6 posts
Soooooo... third trip out and it turns out I can't launch a kite in 20+ knot winds... yeah.
I arived at the beach to what I thought were perfect conditions. By the time I was rigged up however the conditions had changed. Add inexperience to that and we end up, well, it wasn't pretty.
Kite inverted, powered up, I wasn't hooked in so I couldn't depower, looped it's way up the beach like a god damned deamon, dragged me along on the scariest beach trip of my life and finally, FINALLY died in the scrub at the back of the beach.
So, no harm done says me, up I jump to finally put the kite on the ground and try to beathe again annnnnd... there's a 1m rip up the middle panel of the kite. Poodoo.
Anyway, here's the question. Down here in tassie it's sail makers or nothing. I'm after some advice that I can pass on to these guys when I take the kite in to get repaired. If it's the same deal as repairing a sail then that's fine, I'll leave it up to them. If not, I want to be able to caution them to take any precautions necesary.
Is it best to use a wide tape on the rip and then sew that in place for instance?
Appreciate any advice.
KN
NSW
2528 posts
Don't bother giving the sail maker advice its the same as fixing sails and it's the same cloth and the same construction techniques.
Without any pics no one could tell you one say or the other. I imagine what the'll do is lay it out on the floor and patch it back together with a 1-2" strip of cloth (tape) stiched along both sides of the rip. But thats just a guess.
QLD
108 posts
Just call Motti Levi. If you do a search on his name I am sure you will get the details. People send kites from all over oz to him for repair and from what I here he is excellent.
Camo
QLD
853 posts
if u look at it properly you will see he says he lives in tassie
455 posts
dont be afraid of trying to repair it yourself if you dont wanna spend the money, it is super easy, just tape it, then sew it on both sides, doesnt have to be too wide cos the kite material is ripstop.
yay greg!!!
