Nothing really classified here. Nice little steel job, wouldn’t mind doing that one myself. And from the looks of it, this is the actual insert ripped out already, which means the work is well underway. I expect that the new plate has already been cut and rolled to shape, and the primer coat applied (saves time on the back end, as the paint system actually takes most of the job time). If you look at the upper left corner, you can see where someone drew the two straight lines for the upper and left vertical sides, then drew in the radius.

Repairs to the Hartford? A LOT more expensive, and a LOT more time. I’d suspect it’d be cheaper to build a whole new sail and have it ready when the sub gets to it’s repair site.

Actually, most of those comments are accusing the poster (awesomely named “damngood”) of being a “biao ti dang” (标题党) or someone who adds a particularly sexy title to an unexciting or unrelated thread in order to get more hits.

I cut that hole.

Just fix it right. That’s all the moms want that have their sons on that big monster. Weld it right and TIGHT!