Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Building a psub for sale?

["Herve" <caribsub@coqui.net>]

This is why building ambient pressure subs is real advantage.
there is no hull to certify, all parts and equipment are already certified
and because an emergency escape of the sub is always possible there is no
possible life threatening situations.
Also diving in 70 Ft of water is more interesting than 300 Ft so why bother?
not to mention that any kind of design is possible, hull shape is not an
issue, so large windows are posssible, or make a teddy bear, or corvette
shaped sub
Herve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan h" <machine@epix.net>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Building a psub for sale?


> Herve,
> With out a doubt!  Here in the US especially everyone in dragged into a
law
> suit.  What I meant be a proven design is only that it reduces that
chances of
> getting involved with a problem over an nearly obvious design flaw.
>
> The point of my posting was; the best way to avoid trouble, is to make
certain
> of your part in design, construction, and passing on all information to
the new
> owner, but never "certify" the new owner as qualified to do anything.
>
> Someone posted that George Kittredge built 40 subs.   He did, but one of
the
> reasons that he stopped was liability.  In his book he talks about that
too.
> The hoops of certification were a costly and time consuming expense and
the
> lawyers are out there just waiting for something to go wrong.
>
> Dan H.
>
>