Cabrinha CROSSBOW 2006, User Manual

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8. Submerge the bladder in water to locate the hole. A bathtub or
large sink full of water is best.
9. Look for bubbles to locate the hole.
10. Once you have located the leak, dry the area and mark the hole
with a circle. A permanent marker works best for this. (Fig. 3)
11. Dry and clean the rest of the bladder with a soft towel.
12. Again, deflate the bladder.
13. Decide whether to use the glue or a patch supplied in your
bladder repair kit.
14. If the hole is on a seam, you will need to glue the area.
15. 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.
16. Set the bladder aside for approximately 20 minutes to dry.
17. Again, inflate the bladder and check to make sure it is now
holding air.
18. If you have repaired the holes in the bladder, coat the entire
bladder in talcum powder to assist insertion back into the sleeve.
19. Deflate once again.
20. Tie the flying line from the end of the strut opening onto the valve.
21. Lay the bladder flat at the end of the strut, so that you may now feed it back into the sleeve.
22. Gently feed the valve, followed by the rest of the bladder, into the sleeve.
23. From the valve opening of the sleeve, you will pull the flying line out of the sleeve, while pulling the bladder back into
place.
24. Once the bladder is replaced, pull the valve back into the hole of the sleeve and remove the flying line from its base.
25. Re-attach the Velcro at the base end of the sleeve. (Fig. 4)
26. Re-attach the valve plug.
27. Inflate the strut partially to make sure the bladder fits into all four corners of the sleeve.
28. Inflate the strut entirely or deflate it if you are going to store the kite.
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REPAIRS
TEARS / STRUT BLADDERS