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Hi Brent. I'm glad to report the snow has melted away. Never did like that
stuff.
I won't be putting a window in the hatch. My thought is that any window
needs bars around it incase of impact. I want to make this sub as sleek as
possible. Less chance of entanglement. and less drag.
My two front/upper windows are angled slightly up so I can see pretty good
above when surfacing. I will be putting a camera on the top to act like a
periscope. With tilt and swivel, I should be able to see what I can't through
the windows.
As for hitting my head on the hatch dogs, they are pretty much out of the
way when closed. Because I don't have a tower, the top of the hatch dome is 55
inches off the floor, and there's lots of head room for two people sitting side
by side.
The cold is a problem I haven't solved yet.
The small hole in the hatch dome was for machining set-up, but I'll use it
for an air bleed incase I need to flood and escape.
I'm thinking of plating the hatch assembly, rather than painting. Chrome is
my first choice, but brass might be nice too. I've got to take it into town and
let the plate shop see it before I make that decision.
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