Hi all was wondering about converting my peter lynn kitebuggy to landsailor.Anyone any ideas please.

gassy204 said...

Hi all was wondering about converting my peter lynn kitebuggy to landsailor.Anyone any ideas please.
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Libre did just that with thier buggies, they worked ,but not that well , they then designed a simple Y frame mini that was good enough to win the worlds.
the problem you have to overcome is having the weight so far forwartd, but yes it can and has been done

OK! Gassy, you look like a new face around here? Great welcome to the Forum.
My suggestion to you is to study the layout of Land Yachts from Mini to the Big Ones then look at your Kite Buggy and what may well happen to it if you do convert it. It would be a pity to wreck it.. We do have members that do both Kite Buggying and Land Yachting. Mini's do not cost an arm and a leg to build, especially when you start salvaging materials from Junk Shops or scavenging around the place.. Look in Wind Surfer Shops @ second hand Sails and Masts etc. I bought a Mast a couple of weeks ago for $100 and in great condition. If you start to come to grief there any number of members here that will "Tell you where to go"[}:)]. , we will willing advise for your best results. If money is not a problem then the World is your Oyster.
Ron

Yep Julian (Potatoes??)
That sounds about what I would expect, the same happens is you over power a Mini (To much Sail) you get hit by a decent gust and Woopsy! A O T. Best to Flog it or Give it away and build a mini. They are much more satisfactory but congratulations on thinking about it anyway. Though they both use the wind they are completely different configurations.. Beg Borrow I didn't say Steal but build a Mini and go have fun.
\Ron

OK RUUDJE! You just went 'n' tore it. Now go wash your mouth out with Soap.. Zooter! is a Terrible terrible Swear Word.. Abuse like that will not be tolerated..
Zooter has a bad rep world wide. They are not constructed very well according to all reports I've heard and I can't understand why the manufacturer has not been put out of business. On this occasion I will suggest that after you have washed your mouth out with Lye Soap that you can rinse well and eat a sweet[}:)][}:)]
Ron

Iam realy sorry for using the "Z" word , I have wast my mouth with very bad soap
But why you want to rebuild an PL buggy ?

Have Fun
Ruudje

Nikrum said...
That was someone else wanting to rebuild the Buggy, Ruudje.. I was advising against it and giving you a hard time with the mouth washing thing..[}:)].

As for Julian/Spud You could be a really large Kipfler Potato????? Shoot! 6'7" Gees! even my son Travis would have to look up to you and he is 6'6".
Ron

OK :) spud sounds better, Lincolnshire grows loads of them. hahaha

Nikrum said...
Well there you go, in'tit, "They are stacking it High and Heavy these days, aren't they?"
[}:)][}:)] I shoulda been on stage with Billy Connolly. Sweepin the B---ard off

We grow a lot around this area in our rich Red to Chocolate soils. Being as I watch the ABC over here we have been getting a lot of your programs which cover GB Coastal, Rural. Martin Clunes, Griff Rhyse- Jones and the like. Great Shows.
Ron

you wouldn't be saying great shows if you saw some of the dross we put up with that doesn't get over there. HaHa