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Got my strings all tangled need help

whatever - 30-1-2008 at 12:08 PM

After a big gust of wind put my wife on her ass, I chased my kite down the beach to find that somehow all the srtings were tangled. I just untangled the whole thing and learnt the knots by trail and error. But now I have a kite not connected to the control strings.

This kite has two control strings coming off a bar. Both end in a loop of string. On the kite there are two strings (left and right) which end in a knot. Now I know the loop connected to the knot on each side some, as I undid them. I just can't figure out how to connect them back. I'didn't undo any knots to disconect them. It reminded me of when you attach an address tag to your suitcase/ I just can;t figure it out.

any help?

thanks.

acampbell - 30-1-2008 at 12:13 PM

It's the larks head knot. It's deceptivley simple, but I remember my first time on the beach scratching my head trying to figure it out. Look here...

http://www.coastalwindsports.com/LarksHeadTutorial.html

whatever - 30-1-2008 at 12:28 PM

haha...thank you so much! You're right "deceptivley simple"

The "figure of eight" knot is the one I learnt through trail and error. :D