Power Kite Forum - Murphy's Law

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posted on 11-11-2013 at 03:24 AM

Murphy's Law

Was out today on my Core GT 7m and decided it wasn't the kite for me and that I'm going to sell it.

Then I fell over, put the board through a steering leader and looped the kite into the water - split the canopy.

Free kite, anyone? Just cost you shipping... but you gotta repair it yourself :lol:

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posted on 11-11-2013 at 04:50 AM

Sorry to hear that Kami

Perhaps a new jacket is in order :cool:

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posted on 11-11-2013 at 08:46 AM

U2U sent

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posted on 12-11-2013 at 09:29 PM

Before y'all get to excited . . . when I say split canopy, I mean LE to TE.

Right on the LE, the split has gone to the edge of the canopy material, and at the TE it's completely cut - the anti-flapping line has been pulled out of one side too.

Real shame, the kite was in good condition and was really good on the surfboard. Would have been great for a little skinny guy :D ooh, or a land board...

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posted on 13-11-2013 at 06:12 AM

Can you post a pic of the LE area ?

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posted on 13-11-2013 at 06:52 AM

sorry,dbl post

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posted on 13-11-2013 at 10:19 PM

Will do... might take a couple of days though...

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posted on 15-11-2013 at 03:43 AM

Here it is... dibs go according to whoever PMed me in chronological order.

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Kamikuza/library/Kite%20Stuf...

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posted on 15-11-2013 at 09:58 AM

Now thats a proper canopy rip! Unlucky man.

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posted on 15-11-2013 at 10:29 AM

It's not luck it's just that Kami does everything TO THE MAX

Tide? What's a tide? Man, it's 1000 miles to any ocean.

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posted on 15-11-2013 at 08:05 PM

This is a repair I could deal with.

I had a Raven with severe damage I got for free from a friend. It was about a time when Kitefix came out on the market.
Kitefix worked like a dream, ugly repair, but held solid for two summers, then I gave it to a guy to learn on, he used it for another two seasons until bladders gave up.
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posted on 16-11-2013 at 05:13 AM

Yeah, Mr Miyachi at the club reckons he can repair it with some kite fix... but I've already bought a 2011 Crossbow to replace it :D I have a nice set of 2011 Crossbows so my OCD is geeing out to the max :lol:

Quote: Originally posted by erratic winds

It's not luck it's just that Kami does everything TO THE MAX

No, it was total lameness... I'd fallen off my directional, and it just drifted through the lines as I fiddled with something else.

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