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Created by little o > 9 months ago, 28 Mar 2011
little o
WA, 405 posts
28 Mar 2011 11:25PM
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haha glad it's my housemate and not me

tightlines
WA, 3481 posts
29 Mar 2011 12:56AM
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My advice.....
I: thats gunna require a ship load of beer.
II: he would have been better off not disconnecting the lines from the kite and sorting it out on the beach at the time.

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
29 Mar 2011 1:30AM
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tightlines said...

My advice.....
I: thats gunna require a ship load of beer.
II: he would have been better off not disconnecting the lines from the kite and sorting it out on the beach at the time.


agreed.

theDoctor
NSW, 5780 posts
29 Mar 2011 4:48AM
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can't drink beer on beach in nanny state

enicao
WA, 77 posts
29 Mar 2011 3:51AM
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shouldn't take you more than an hour to untangle.
it doesn't look to tight and there are lot of loops
start by taking the leash off
do it one line at a time

it's good you have colored lines, it's much easier to untangle than all white lines. I'd say you can do it twice faster than with white lines.

my personal best is 3 hours on the car park to untangle my lines while watching other kiters having fun. I don't remember what happened, must have been a self rescue gone wrong in waves

Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
29 Mar 2011 8:03AM
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theDoctor said...



can't drink beer on beach in nanny state


cos theres no sand left

toddws
WA, 468 posts
29 Mar 2011 6:30AM
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Charl dv said...

tightlines said...

My advice.....
I: thats gunna require a ship load of beer.
II: he would have been better off not disconnecting the lines from the kite and sorting it out on the beach at the time.


agreed.


Yep and he should know better, he must have boosted above the kite, became weightless because he was so high, and in zero gravity its so difficult to maintain line tension, hence the tangle

RPM
WA, 1549 posts
29 Mar 2011 7:58AM
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winning.......


GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
29 Mar 2011 7:17PM
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Looks like a six pack worth of effort...

More importantly is your housemate a giant, or is that roof really low?

stuntnaz
NSW, 540 posts
29 Mar 2011 7:53PM
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How the hell did they get into that state that's huge . I read on the forum a while ago that there not NOTS its just the lines folded over and over and in your case over and over themselves, it said if you think that, when untangling them it will help but if you get through to much beer it might be a bit harder

Fooosh
WA, 563 posts
29 Mar 2011 5:26PM
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Go surfing...

... I heard there's this Spot north of Yanchep


EDIT: There's this really cool guy at a kiteshop in Scarborough, Dareen or someone... bet he'll untangle that for ya![}:)]

ok
NSW, 1088 posts
29 Mar 2011 8:48PM
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Pull as tight as u can on individual lines untill you can't pull anymore then throw it at the ground as hard as you can. Then swear at it and repeat.

Swearing n repeating is a must if you want it to work!

little o
WA, 405 posts
29 Mar 2011 6:06PM
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I'm probably going to watch and laugh. Didn't really need advice.

haha Foosh.....you've been watching our house road trips. There are more than two rocks is all I can say!

galah. he's normal i was on a bean bag or I'm a midget

it looks like this cos he walked from trigg to scabs with it and his kite after a backrollextravaganza epic fail.

Fooosh
WA, 563 posts
29 Mar 2011 6:07PM
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Serious question: I've got a knot near the sewed up end of my line - didn't notice it and it's been pulled tight after use.

Any suggestions?

Ta

PS Little O and housemates... I just wanna be your friend.

29 Mar 2011 9:21PM
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Do it in a place out of the wind, and completely undo one line at a time, after you have one lin e free, its 1/3rd done.

To get a knot out of a line, soak the knot in soapy water or a detergent water mix, place the li ne on a hard shiny surface like a quarry tile and tap very gently as you rotate the knot. So flatten the knot, then rotate, then flatten, then rotate, repeat several times, then have a go at loosening it by twisting the know with your fingernails. If it does not come loose, repeat the flatten and rotate process several times and try to loosen it again............

rongroen
WA, 74 posts
29 Mar 2011 6:25PM
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More beer was my initial thought :-), but seriously soak in warm water and gentle tap with a hammer, then turn and repeat process. (emphasis on gently)

Rad Lad
226 posts
30 Mar 2011 4:41PM
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GalahOnTheBay said...
More importantly is your housemate a giant, or is that roof really low?


hahahahahahahahah LMAO



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