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Russell Davignon

Sat, Nov 24, 2012 12:59 PM

Are these "Glass" Bottomed Buckets really as indispensable as they say????

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Are these "Glass" Bottomed Buckets really as indispensable as they say???? Russ

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Rudy and Jill

Sat, Nov 24, 2012 1:20 PM

Are these "Glass" Bottomed Buckets
really as indispensable as they say????

It is our opinion that they are not; on the other hand we have one and when in the Bahamas we use it alot. Indispensable they are not, but they can make the experience more rewarding.

If you want to make one, instead of obtaining one that was commercially made, all it takes is a 5-gallon bucket with its bottom cut out (leaving a 1.5" flange around the bottom), piece of Plexiglas the size of the bottom of the bucket and some silicon.

Rudy
Briney Bug- Panama City, Fl

> Are these "Glass" Bottomed Buckets > really as indispensable as they say???? It is our opinion that they are not; on the other hand we have one and when in the Bahamas we use it alot. Indispensable they are not, but they can make the experience more rewarding. If you want to make one, instead of obtaining one that was commercially made, all it takes is a 5-gallon bucket with its bottom cut out (leaving a 1.5" flange around the bottom), piece of Plexiglas the size of the bottom of the bucket and some silicon. Rudy Briney Bug- Panama City, Fl

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Mark Richter

Sun, Nov 25, 2012 3:53 PM

When making your own glass-bottom bucket, color is important. Dark is good,
white the worst. Sunlight will both penetrate a white bucket and bounce off
the white sides, causing reflections off the glass and into the users eyes.

Mark Richter, Ortona, FL on the Okeechobee Waterway
Mark's Mobile Marine

----- Original Message -----

If you want to make one, instead of obtaining one that was commercially
made, all it takes is a 5-gallon bucket with its bottom cut out (leaving a
1.5" flange around the bottom), piece of Plexiglas the size of the bottom of
the bucket and some silicon.

Rudy

When making your own glass-bottom bucket, color is important. Dark is good, white the worst. Sunlight will both penetrate a white bucket and bounce off the white sides, causing reflections off the glass and into the users eyes. Mark Richter, Ortona, FL on the Okeechobee Waterway Mark's Mobile Marine ----- Original Message ----- If you want to make one, instead of obtaining one that was commercially made, all it takes is a 5-gallon bucket with its bottom cut out (leaving a 1.5" flange around the bottom), piece of Plexiglas the size of the bottom of the bucket and some silicon. Rudy

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