Is it the LE closing seam? (the long seam which runs all along the LE) I have repaired a number of patches of broken stitching over the years on these seams. If you dont want to use a machine, you can just use a needle and thick polyester sail thread and restitch through the orininal stitching holes...

I dont ride unhooked so maybe I am wrong, but reading through this I am amazed about the "Kite needs to be tuned out the bag" comments. Most kites come with more than one knot on the kite pitails, so just use a knot further away from the kite for unhooked than you would for hooked, or pull depower s...

I have not flown the Havoc, but I have just had 2 sessions demo-ing the 09 9m comp and I had it drop from the sky the first time it was at 12 and I let the bar out! ....luckily I caught it by running backwards as I was on the beach in light-ish winds. I then moved the stopper down a bit and the kite...

Thanks guy's, The kites unpicked and ready to go! Not sure to use my machine or a friends who has a industrial one for sail repairs, which is set up with heavy thread and should give more room to get kite under. I think I will get a new kite anyway and keep this one as a spare as I think the materia...

Thanks for reply. I will start at the LE end and see how much room I need to open the strut and get a patch on. I guess if I take the strut off all the canopy it will be easier to get under the machine but more work to get back in the right place. I have managed to rip 3 struts in half so I guess I ...

Hi, I have some ripped struts and wondered if I have to unstitch the whole strut from the canopy before I can add a patch. The strut has ripped in half on a segment seam near the one pump tube.

Cheers,
Si.

My 12.5 can do the same in higher gusty wind, you cant really see it in the kite, but the Bar rocks back and forth.
I have sent it back and had it checked and some stitching repaired but it still does it.

Si.

Cheers for that Satan...this "jerk" has already repaired his new Ion 3 himself twice without fuss (ist time after sailing ONCE ..all repairs undone/bust stitching on LE seam). My kite has not burst it just has stitching breaking at most segment joins and if you read my thread on the Flexi forum I am...

I must agree about the long LE seam, I have a thread running on the flexi forum about it on my Ion 3. The rest of the kite looks well made like my Ion1/2 but the seam on my 12.5 ion3 has now had 7 different areas of stitching come undone where the segment seams cross the LE seam. I have had kites fr...

Hi Dave, I believe I talked to your mate after his first lesson, and put a similar thread on the flexi forum, as I could not believe a large respected shop could give such bad lessons!! It was Poole harbour you had your lesson in? He also said he enjoyed his second lesson with the new instructor whi...