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[*] posted on 9-5-2009 at 08:50 AM
Can my Beamer go for a swim at the beach?

I was wondering.... tomorrow we go to the beach (first time) to fly the kites. Actually there isn't much beach area at all. The place I was thinking about has about 20 ft of beach but the right off the beach is a shallow (1ft) large, flat area where I thought we could stand in the water and fly the kites out over the water. Is there any reason I should not get the Sting II or the Beamer IV wet?
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[*] posted on 9-5-2009 at 09:10 AM


Odds are it won't relaunch. It will fill with water fast as air. Once it is wet it will feel / fly different but you can fly it dry.

If you are still crashing on a regular basis you are better off keeping it dry. At this point, for you 2 , it could be a bit of a buzz kill ?



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