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SpaceRacer
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 Sat Apr 13, 13 1:06 pm Self-Repair or Pro Repair?? |
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Deer stepped on my kite out at Roosevelt. If self-repair, how? What products?
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chrissmack
Since 08 Jun 2005
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 2:46 pm |
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self repair. dacron tape on both sides. forget about it.
small tears in the middle of panels don't see much in the way of stress during normal use.
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Jonpnw
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 2:51 pm Sew |
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I like mine sewn up. Dangler can fix you up.
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SalmonSlayer
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 3:47 pm |
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| chrissmack wrote: | self repair. dacron tape on both sides. forget about it.
small tears in the middle of panels don't see much in the way of stress during normal use. |
ditto
Wait until you need more than that repaired before making the effort to get it to a professional.
People need to leash their deer on the beach
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Justsmile
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| Dangler, Dangler, Dangler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SpaceRacer
Since 04 Nov 2007
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 4:12 pm |
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| Thanks all.
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bulae99
Since 12 Jul 2006
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 5:01 pm Self repair...just make sure to offset the tape |
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That's a small tear, do it yourself.
Make sure to cut the tape and offset the opposing side so you don't create a solid edge.
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 5:17 pm |
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| Take it to the Dangler... fast, cheap and fixed right=no stress wondering how your self-repair job is holding up.
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Dern
Since 11 Jul 2010
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 6:16 pm |
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| Tired of people letting their deer run around off-leash at Roosevelt, shitting everywhere and punching holes in kites.
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dangler
Since 26 Feb 2006
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 6:31 pm I agree |
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I would find the owner of that deer and make him pay for a proper repair!
Dacron tape would fix it fine. Avoid duct tape whenever possible, leaves a lot of muck behind when removed for proper repair, or re-tape when sun and sand wreck ur tape
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Pete
Since 29 Oct 2007
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 8:08 pm |
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| Self repair for sure.
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
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| Sat Apr 13, 13 8:42 pm |
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if our kites are hindering the natural migration with those deer maybe we should study some uses 
glad noone was hurt.
tape it .....suck it up at sale time that deer just cut your resale. happy holidays.
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
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| Sun Apr 14, 13 6:17 am |
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In the past, for low-load areas like this, I've done self repair and then up-graded to pro just before selling in the classified section of NWK. ONLY use self-adhesive Dacron sail tape, never use duct or packing tape.
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Gman
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SpaceRacer
Since 04 Nov 2007
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| Sun Apr 14, 13 8:51 am |
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OK, since there is no kite repair out at Rosey (they need to find a camp host that can sew) and that is the way I come from, I will self repair and then consider a pro repair next time I am in da Hood. Thanks all. Deer is so damn cute. It came up and sniffed my ear and licked me when I was down rigging my lines. I didn't think it would have the balls (female though) to walk on a flapping kite. I think the tribe raised it as a pet. Camp Host Ray says that Fish and Game said if they come out, they are going to shoot her. We were trying to find a preserve for it somewhere in Murdoch and I was going to lure it into my van and take here there but I never heard back from them. I hope that stupid human meddling does not lead to this deer's demise despite the fact that she stepped on my kite.
Paul
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Procktor
Since 11 Apr 2013
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| Sun Apr 14, 13 9:30 am |
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Self repair with tape or sew it yourself. Take the money you were going to spend on repair and come to Washington and puff some good herb.
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
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| Sun Apr 14, 13 9:51 am |
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| SpaceRacer wrote: | OK,. Deer is so damn cute. It came up and sniffed my ear and licked me when I was down rigging my lines.
Paul |
!!!!! Cute or not, deer freak me out.
Deer ticks , which spread Lyme disease in the northeastern and upper Midwestern U.S.
Western black-legged ticks , which spread Lyme disease along the Pacific coast-mostly northern California and Oregon.
http://arthritis.webmd.com/tc/lyme-disease-cause
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