Power Kite Forum

loose stitching!!

Skint - 24-6-2009 at 10:47 AM

is this a problem!?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39401265@N04/sets/7215762047462...

(sorry i still don't know how to post links)

doing engineering i understand that small faults can cause BIG problems so just want o make sure.

awindofchange - 24-6-2009 at 12:29 PM

That may eventually turn into a problem. What model kite is this?

Skint - 24-6-2009 at 03:10 PM

It's a 10m Air Evolution Z-Air Box

Bladerunner - 24-6-2009 at 04:17 PM

Did you buy that kite new?

That looks like a repair gone wrong ? I would get it to a sail shop ?

I wondered why Air Evo didn't become a big seller. They have some nice looking kites. I thought they were well built ?

Skint - 24-6-2009 at 04:38 PM

I bought i second hand but it has white stitching throughout so i don't think ist a repair. also the pics are from 4 different cells along the leading edge. i was surprised aswell as id heard good things about their quality. I have contacted a repair shop for a quote as i don't wan it getting worse.

Bladerunner - 24-6-2009 at 05:33 PM

I would send those photos to Air Evo' and see what they say ! How they defend that poor stitching.

That 4th picture looks most like a bad repair ? Maybe the one cell blew out , the others just got damaged in the crash ?????

Skint - 24-6-2009 at 05:36 PM

the thing is, the type/colour of the stitching is the same for all of the cells on the kite, all the way down :puzzled: