I don't do drawings for liability reasons. Example: I designed and built a high performance boat, 140mph tunnel hull. Two brothers broke in to my shop, stole a copy of the plans. They built 2 boats, but used polyester resin instead of epoxy. Their first run they started up Biscayne Bay, side by side, hit a wave, and both boats self destructed, killing both thieves. Their wives then sued me as the designer even though the builders failed to follow written instructions. I won the suits, but just hiring the lawyers to defend myself cost $12,000, and that was back in the 1970s. Lawyers make about 4 times as much today.
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