hi all
Slammed my 15m LF envy today and nearly tore it in half, half way between the struts from leading edge right through trailing edge.
yeah not happy ..What i want to know is it reparable [fairly straight rip] and if so anyone know of any good quick repairmen .Darwin would be easiest for me but Cairns or Townsvill would be ok as im in Gove so has to be posted anyway...
thanks in avance
Had 2 repairs from Moti Levy Kite Repairs.
He does quick turn around.
3 year warranty on repairs
And
Has a free courier to get your kite back to you.
Basicly, fill in the repair form, send it off, wait a few days and it's back.
Based in NSW, but bestin the business in my opinion.
I do not work for Moti Levy either.
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Not so convinced about Moti. His outfit damaged a valve on a kite I sent to him to repair and then said it was impossible that he broke it and that it must have been me that did it. He did however offer to fix it for another $100 if I sent it back to him... If he was nearby I would have gone and seen him face to face, but pointless arguing over the phone.
I got my kite repaired in Darwin by the sail repair guys out near Dina beach road. LE split on a rebel, very good job and we'll priced. Robbie would be able to tell you the name of the place.
Sail repairer at Nautical supplies in Darwin. Did my 15m envy when it exploded sitting on the beach
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have had a few repairs done there and he does all the Darwin crews kites. If you only get to Darwin on weekends i can drop it off for you in business hours.
Add repair tape on both sides... sew around the edges of the tape and your good to go.
Cheers Guys
Will send it to darwin as old mate is flying back there in a a coupla days and lives across the road 
Not long now ....
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Add repair tape on both sides... sew around the edges of the tape and your good to go.
Yeah something a bit smaller maybe but looks a bit to much for me to tackle for a first repair
thanks anyway
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Sail repairer at Nautical supplies in Darwin. Did my 15m envy when it exploded sitting on the beach..
have had a few repairs done there and he does all the Darwin crews kites. If you only get to Darwin on weekends i can drop it off for you in business hours.
i take it this is the same place as C4M,s above if so all goodand thanks
hey guys,always happy to quote on repair, one day turn around and top quality repairs. Quickly fill out form and get quote and u be back out in the water in no time.www.intheloopkiteboarding.com/repairs/australia-kite-repairs)
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Not so convinced about Moti. His outfit damaged a valve on a kite I sent to him to repair and then said it was impossible that he broke it and that it must have been me that did it. He did however offer to fix it for another $100 if I sent it back to him... If he was nearby I would have gone and seen him face to face, but pointless arguing over the phone.
Just to add balance to the thread for future reference I had a similar experience with Moti.
Mine wasn't a valve, he simply fixed a L.E tear but left the smaller tear next to it. Claimed it was a nick which turned into a tear when I pumped it up (Can happen) except I didn't pump it up because the tear was so obvious when I got it back.
His website says he tests all kites and keeps a picture before sending back but when i asked for the picture he said his phone had died and it was unavailable.
Long story short he wouldn't fix it without getting paid for another repair and it was a solid month before I was using that kite again..
No hate or malice just balancing a thread which will get googled by the next guy who tears his kite.
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Sail repairer at Nautical supplies in Darwin. Did my 15m envy when it exploded sitting on the beach..
have had a few repairs done there and he does all the Darwin crews kites. If you only get to Darwin on weekends i can drop it off for you in business hours.
exploded sitting on the beach ??? WTF maybe an old mine from WW2 lol
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... hey farNT, just wondering, where are you kiting in Gove?
Robbie
East woody in the wet season and the spit in the dry either the bay side from the tip of the spit to the cargo warf or from the cargo warf to the boat ramp pretty much onshore an about 1.5 m deep all the way or cape Arnhem wind ATM bout 20 knots every day loving it
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Macster said..
Not so convinced about Moti. His outfit damaged a valve on a kite I sent to him to repair and then said it was impossible that he broke it and that it must have been me that did it. He did however offer to fix it for another $100 if I sent it back to him... If he was nearby I would have gone and seen him face to face, but pointless arguing over the phone.
Just to add balance to the thread for future reference I had a similar experience with Moti.
Mine wasn't a valve, he simply fixed a L.E tear but left the smaller tear next to it. Claimed it was a nick which turned into a tear when I pumped it up (Can happen) except I didn't pump it up because the tear was so obvious when I got it back.
His website says he tests all kites and keeps a picture before sending back but when i asked for the picture he said his phone had died and it was unavailable.
Long story short he wouldn't fix it without getting paid for another repair and it was a solid month before I was using that kite again..
No hate or malice just balancing a thread which will get googled by the next guy who tears his kite.
Thanks for the feedback guys, always good to hear about other experiences... negative and positive!
Select to expand quoteEaglelad said..Macster said..
Not so convinced about Moti. His outfit damaged a valve on a kite I sent to him to repair and then said it was impossible that he broke it and that it must have been me that did it. He did however offer to fix it for another $100 if I sent it back to him... If he was nearby I would have gone and seen him face to face, but pointless arguing over the phone.
Just to add balance to the thread for future reference I had a similar experience with Moti.
Mine wasn't a valve, he simply fixed a L.E tear but left the smaller tear next to it. Claimed it was a nick which turned into a tear when I pumped it up (Can happen) except I didn't pump it up because the tear was so obvious when I got it back.
His website says he tests all kites and keeps a picture before sending back but when i asked for the picture he said his phone had died and it was unavailable.
Long story short he wouldn't fix it without getting paid for another repair and it was a solid month before I was using that kite again..
No hate or malice just balancing a thread which will get googled by the next guy who tears his kite.
Disclaimer - don't know Moti from a bar of soap.
The thing about "balance" on an internet forum is similar to elsewhere in our society. Those that had bad experience are the ones who always shout first and shout the loudest. I wonder how many good experiences people have had with Moti that are not commenting on here to give true indication of his customer satisfaction?? So those with bad experiences (and all businesses have that) think a balance is to have a one-to-one ratio reflected.
It would be interesting to hear his (or hers) side of the story, but I'm sure he's too busy servicing his 99% of happy customers.
There's another guy in tweed heads that does kite repairs. Search for Deano's Kite Repair in google.
I've had a few repairs done with him recently and he does a good job and is a bit cheaper than the other guys in the area.
Taking another kite up to him today.
