8e47yiv9359072186yqt0600588306" id="ydp54db8e47yiv9359072186yqt86614"><p>-----Original Message-----</p>
<p>From: Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles personal_submersibles@psubs.org</p>
<p>Sent: Jun 9, 2021 1:07 PM</p>
<p>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion personal_submersibles@psubs.org</p>
<p>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hatch view port</p></div>
</div><div class="ydp54db8e47yiv9359072186yqt0600588306" id="ydp54db8e47yiv9359072186yqt10172"><div><div class="ydp54db8e47yiv9359072186yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr">One more thing...hey, am I the only one not working today...anyone know why George designed a conical viewport into the hatch rather than a flat one?</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Jon</div></div></div></div><div><br clear="none">
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