Cmon.....
We've all done it!
What's the sketchiest repair / fix you've ever done or seen?
I've just done one and I need to feel good about myself again.
16m kite needed a new bladder..... Measured out my 15m bladder from a diff kite and it looked like it would fit. Valves lined up and reached wing tip to wing tip.
So I went for it!!! The 15m was frecked anyway!!
Get to the end and and it pumps up nicely, no twists, valves lined up....... Fu@#king bladder is 10cm too short on each wingtip.......
Packed it super super dense full of industrial bubble wrap (pool cover offcuts)
Works until I can get a new bladder!!
- kite needed a quick repair so as a joke I used a waterproof bandaid and gaffatape ( it was an emergency and it was the old & ruined 15m mentioned above)....... To my surprise, the gaffa tape lasted about 15 minutes....... Waterproof bandaid was still stuck on 2 months later!!
Anybody want a cheap 15m kite??
Fixed my cracked surfboard with expanding foam filler and gaffer tape. Took 5 mins and still going strong!
Duct tape fixed the leeks in my tinny for a year just clean and add more before going out. Also used a cordless drill (Hilti) with a socket to start outboard just take a charged cordless battery.
I tied a knot into the end of my LE bladder, then stuffed a rolled pair of socks inthe end so it wouldn't expand to much and pop. It was flyable, but only just.
Select to expand quotejackforbes said..
Fixed my cracked surfboard with expanding foam filler and gaffer tape. Took 5 mins and still going strong!
Tried to fix my sons boogie board with quick grip only to find it melts the foam, so then tried expanding foam has some solvent which also eats into the foam although it expands into the dissolving foam cavity so kinda works but the result is a bit ugly. So your surfboard probably has more expanding foam than you may have bargained for...
Is there anywhere I can send this for ten bucks to sort this out within two days...
Select to expand quotetimmybuddhadude said..
Is there anywhere I can send this for ten bucks to sort this out within two days...
Bring it to the the Kite Centre tomorrow morning and we can fix that up in the time it takes to drink a coffee, no charge but your making the coffee 
Select to expand quotetgcp said...timmybuddhadude said..
Is there anywhere I can send this for ten bucks to sort this out within two days...
Bring it to the the Kite Centre tomorrow morning and we can fix that up in the time it takes to drink a coffee, no charge but your making the coffee
Just cut it lots and rejoin with granny knots... lol
Iv seen alot of dodgy ones in years past. I get a laugh out of most but not the ones I know someone paid for. I once fixed a 1M tear in my 16M with the ali tape i had in the back of my van. even stuck to the wet canopy and held for hours. Best part was when I got home, It pulled off easy without leaving glue everywhere. Session saved!
Select to expand quotetimmybuddhadude said..
Is there anywhere I can send this for ten bucks to sort this out within two days...
I would claim warranty, its obviously the shops fault for selling you dodgy lines
I had some monkey tell me this was an awesome repair. It's the canopy, just above the LE Dacron, which is supposed to be glued and stitched into the Dacron on the LE
Select to expand quoteBeersy said..
I tied a knot into the end of my LE bladder, then stuffed a rolled pair of socks inthe end so it wouldn't expand to much and pop. It was flyable, but only just.
Thanks for the tip works a treat i must fix it propeller one day.
Select to expand quotew8ingforwind said..Beersy said..
I tied a knot into the end of my LE bladder, then stuffed a rolled pair of socks inthe end so it wouldn't expand to much and pop. It was flyable, but only just.
Thanks for the tip works a treat i must fix it propeller one day.
Or sew the tips in (fold them in) to remove the gap
