Warning Labels

(rileyg) · (rileyg) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 09-02-2006, 3:50 PM

Why are they on wakeboards if snowboards, skateboards and basically all other extreme sports equipment don'y need them? They always kill the graphic for me.

flyhigh916 09-02-2006, 5:02 PM

thank the lawyers and our sue happy world

malibu73 09-02-2006, 5:43 PM

I think it makes the board look more hardcore...

(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 09-02-2006, 5:45 PM

I can't remember what company it is, but some of them are pretty funny if you read them. One of them said something to the extent, Don't do anything stupid on this board, I have to put this warning on the board and ruin my nice graphic designs because of idiots that use them incorrectly. The wording was similar at least. I think that they should be peel off.

(Message edited by srh00z on September 02, 2006)

(crs) · (crs) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 09-02-2006, 5:47 PM

Put a sticker over it.

(wakedestroyer) · (wakedestroyer) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 09-02-2006, 6:01 PM

I used to have a tube that said not intended to be towed behind a boat. I have a picture of it somewhere ill see if i can find it.

(leykis1o1) · (leykis1o1) **Join Date: May 2005** 09-04-2006, 3:36 PM

i stuck a 100% sticker over mine

(mjmurphy53711) · (mjmurphy53711) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 09-04-2006, 6:46 PM

Do you buy a board for its graphics or the way it rides?

Personally Im buying the ugliest board that rides the way I like it over a hot looking board that I like, but less.

(gobigorgohome) · (gobigorgohome) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 09-04-2006, 7:45 PM

For those who propose putting a sticker over it...

Do you ever lend your board out to anyone that you don't know implicitly? I certainly do, in fact 2 people used my board yesterday when I was out with a friend, I had only met them a few hrs beforehand. Supposing they use your board, hurt themselves and then say that they were unaware of the risks as you had covered the warning labels over. Along comes their lawyer waving a lawsuit and whad'ya know, all of a sudden the fun goes out of wakeboarding for you.

Just a thought.

(rileyg) · (rileyg) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 09-04-2006, 8:11 PM

My main question was really why do snowboards and skateboards not have warning labels if wakeboards do?

(stephan) · (stephan) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 09-04-2006, 10:05 PM

you can have them sign a release form and you can still be liable. Its lame but unfortunately thats the way things are these days. As Adam Corolla says, certain places need to be carpet bombed. Some nice folks may die but its for the greater good...

(big_ed_x2) · (big_ed_x2) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 09-04-2006, 11:05 PM

By Peter Sharp (gobigorgohome) on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 7:45 pm:

quote:
For those who propose putting a sticker over it...

Do you ever lend your board out to anyone that you don't know implicitly? I certainly do, in fact 2 people used my board yesterday when I was out with a friend, I had only met them a few hrs beforehand.

Who the hell does that???

Do you work for a shop and let people demo boards??

(gobigorgohome) · (gobigorgohome) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 09-05-2006, 6:05 AM

Quote: Do you work for a shop and let people demo boards??

No, I was out with a friend on his boat and there were a few of his friends on there who didn't have boards. So they asked if they could use mine and I said yes. I don't think I'm the first person to ever do this.

(fish6942) · (fish6942) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 09-05-2006, 7:02 AM

(slightly off topic) All warning stickers on my boat were removed right away. I'm very aware that the exhaust gas is poisonous and that the propeller can cause serious injury.

(big_ed_x2) · (big_ed_x2) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 09-05-2006, 8:44 AM

Peter,I guess you are right.

Those people that will sue will sue even if the warning stickers are not covered....

(denverd1)

i had to sign a release form to buy snow boots and bindings. no warning label or stickers. a hold harmless release form before they would ship me the stuff. so its not just wake

(innov8) · (innov8) **Join Date: May 2005** 09-05-2006, 9:44 AM

Skateboards have them as well, but its just a sticker on the top of the board that you can remove, or it gets covered by the griptape when you grip the board.
Anyone can sue anyone for anything if they want to, dosent mean they will win the lawsuit.