The Fastlane had to be lifted out of the water enough so that the long piece of ABS pipe could be slipped inside of the cylindrical support bracket at the back of the Fastlane. Then, the pipe was moved and the knife was inserted all the way through the foam to complete the cut. A fitted hole was sliced out of the foam by putting the end of a piece of pipe in the middle of the rectangle and cutting a guideline. Since the foam pieces were only 1 and ⅝ inch thick, each end of pipe would be fitted with two of the rectangles, to make it more solid. using a knife to cut a circle in the foam where it will be cut out the foam is easy to cut with a serrated knife the hole is cut all the way through the foam He was thinking that with the foam pieces being rectangles, there would be two options for how far away from the side the pipe would hold the Fastlane. However, he did eyeball how far the Fastlane would need to be propped forward to decide if these dimensions might be close. The foam was cut into 4.5 x 6.5 inch rectangles because he happened to have a long piece of foam sitting around that he cut into 4 sections. The ABS pipe was cut, using a regular hand saw, so that it would end right where the corners of the pool begin to bend around. stiff, plasticky packing foam, such as is used to line the outer perimeters of boxes when fragile items are being shipped, 1 and ⅝ inch thick. ABS drain pipe, 2 inch diameter, schedule 40.Only two things were used in this more permanent solution to stabilize the Fastlane: Even though I had made a lot of progress with overcoming the sea sickness affect, it was discouraging to have to deal with it again regularly at the higher speeds. The curvy water flow made it harder to stay in the current while swimming and it made me get sea sick. The long piece of foam that he had me stick back there helped some, but it also succumbed to the weight of the Fastlane over a few weeks. The problem had been that the Fastlane would begin swinging sideways as I increased the speed of the water flow. It once again proved why he is such a valuable employee where he works. My engineer was rightly proud of how much he impressed me. And there were those pesky business trips around the globe. I realize he had been preoccupied with a couple of surgeries on his right shoulder (he is right handed). I didn’t know whether to be in awe of his engineering genius or upset because he hadn’t done it sooner.
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