Foil those look like granny (square)knots on the q-power? They make the line MUCH weaker than using figure of 8. I tested years back (no scale, just a 8x pulley and me pulling) and I could easily tell that granny knot q-power broke at much lower tension that figure of 8.

Thanks everyone for the expert advice! OK I'll throw it in the metal recycle bin. Thank you!

I don't know much about metal; here's a crack on my Naish spreader bar, the crack is only on the weld and is maybe 5% of the total weld area. Does anyone have experience - should I throw it away or can keep using? p.s. I'm 200 lb and ride hard / crash hard.

Oh and this one too. Great safety tips for launching!

Please watch this and keep googling, watching youtube and ask questions to experienced riders at your beach!!

Kayak PDFs work very well and some are quite cheap. I've been using one for last 9-10 years and I forget I have it on. It's a decent impact vest + some peace of mind especially if you get tired fighting waves after a crash etc.

Alrighty kjorn, cheers. :naughty: Kinda on this topic ... when someone says he takes his 9 in 20 to 30 knots, does that mean with or without the gusts? Describing wind strength by kite size is a kooky thing. It's 20 kn gust 25 and my very experienced pal is on a 4m on a surfboard, I'm on a 9m on a ...

I can get "Flex tape" brand repair tape (flexsealproducts.com), less easy access to Tear-Aid type A. Does anyone have experience of Flex tape for canopy and bladder repairs? Thanks

Otto Lilienthal. Lawrence Hargrave. Know your history!!

It depends a lot on type of line. I've had North lines break on me twice (I didn't die... but never used a North as front line after the 2nd snap) Using maybe 100 sessions/year... Been using Q-Power lines for fronts for last 15 years. I have a set of q-power pro that I retired after 10 solid years (...