Kookey CABRINHA riders.. Here's not what to do!

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RPM
RPM
WA
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RPM RPM
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25 Jan 2011 2:18pm
www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Kitesurfing/Kites/~b-6-y/2011-Cabrinha-2011-Crossbow-13-metre.aspx

Interesting quotes on the advert...

'my bad luck is someone else's good luck'!! = kook trying to sell someone (another kook) a wrecked kite!

'gust of wind and then it hit the fence post' = attempted a self land with a 13m kite and had no idea that big kites shouldn't be self landed!, or maybe I should have been up near the grass with my bar and lines and put my kite down towards the waters edge where there is not dangerous obstacles?

'No other damage except for the canopy' = what other damage could there even be?

Not interested in getting it fixed, I'm so pissed off = I'm too lazy to get it fixed by Moti Levy, and I know it's never ever going to be the same, I'll try and flog it off to a learner who can then inherit the problem I have caused with my stupidity.
koma
koma
VIC
760 posts
VIC, 760 posts
25 Jan 2011 6:37pm
Are you kidding?
That's an easy fix for someone who wants a brand new kite for half the price!
...although it is a Cabrinha, so i can understand he's now seen the error in his ways.
RPM
RPM
WA
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RPM RPM
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25 Jan 2011 4:21pm
koma said...

Are you kidding?
That's an easy fix for someone who wants a brand new kite for half the price!
...although it is a Cabrinha, so i can understand he's now seen the error in his ways.


easy fix? Have you looked at the pic??? It's all over!
harry potter
harry potter
VIC
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VIC, 2777 posts
25 Jan 2011 7:43pm
Nah......I fixed one worse than that.....
.... a few hours north of Geraldton ( so the middle of nowhere ) and had no choice either repair or waste a few days of kite holiday.

I used about 11 sticky canopy patch repairs and a hairdryer. It took a while but the kite flew fine for the rest of my holiday and was still flying fine three months later before I had it professionally repaired.
After it was repaired you couldnt even tell it had been ripped............not sure that will be the case in this situation though as it would be hard to match the Cabrinha material pattern.

But as long as you are not worried about its looks it should fly fine..............

If i was the seller I would get it repaired and keep it...... Selling will bring no joy the market for kites will wane as we enter Autumn not much happens in winter and by Sept Oct the new seasons kites will be out making this another season older.

Clearly a beginner so Id say fix it, use it, trash it ...and buy a new kite once you have improved and are no longer smashing your kite




koma
koma
VIC
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VIC, 760 posts
25 Jan 2011 7:54pm
RPM said...
easy fix? Have you looked at the pic??? It's all over!

To me it looks like two tears through the middle of the canopy. Nothing overly complicated as it doesn't look like it's damaged the leading edge or a strut. You could fix it yourself badly with ~$80-90 worth of kitefix webbing or you could send it off for professional repair and have it done for ~$200. Sure, the patterned material won't be matched but who cares - it's a kite, fly it.
kyteryder
kyteryder
NSW
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NSW, 692 posts
27 Jan 2011 9:19pm
I would swap it for a pair of jousting sticks.

Kr
KIT33R
KIT33R
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27 Jan 2011 10:21pm
kyteryder said...

I would swap it for a pair of jousting sticks.

Kr


Tell him he's dreamin'
amyclanning
amyclanning
WA
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WA, 13 posts
8 Feb 2011 7:58am
"Apologies- the item has been sold"
RPM
RPM
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RPM RPM
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9 Feb 2011 3:43pm
amyclanning said...

"Apologies- the item has been sold"


someone got a super bargain I'm sure. ;)
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