was out havin a awsum time on my old 6m Dna, when it decided to fall out of the sky cuz my deflate valve came off about just were it joins around the bladder. have no idea how or wat to fix it with?? might just take it down south n get it fixed but would like to try n do it myself for experience. any1 had this happen?? any help would be great!
cheers
I had a similar thing happen on my old C kite. Although the entire valve didnt fall off, there was a hole around the base of the valve i suppose it was almost completely off. Anyway, the way i fixed it was with a bit of lilo camping sleeping bed repair patch stuff (i think any material that is sort of water proof will do the job) and a whole lotta silicone from a corking gun. After it had cured it still felt sticky so a bit of talcum powder on it did the trick. Then just slip it back into the LE and your done.
It worked surprisingly well, and never had a problem with it again.
Hope that helps.
Seems to be a common problem at the moment, check out this thread for some tips-
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=44966
look for the 'u-stick' stick on replacement valves. damn deflate valves are more trouble than they are worth
Yeh I also used that stuff for fixing lilo`s and pump up beds etc. Can`t remember the name of it but also use it to fix my bladder punctures, works a treat.
Yep - I'd second the u-stick valve suggestion after using one last year - cheap, easy to do (even if you discover enthusiasm for performing the repair at 1:30 am after a night out), and works well.
