i am unsure what your issues are

i have been using 5 line in 13 and 15 05s and love the improvement it makes to how the kites fly

only down side it takes a bit longer to roll out the lines

take the bar to ss dealer and get them to check u have set it up right

Hey Bowski,

I ride fuels with an 05 5th line. I changed the o5 system a bit and put on my own wave grenade set up using a shackle with a little pin welded onto it. If you turn the 5th line leeder section near the bar around then you have a spliced loop that you can thread through you're double barrel, bar, cleat and then put onto you're grenade.

Works a treat, No more Bow Tie worries.

PS This simple modification will work with any 5th line rigged kite.

Material costs around $5 per kite.

Prevention rather than cure!

Jim,
I pumped up the kite to it`s usual pressure and measured and cut a piece of elasticated shock cord(5-6mm dia) and cut it slightly longer than the span from the front leading edge pigtails. This is to still allow the kite to take it`s natural shape and not be restricted. I used plastic snap connectors to attach to the pigtails. I bought all the materials from the local ship/yacht chandlers.

I now leave this permanently on each kite and as far as I can tell/see, it appears not to have a detrimental effect on how the kite flies,turns or reacts. I use SS Fuels 06, but this modification should work on any kite rigged with a 5th line. This line across will now act as a physical barrier, so long as you rig the 5th line in front of it and therefore should prevent a `bow tie` situation, and as previously mentioned, so far so good.

It`s a cheap and cheerful modification to an annoying situation and could save you a lot of grief.