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

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@onewest.net>]

Or as I thought of doing Herve, Jaws!  Seeing a Great White liek Jaws in
lake Powell, Flaming Gorge or Lake Mead would certainly be a trip! 
Though would have to make it armored (too many people act before
thinking and I'd get shot at a few times, I'm sure).  And with Jaws,
which I really do want to make someday, depth is only 50' max.
Carl


Herve wrote:
> 
> 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.
> >
> >

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