Repairing the bladder

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]

3

Gently feed the front of the bladder and the valve into the strut [

1

Inflate the bladder

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]

2

Cover the bladder with soapy water using a sponge or cloth

4

Have a friend hold the trailing edge of the strut (or use a weight) while you pull the bladder back into the strut with the line through the valve opening

3

Look for any bubbles of air escaping the bladder

4

Once the leak has been located mark it with a pen

5

Make sure the valve is seated properly in the opening and disconnect the line [

5

Rinse the bladder with clean water and dry with a towel

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]

6 A

Slide the white bladder end container over end of bladder until there is about 3/4 of an inch of bladder extending past the end of the container [

6

Lightly sand the area with the sandpaper provided in the repair kit

7

Apply the peel and stick patch — press firmly

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].

8

Place the bladder in a plastic bag containing talc powder and shake it until the bladder is completely covered. This will help to slide bladder back into boat kite.

B

Feed the container and bladder back through webbing loop on the tube end [

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].

C

Fold container over to re-attach the Velcro [

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].

D

Tuck bladder and container back into tube [

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].

E

Close end cover making sure that the material flap and Velcro are correctly seated [

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].

Strut bladder replacement

7

Partially inflate the bladder and check to make sure it is not twisted

8

Deflate the bladder and “spank” the front end by the valve to seat the bladder into the front of the strut

1

Lay the bladder out flat with the valve side up

2

Re-attach the line protruding from the trailing edge of the strut to the valve [

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