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by orforforof 1711 days ago
Look up acoustic impedance matching. By analogy, your ultrasound technician needs to smear ky jelly (or similar) on your skin to ensure a good connection between the transducer and your flesh. You need an analogous material to make the sonar transmit efficiently into water. You can get special epoxy that works, but off the shelf fiberglass will likely not be very good.