Buoyant bars

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waveslave
waveslave
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10 Oct 2011 3:18pm



Those black floats on the leader lines as shown in the above pic ... ^^^
Do they serve any other purpose other than preventing the kitebar from sinking ?
Just curious.
Ozoned
Ozoned
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10 Oct 2011 6:31pm
Dunno, maybe helps keep the deathleash from getting tangled around the bar.
ezza
ezza
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10 Oct 2011 6:53pm
Water relaunching when you grab one line? Not all bar floats actually make the bar float in my experience, though the fatter slingshot ones on my current bar seem to.
stamp
stamp
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10 Oct 2011 7:44pm
they stop the lines wrapping around the bar ends
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
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10 Oct 2011 10:09pm
What they said.

Also stops you from getting bare leader line across your knuckles when you have the bar at full lock.
waveslave
waveslave
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10 Oct 2011 8:07pm
ezza said...
Not all bar floats actually make the bar float in my experience, though the fatter slingshot ones on my current bar seem to.


Maybe kitebars should be made to be buoyant,
so those stupid floats can be discarded.

SUP paddles float, don't they ?

stamp
stamp
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10 Oct 2011 10:16pm
i test flew a wainman when they first came out, and the chicken loop itself had a foam filled pouch that floated to the surface, so you could quickly find the loop when you dropped the bar
waveslave
waveslave
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10 Oct 2011 8:25pm
Right-on. ^^^
Yeah, those Wainman CL's are real fat-looking.
lol.
jackgearo
jackgearo
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10 Oct 2011 11:26pm
i dont get the point of them. if u drop the bar u arent going to lose it anyway. last time i checked u usually connect your lines (and bar) to ur kite (which floats)
waveslave
waveslave
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10 Oct 2011 9:30pm
jackgearo said...

i dont get the point of them.


If you have a runaway kite at sea,
(like your death-leash snapped or something),
a buoyant bar would theoretically skip across the surface as it's being pulled along by the kite,
rather than being dragged along the seabed and snagging itself on submerged reef.
TurtleHunter
TurtleHunter
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11 Oct 2011 11:54am
waveslave said...

jackgearo said...

i dont get the point of them.


If you have a runaway kite at sea,
(like your death-leash snapped or something),
a buoyant bar would theoretically skip across the surface as it's being pulled along by the kite,
rather than being dragged along the seabed and snagging itself on submerged reef.


you had to mention the death leash
I agree though the more flotation ( or less weight) the better
ezza
ezza
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11 Oct 2011 3:47pm
stamp said...

they stop the lines wrapping around the bar ends


That makes sense....
1. stop lines wrapping around bar ends
2. aid floatation
3. something to grab onto rather than leader line when relaunching

Why do I somehow feel like i am giving 'slave ammo he will use later [}:)]
BennyB12
BennyB12
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11 Oct 2011 4:10pm
Why would the leash be attatched to the outside flying line? This seems to be asking for trouble. Is this a current model in the photo?
PBR
PBR
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11 Oct 2011 5:16pm
Thought this was going to be about someone kicking off a pub on a barge to pick up a beer while you ride by...what a horrible disappointment.
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