Recommendations for Rev Repairs

[Brad Morris]

When I first started flying 2 years ago, I bought 2 - Rev B series from fellow KiteLifer. 1 - No Vent and 1 - 50%. I have put many hours on them. but many more on the 50%. One of them, the 50% vent... The vent that runs along the leading edge is seperating from the leading edge material. Do you have recommendation as to where to send it for repair? AND  If I am sending it in for repair are there other modifications I should make to it at the same time? Finally, any idea of cost to do this?

Thanks

[John Barresi]

I'm not sure who is currently doing those sorts of repairs.

You might post the same inquiry on the Quad Line Kites Group on Facebook, lots of eyes there.

Sadly, this is a common issue with Revs, often occuring with less than 80 hours of fly time.

Just for reference, the Djinn has been in production for 3 years, over 1K kites shipped worldwide, and not ONE of them has reported any leading edge mesh failure.

[frob]

On 3/2/2022 at 12:10 AM, Brad Morris said:

 If I am sending it in for repair are there other modifications I should make to it at the same time? Finally, any idea of cost to do this?

Here's a post with a list of some options. 

Leading edge tabs, fold point reinforcement, and stretch strips. The cost of doing it yourself is small, the material is cheap and repair only takes a little sewing. You can also replace the entire leading edge with better material for a bit more work. 

The cost of people doing it is the time and shipping, not materials. 

Some kite people would do them, but I think they all stopped when patents expired and several good competitors all have better kites. 

Doing it yourself is not difficult. You can make 9 or so strips of 1/2" webbing or dacron or similar and sew them spanning the mesh across the entire length. Not hard to do, sewing on the sail body, across the torn mesh, and onto the bottom edge of the LE. Fold point reinforcement is similar, about 2" across. Be careful to maintain the width where the mesh was, and to not sew across the leading edge to block the channel, just sew where the stitching already is. You can hand sew it or use a sewing machine. 

Stretch strips need a sewing machine. You can use the same insignia tape sold for boats, just a half inch or one inch strip exactly along where the vertical spars go. The tape is cheap, and strong. After taping it down, sew it in place. 

Use polyester or other synthetic thread, cotton will rot eventually.