Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Product liability?

[Carsten Standfuss <Merlinsub@t-online.de>]

Before I jumped on that bandwagon, I'd consider the facts.  
Has there ever been a liability lawsuit against the seller of a
homebuilt submarine?  Not that I know of.
Should Dale Heinzig or Carsten Standfuss have destroyed Snoopy or Sgt.
Peppers before they went to other owners?  I don't think so.
Is there any regulatory agency defining criteria homebuilt sub
manufacturers must adhere to, as is the case with professional sub
manufacturers?  No,
there is not.  So how is malfeasance or negligence defined without such
criteria?  One can't fall short of a standard when no standard exists.
The person buying a homebuilt submarine knows what he is getting into: a
non-certified vessel without established design or construction
criteria.  And
they are probably sold "as is" and without warranty.
With all due respect, what we have here is only Ray's opinion, and
shouldn't be taken as gospel by those who want to build, and perhaps one
day sell,
their own psubs.  
 
Cheers!  Jim  



Hi jim - That is not a question of law - more of moral - your personal
moral. 

After the using of Sgt.Peppers in the 80-90ies - I descide not to sell
it to somebody (and not to destroy) but give it to a museum, thinking
maybe for ever. I change my mind with the date I found a new friend and
now co-owner which shows clear that he can handle, rebuild and operate
the difficult small craft even better than I ! I would never sell
Sgt.Peppers to somebody unkown to me which have not the expirence and
knowledge to handle it.. I an shure that Emile is thinking the same way
- so Sgt.Peppers will end later maybe in a sience museum. Its a to nice
happy boat that it is not worth to ends his lifetime with somebody
stupid kill hisself inside. So I am with Ray..

http://home.hetnet.nl/~edlvanessen/
http://home.hetnet.nl/~airesearch2/index.html

On Euronaut are some installation are designed that way that a user with
has stolen the boat will died on the first dive. Even if he is an
expirience sub-user.. But if in some years a interesst make an offer
which I can not resistance :-) - he has clear to show me that he can
handle the boat- and will not use it for any other porpose as it was
desigend for.. Otherwise it will end as a museum display or a funny
beach-bar.. with some well done cuts in important parts.. 

http://www.euronaut.org/index.php@page=ausbau.html


best regards Carsten



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