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Yardsale
Since 29 Mar 2005
387 Posts
Portlanastan
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 Tue Dec 11, 07 8:57 am |
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Alright you chuckelheads.....enough of this wave grenade stuff, let's not confuse the young lad. Spike, inverting is no a problem unless you stay hooked in when kite is powering up while down in the water. If this looks like it may happen you can let go of bar before kite starts to go and reset. If your center line is looped over back of kite pull hard on outside line until center line loops back over kite. Do not change your center line release attachment-unless you want to go for a down wind run at mach 2. 16 is a horse and as shredJim said a bit on the heavy side (diplomatic understatement). It's advantage is developing apparent wind so once it's moving it pulls like a mule.... Good Sauvies kite but, like someone previously said, absolutely not a kite to take in the waves...."danger, danger Will Robinson" 
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Tue Dec 11, 07 9:09 am |
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| Spike wrote: | | pkh wrote: | Brand aside though 17m is too huge!... I guess everybody has to learn the hard way.  |
I think you guys are getting the wrong idea, I bought the 16m for LIGHT WIND ONLY!! I have a 7m and 11m also, for the more gorge-like days. |
16m was a big kite by C kite standards, but with flat kite sizing 16m is more like a 20m+ C kite.
There might be a time and place for that big of a kite, but its rare in my experience. Plus I just can't stay upwind on those huge kites as well as I can a smaller kite and bigger board.
Spike you weigh like 150 right? I'd say as big as you'd want to go is 14m SLE. I am 170 and I went with 11m SLE as my big kite last two years. 2004 was the last year I had 16m in the quiver and I have never wanted to go back.
If I had the cash, I'd grab a 13m, but I'd probably only take it to the coast and on vacations to lightwind places. Big kites are the most expensive and for me the least uesd, so the sesh to cost ratio is way off. I guess you bought used, which is probably a good move for a kite you will rarely use.
Like I said though, most people have to learn the hard way with biggun kites. Like Wind Sip-er.
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Yardsale
Since 29 Mar 2005
387 Posts
Portlanastan
Obsessed
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| Tue Dec 11, 07 9:18 am |
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| shymac wrote: | Should a bought a 15M fuel! Then you wouldn't have to worry about that... The Fuel comes with the wave grenade and allows the 5th line to be removed if you kite gets all wrap up; then you relaunch it via 4-line.
Make sure you get a couple launches with your C because it won't be the same as the bow. |
Don't make me come up there and hurt you Shy..... 
Hey the Rhino is not a "C" .....it's something I like to call a"Bee".....something between a bow and a "C"....nuk,nuk,nuk
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Reaper356
Since 10 Dec 2006
781 Posts
Salem / LC Oregon
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| Tue Dec 11, 07 10:50 am |
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Here's my '06 SS Profire bar. Since your big kite is gonna be a little slower, you'll have more time to save it b4 it hits the water - so that's good. I think I told you about the time I tied my 17.5 machine in the surf. I was able to pull hard on the 5th in time w/ the waves and get it to flip back over. Slither has probably the best solution: | Quote: | | Prevention is key. Don't let your lines slack when you dump your kite and this won't happen. I know, easier said than done...especially in the surf. |
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