westerly tue/wed
Saw you guys out so grabbed my phone and took a few shots. I just missed Alton and Cash boosting some air, looked like you guys were having fun.
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- Michael
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caught my kite on a barnacle covered rock as I was attempting to drift launch at sunrise:
2 foot tear on leading -$50 repair at north sails done in 2 hours
new leading edge bladder from ocean rodeo $50 and its in the mail
Any tips on installing a new leading edge bladder?
2 foot tear on leading -$50 repair at north sails done in 2 hours
new leading edge bladder from ocean rodeo $50 and its in the mail
Any tips on installing a new leading edge bladder?
- lucas
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I've seen that happen before at the terminal Lucas. If I need to self launch there I always teather to my car and self launch in the car parking area because of that reason.
- Roxstock
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lucas wrote:caught my kite on a barnacle covered rock as I was attempting to drift launch at sunrise:
2 foot tear on leading -$50 repair at north sails done in 2 hours
new leading edge bladder from ocean rodeo $50 and its in the mail
Any tips on installing a new leading edge bladder?
Wow - that's a good deal for tear repair + bladder.
Never had to completely pull out my bladder. However, you'll need some spare rope (kite line) before you pull out the original bladder so you can "fish" the new bladder back into the leading edge. Many videos show this. Best of luck.
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Alton - Posts: 7070
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