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Liver vmax $300 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/580140955933492/

Well that’s all over my head. But I guess it’s been a lot of experience and learning to get to know what works. ?

Bloody nice looking setup @Chook It just looks like something that is made to go flat out.

Cheers @SoutherlyBuster Yes it’s an addiction. how are things going over there. How does the lock down actually work? Are you allowed out for food? Work? Sunlight?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jODlnE6_AY&feature=youtu.be Peter Lynn Arc Kite Collection.mov This is my collection of Peter Lynn Arc kites. It all began with a couple of f-arcs a few years ago, that I picked up direct from the peter Lynn factory in NZ. The collection and my interest in arc kites quickly grew from there. The full list of kites shown in the video is below, but some of the rarest are the 24m Charger, 6m Hi-arc, and custom size f-arcs. There are also a few kites not included in the video as they are either doubles or in the post to me now (yes, the collection is still growing) Nearly all the kites have and do get flown, with a few still needing repairs to get the ready to fly. In the video.... 600 Hi-arc 600 F-arc (fully custom made by myself) 900 F-arc (cut down from 12m) 1200 F-arc 1600 F-arc 1830 F-arc (cells added to a 1600) 630 S-arc 840 S-arc 1120 S-arc 15m Guerilla II 8m Venom II 10m Venom II 13m Venom II 16m Venom II 19m Venom II 16m Scorpion 12m Synergy 10m Charger 12m Charger 15m Charger 24m Charger 15m Charger II Not in video.... 600 S-arc (prototype) 1200 F-arc (brand new factory condition in bag) 1600 F-arc (brand new factory condition in bag) 1830 F-arc (spare) 13m Venom II (spare) 16m Venom II (spare) 19m Venom II (spare) 15m Synergy (currently in the post)

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Haha, yep been there many times. Usually do more distance walking backwards try to get the kite in the air then actually in the buggy. that aero sounds so crispy.

All the bridles On either the left or right of the kite, except the ones along the very tail edge of the kite should come together and connect to the lines that go to the top of the handles. the trailing edge bridles should come together nd connect to the lines that run to the bottom of the handle on that side.

And then there was one... At this time I am still planning on heading to yeppoon.

That is very true.

Yeah I have been following them for a while on Facebook. they are venom 1’s in the most readily available sizes. In my opinion their “sale” price is probably what they should of been selling them for in the first place.

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Bribie is ok, but a bit narrow with trees on the dune. You could try Brighton at low tide, but you will get covered in fine silt. Or if you want a drive south, I have heard Kingscliff is good. if you are looking for holiday and to meet up with some other buggiers, there are a few of us heading to yeppoon again this Easter. Check it out in the events section.

@Jackboy Where abouts are you located? SE QLD covers a reasonable size area.

flexifoil kite buggy on Gumtree only $300!!!! http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/1240211019?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=ios_VIP&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sms

Try contacting Jason at BrisKites (on the Northside). He may have a new or 2nd hand buggy in stock. he will also be able to help out with plenty of advice. Jason is the Australian buggy speed record holder, so he knows his stuff. https://www.briskites.com.au/ Try contacting Jason at BrisKites (on the Northside). He may have a new or 2nd hand buggy in stock. he will also be able to help out with plenty of advice. Jason is the Australian buggy speed record holder, so he knows his stuff. https://www.briskites.com.au/ there is also a zebra buggy for sale on the gold coast on Facebook market place (you will have to search for it)

What do you think my chances are of getting a warranty claim on one of the extreme kites t-shirts? I love this shirt, but after ONLY 8 years of regular exposure to sweat, salt water, sunscreen and sunlight it has started to fall apart. @.Joel what was the warranty period on these shirts, because I feel like I should of got at least 10yrs out of it? ?

@Cheezycheese nice buggy and a very nice beach. I’m guessing though that it gets a bit busy in summer, being in New York?

Hopefully the kites will be as impressive as the man himself. i wonder what the range will be like and if they will go with direct online sales (as more companies are doing now) or through retailers? ?‍♂️

sounds good. Have you got any pictures mate?

Done I bit of testing/experimenting over the Christmas holidays with kite recoating. firstly I worked out what solvent dissolves silicon the best/fastest/easiest. I tried acetone, turps, mentholated spirits and shellite. i worked out that shellite was the best option. Dissolves the silicon easily and evaporated quickly. the way I made up the mixture to coated the test pieces was to mix about 1 part silicon to 10 parts shellite in an ice cream container. I just mixed it for a couple of minutes then poured the liquid into a pump up garden sprayer. Make sure not to pour any remaining bits of solid silicon into the sprayer and only do it when you are ready to coat the kite. Have everything ready and work quickly. i made up a porosity tester a while ago, so dragged it out. The tester is calibrated and doesn’t give results that can be checked against a database. But it does give a guide and can be used to compare old kites to new. The cloth is sandwiched between the 2 seals, held together with magnets. It creates a vac by lifting a water column inside the bottle and you can simply time how long it takes to drop between marks on the bottle. I used an old flogged out peter lynn s-arc for the test and a bit of brand new chickara from a cut up f-arc. i first tested them uncoated to get a starting point. i then put some pin holes in the fabric and retested. next came the recoating. I lay the kite on the grass and sprayed the test area. making sure the cloth was well wet. Do NOT spray on cement, timber decking, etc. any silicon overspray will creat a VERY slippery surface. I let dry for 24 hrs and retested the porosity. I was amazed. The difference was HUGE! the fabric isn’t now crunchy, but feels soft and slippery. And is extremely hydrophobic. I don’t think that it will improve the strength of old fabric or how long it will last. But it will definitely improved the ability of the kite to hold air. The next step I guess is to coat an entire kite.... THE RESULTS: test area 1 uncoated - 2:17 (average over 3) test area 2 uncoated - 1:58 (average over 3) control area 2 - 15:00 (calculated as it took 5 minutes to drop 1/3) test area 2 with 3 pin holes - 1:35 test area 1 coated - 15:00 (calculated) test area 2 (with 3 pin holes) coated - 18:00 (calculated) so it has not only improved the porosity, but actually increased it to a level greater then the new fabric.

I had a zipper on my 16m venom 2 give up on me last week. Bloody frustrating, as it was the inflate zipper and I was about to launch ?. The slide was so worn out that it won’t close the teeth anymore. anyway, I have fitted new waterproof zips to an arc before, but they can be a bit expensive and hard to find. So I thought it was a good chance to test out a Velcro alternative. its basically just a short sock and Velcro opening similar to the deflates in the flysurfer kites. the Velcro valves work quite well. I inflated the kite and slowly opened the Velcro. No air was escaping until it opened far enough to for the end of the sock to open. Sorry, no pictures before they got sewn in. But a few pointers I worked out for anyone wanting to do this mod. -Make the sock width about 50mm more then the zipper opening in the kite. - place sticky ripstop inside the kite where the zipper stitching was removed. - measure from the opening in the kite to the cell wall, subtract 1cm. This is how long the sock needs to be. -sew the sock in the direction you would use it to inflate the kite (pointing towards the centre) - sew a deflate valve into the trailing edge to replace the deflate zipper.

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Nice. It looks like a brilliant location

I have never seen a vortex for sale. Sorry. but if PLNZ do start remaking old arcs, I have a few on my wish list