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Postby posty » Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:45 pm
Merry x mas everybody!
Anybody ever glued the female valve of the naish octopussy strut?
It is welded from the inside which is impossible to glue back on.
I'm thinking to glue it on the outside but it will be hard to pressure it and let it dry.
Or i "just" have to buy new struts at airtime for $60 per piece.
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Postby FLandOBX » Sat Dec 24, 2016 8:33 pm
Hey, posty. Would it be possible to remove the strut bladder from the kite, cut off the end of the strut bladder at the tip (opposite end from the valve), turn the strut bladder inside-out, and then re-glue the valve? You can then re-seal the cut end with a heat-sealer or iron.
(Trying to be helpful here......and I'm trying to refrain from spouting off about how much I dislike the octopus system...
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Postby sarc » Sun Dec 25, 2016 5:02 am
Hello
lots of info on the web - google it.
You can cut off the bladder around the valve, glue the valve on (use Aquaseal), then reglue the cut piece back in (or use Tear-Aid to put the piece back on). If done well it will be good as new.
Or you can pull off the valve, using tweezers put a large piece of cling film inside the bladder (to avoid the glue sticking together the inside of the bladder, then put the valve back in and add glue. The cling film will be stuck to the inside of the bladder but it won't matter.
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Javawalker
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Postby Javawalker » Sun Dec 25, 2016 1:32 pm
Hi
Bette to get a new strut from Naish ,
They are so easy to repair ...
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Postby posty » Sun Dec 25, 2016 4:51 pm
FLandOBX wrote:Hey, posty. Would it be possible to remove the strut bladder from the kite, cut off the end of the strut bladder at the tip (opposite end from the valve), turn the strut bladder inside-out, and then re-glue the valve? You can then re-seal the cut end with a heat-sealer or iron.
(Trying to be helpful here......and I'm trying to refrain from spouting off about how much I dislike the octopus system...
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hmmm....that might be a good idea!
i know, the octopus system is not invented with repairing the kite in mind.
i'm glad it's not my kite.
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rogue_kiteboarder
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Postby rogue_kiteboarder » Tue Dec 27, 2016 4:51 pm
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Postby kiterocky » Tue Dec 27, 2016 4:57 pm
OctopuShit
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Postby posty » Tue Dec 27, 2016 10:13 pm
nice!
airtime only sells the male valve.
didn't know this one is for sale too.
although it might be tricky to patch it.
with tear aid you only have 1 chance.
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Postby posty » Tue Dec 27, 2016 10:13 pm
kiterocky wrote:OctopuShit
it really must be the worst system out there!
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Postby tautologies » Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:52 am
posty wrote:kiterocky wrote:OctopuShit
it really must be the worst system out there!
Sigh. Not really. This is a fairly easy comparison to how much time you spend on different systems multiplied with the probability of problems. As far as I can remember, this is the first time I have even heard of a problem with the internal valve...
The external systems are impacted by the sun and other external factors and you have to keep a watch over hoses. It's not a major problem to change it, but it is another factor. Inserting the bladders isn;t really that different...on the Naish it takes 1 minute extra but it is easier to situate the bladder properly.
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