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To: Rich
To: Stinchcomb <STINCH%11510@x4*.et*.co*>
Subject: Re: 'Homemade' equipment
From: Peter Den Haan <denhaan@ra*.or*>
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 11:17:22 -0700 (PDT)

On Wed, 19 Apr 1995, Rich Stinchcomb wrote:

> There has been a recent activity in our dive club that 
> concerns me.  I would like to get some opinions on this. 
> Joe Diver has engineered and built a block for 
> decompression gas management with a full face mask.  He 
> now builds and sells this item to anyone who wants it.  
> He has no liability insurance and protects himself with 
> a one page waiver.  Is it me or is something wrong here? 
>  How popular is this practice?
> 
> Rich Stinchcomb

A lot of innovations start this way. The responsibility and liability 
should be with the buyer, so maybe we would'nt have to spend so much 
money buying simple products. The only sport that benefits from liability 
insurance are the attorneys.

Happy diving, Pete

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