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On 22 Mar 2006 06:45:49 -0800, wrote:

Basically, we want to use a $20 strobe
that we already have, instead of buying a $100 floating strobe. Any
ideas from the group?

How much is your time, and possibly some ones life worth?

A delta of $80 sounds reasonable enough to me. I've had a pair of the
floating STROBES for over 20 years and they still work well, float
upright everytime, turn on automatically and are USCG approved.

Which brings up another point: Suppose through some unfortunate twist
of fate that someone goes overboard from your boat and is lost.
During the inevitable inquests and recriminations, how would you like
to be on the witness stand explaining exactly how you built, tested
and certified your homemade light?

Wayne. B wrote:
On 22 Mar 2006 06:45:49 -0800, wrote:

Basically, we want to use a $20 strobe
that we already have, instead of buying a $100 floating strobe. Any
ideas from the group?

How much is your time, and possibly some ones life worth?

A delta of $80 sounds reasonable enough to me. I've had a pair of the
floating STROBES for over 20 years and they still work well, float
upright everytime, turn on automatically and are USCG approved.

Which brings up another point: Suppose through some unfortunate twist
of fate that someone goes overboard from your boat and is lost.
During the inevitable inquests and recriminations, how would you like
to be on the witness stand explaining exactly how you built, tested
and certified your homemade light?

We are trying to make better use of the materials we already have. I
guess you think it would be better to not have a strobe attached unless
we buy one specifically for this purpose. I would rather have a
C-Strobe tied to the horseshoe buoy than have nothing tied to it if
someone goes overboard at night. We're not the type of people who are
always thinking about lawsuits and inquisitions and recriminations. If
we were, we probably wouldn't ever have guests aboard our boat. Also,
we will never have every possible piece of safety gear aboard - we try
to use common sense and make the most of things we already have. To
Bob and I, sailing is about adventure and innovation, not buying stuff
to avoid being sued. We obviously live in a very different world than
you.

On 22 Mar 2006 09:00:14 -0800, wrote:

To
Bob and I, sailing is about adventure and innovation, not buying stuff
to avoid being sued. We obviously live in a very different world than
you.

Not necessarily, but I am averse to spending a lot of time and trouble
making something that is readily available at a reasonable price, AND
is already certified and tested.

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|135|320544|9312&id=103083

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