Fixing a bow inversion at sea

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gruezi
gruezi
WA
3464 posts
WA, 3464 posts
27 Oct 2006 7:58pm
Ok, today I had an inversion with my 12M Xbow II and tried what I thought would work....and it did!

15-20 knots, kite inverts and hits the water....all turns ugly as the kite would not "fix" itself after numerous flys up and hit the water attempts (the "bounce"). The kite became a soggy mass. I tried pulling one of the outside lines but I had to pull to much line and felt unsafe with all the line near me. So, I moved the saftey to the ring on the one line. All one has to do is stay cool, unclip safety from chicken loop, then grab the plastic depower thingy, pull it toward you and clip the safety in to the ring. Then I popped the quick release and out goes the bar while kite killing to one line. The kite was then on one line for long enough to correct itself. Finally, realed in the leash line, got to the bar and just made sure I was well away from the leash line while holding the bar, lines feed out and kite goes up sans invert...perfect! Pull down on depower plastic thingy again, unclip the from the ring and clip in to chicken loop........ and voila kite 100% and off again.

PS I wear gloves.
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
NSW, 4188 posts
28 Oct 2006 9:54am
cool - nice find

of course the easiest way to fix these inversions for good is to buy a c kite, but that does not work once you are out at sea...
MarkSills
MarkSills
WA
19 posts
WA, 19 posts
28 Oct 2006 11:20am
That's cooler than an Bald Eskimo's head in overpriced Ice Bar.
echostorm
echostorm
QLD
1245 posts
QLD, 1245 posts
28 Oct 2006 2:14pm
Have to give it a go. too bad i know longer have that safety ring :(.
vbrant
vbrant
NSW
34 posts
NSW, 34 posts
28 Oct 2006 5:26pm
Flag my turbo diesel to one line aswell if I get an invert (hardly any now) Corrects it every time
silviu
silviu
VIC
663 posts
VIC, 663 posts
28 Oct 2006 7:57pm
The best solution is not to have an invert!
So, the fix is to pump-up the leading edge as hard as a rock!. From the day I started to pump the leading edge like that, I did not have an invert.
Good luck.

gruezi
gruezi
WA
3464 posts
WA, 3464 posts
28 Oct 2006 8:58pm
Hey Silviu, inversions happen and pumping the kite so dam hard is a bugger, and risky with little sticks, shells and the like....not to mention excessive pressure on the seams etc. etc. Bow 2 hasen't inverted in the air...but dam, the way I fly them some inversions are bound to happen here and there.

I am nackered, been kiting days and days....3.5 hrs. again today
mrbonk
mrbonk
NSW
483 posts
NSW, 483 posts
29 Oct 2006 9:24am
I saw my first 'inversion' for real a couple of days ago and I must say, it looks pretty damned ugly! Guy crashed and somehow managed to get the kite inverted on the water. It took off and crashed a couple of times like that (definitely doesn't look good for the kite!!), then ended up with a line wrapped around it while he was trying to get it sorted out. After a good while on the water and what looked to be *lots* of pulling of various lines, it righted itself and took off again. Took quite a while though.....so much so that I was on my way to collect his board and take it back to him when he finally managed to get it airborne again.
Macca Wollongong
Macca Wollongong
NSW
295 posts
NSW, 295 posts
29 Oct 2006 12:06pm
i have seen my instinct attepmt to invert, got to love them anti inversion lines ;)
i livted back up in the air after i crashed it, then you could see the LE start to fold backwards then it just crashed back on the water.
silviu
silviu
VIC
663 posts
VIC, 663 posts
29 Oct 2006 1:41pm
quote:
Originally posted by gruezi

Hey Silviu, inversions happen and pumping the kite so dam hard is a bugger, and risky with little sticks, shells and the like....not to mention excessive pressure on the seams etc. etc. Bow 2 hasen't inverted in the air...but dam, the way I fly them some inversions are bound to happen here and there.

I am nackered, been kiting days and days....3.5 hrs. again today



Wow, that's amazing. I would like to be able to be on the water every day at least one hour! You are lucky!
However, I hope to be back on the water by the end of this week - the plaster's gone two weeks ago and the CAM boot I ditch it yesterday. I am wroking now to strenghten the ankle back to the "original" shape.
Hope to be in Perth next month, so I could here the stories from Exmouth!
Cheers, and all the best to all the crew.

Silviu
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