Can't get the 5th line to stay cleated on Slingy bar.

Any ideas

depower your kite with the chicken loop first

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Originally posted by hookworm

depower your kite with the chicken loop first

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Not the problem (I don't think).

Can pull the 5th line in, but just won't stay in the cleat.

Bit annoying when all of a sudden the kite powers up in strong winds

Pull it all the way into the thin part of the cleat and your problem is solved

mine has never worked, the teeth are fine, just an average design i think. I only keep it on to help with quick re-launches.

Those new nylon cleats are **** i reckon, they flex under tension in gusts then release the 1 line.All u have to do is replace that cam cleat with the old metal ones or the carbon ones work 2 i hear. you can get em at sailing shops. depending on the size ot the cleat u mat have to grind the lip off the chicken loop. Ive done it on my machine and my 13 and never had a problem since.

I had the same problem, the only solution is to buy a new grab line in your local slingshot shop...

I bought the oneline kit as soon as the kit became available for my 2004 fuels.
I found the problem was that the one line thins out over time from use.Instead of my line bring round it was squashed.

I went to my local slingshot shop to buy a replacement oneline line but we noticed that its diamiter was thinner than the orginal one i had.
I then went to a Wentworths(boat/sailing shop) and bought some rope which is a little thicker than the original for a few dollars and rigged it up. Seems to work better than the original.

I feel its a great set up, just the one line isn't strong enough to holds its shape over time. It cost little and doesnt take much time to replace.

what's kn wrong with water?