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Date:  12-15-2022
Number of Hours:  1.70
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Brief Description:  Modify Snorkle

I continued working n the snorkle tonight. In yesterdays log you can see in photo #2 that the filter is being bowed on the bottom mainly due to the fit of the filter in the snorkle. The snorkle radii in the corners do not match the radii on the filter(smaller than the snorkle radii) so it leads to having to squeeze the filter into the snorkle which then causes the filter to compress and bow.

I decided to rework the corners by cutting them out and then making a plug to re-fiberglass the corners to accommodate the filter without squeezing it and thus removing the bowing problem.

After marking the corners I made the cuts in the snorkle. I did a bunch of measuring and made a plug that will serve as a mold to fill and fglass the corners. The filter corner radii are about 3/16 so I made them just a hair larger at .200 radius. I intend to fill the corners with flox and then wrap a ply of fiberglas over it. After getting the outside done I will place a single ply in the inside.
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Corners Cut Out

Corners Cut Out

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Plug for molding corners

Plug for molding corners

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