Blew hole in leading edge

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TomG
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Blew hole in leading edge

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Any suggestions? This is ashame this is one of the tubes from the place in Hoodriver

Thinking about taking a piece of old tube and patch with aquaseal on the inside and same on outside.
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Mike W
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Re: Blew hole in leading edge

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Tom, that can be fixed. I repaired a longer tear on Kevin's Waroo bladder and it held air fine. Get yourself some Tear Aid B, the stuff that comes in rolls. Cabella's has it. I think Midwest might too. If you are careful to get the material flat before you patch it and get it clean, you should be able to do it. Once you have the repair done, inflate it and submerge it. If you see bubbles, get out the Aquaseal to stop them.

The method you describe would be very messy and hard to do correctly I think.
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Re: Blew hole in leading edge

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Is anyone know the way how to take the blader from the leading edge out of a single pump system ? or Jeff, could you give me the phone # to me so I call you to bring the kite for you to repair ? Thanks !
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If you're not up for doing it yourself here's a local contact who has helped me out in the past:

Contact Jeff Adamski

Call for drop off locations
763.441.1521

Good luck!
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Mike ! Could you ckeck the # again, it seem the # you give me is a wrong #.
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sorry you're having troubles. I cut and pasted it from the "services" section here. I also called concerning the sail repair I need :cry: and spoke to his wife. maybe try again? good luck!
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Re: Blew hole in leading edge

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Thanks thats why I asked.. I'll look into that Tear aid B
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Re: Blew hole in leading edge

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Tom, you want Tear Aid A. I just double checked. Tear Aid B is for the canopy-- A is for bladders.
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Take the keys out before you patch... :D
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Re: Blew hole in leading edge

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ok Mike thanks A ..

ok remember keys .. thanks :P
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