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2018 KITE USER MANUAL
REPAIRS
FIG 7
14. Once you have located the leak, dry the area and mark
the hole with a circle. A permanent marker works best
for this. (FIG 9)
15. Dry and clean the rest of the bladder with a soft towel.
16. Again, deflate the bladder.
17. If the hole is on a flat area of the bladder, remove the
backing on one of the patches and press it onto the
bladder, covering the hole.
18. Set the bladder aside for approximately 20 minutes to
dry.
19. Again, inflate the bladder and check to make sure it is
now holding air.
20. Deflate once again.
21. Tie each flying line to the corresponding ends of the
bladder.
22. Lay the bladder flat near the center access pocket and
fold it, accordion style, so that you may feed each end
back into the sleeve without twisting the bladder.
23. Starting with one end, feed the bladder into the access
pocket.
24. Walk to one end of the leading edge and gently pull
on the flying line, while holding the end of the sleeve.
Slowly feed the bladder back into this side of the
sleeve. (FIG 10). The bladder should protrude past the
end of the sleeve enough so that the Bladder Tag is
visible. Pulling the bladder past this point, may cause
potential issues when the kite is inflated.
25. Next, follow the same instructions with the other side
of the bladder, until the valves are near the holes and
the bladder is fully inserted.
26. Tuck the ends of the bladder into the corresponding
tips.
27. Once the bladder is replaced, pull the valves back into
the holes of the sleeve. (FIG 11)
28. Next, place the Sprint™ valves back into position. (FIG
12)
29. Making sure not to catch the internal bladder in the
zipper, close the center LE zipper pocket. Next, fold
over wingtip access pockets and secure the Velcro
strips.
30. Re-attach the Airlock Valve Assembly.
31. Partially inflate the Leading Edge to make sure the
bladder fits into all four corners of the sleeve.
32. Reassemble the Sprint™ valves and connect the air
distribution tubes to each strut.
FIG 8
FIG 9
FIG 11
FIG 10
FIG. 12
