Harness Lines

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gneve said..

wavefoiler said..
Just make some out of the size you like dyneema rope, 3-4mm Bungy and plastic hook from your local marine shop. You'll put one on each wing for the cost of one harness line and this one is easy to fit and adjust. Easy to make, easy to use.No flapping about

I just embedded the bungee inside of the harness line. No flapping. Stays out of the way and the setup is clean with no extraneous lines messing about. Maybe I have PTSD from sailing I-14s but I'm always thinking about how can I keep things simple.

I like your original solution... Just wondering what size and type of cord and diameter bungee you used on the version you made with the bungee inside? Does it pull up enough computer to the version you pictured above? Thanks

The weight of the mono harness lines makes a big difference. If they are heavy with a bunch of bells and whistles, they will swing a lot when you are pumping the wing and can clock you in the face. I used a setup from wingman (www.wingman-products.com/the-wingman-loop-system/) that looked perfect on paper but was unusable because it kept whacking me in the face. From my experience the lighter and simpler the better. I currently use one from Chinook that is pretty good, although still overbuilt in my opinion.

I recently saw these bungee mono lines and bought one to experiment with for wing and parawing. Like the bungee feature and minimalist setup.

kiteboarding.com/proddetail.asp?prod=pks-wing-parawing-single-point-bungee-harness-line-v1

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Fishbone80 said..
Thank you! The chinooks look nice. What size fixed lines do you use on a boom? The parawing ones look good too. Aren't bungee lines too stretchy?

There is a fixed line inside the bungees, so once it is stretched to the length of the fixed line it stops stretching. The bungee retracts when it is unloaded.

Im pretty tall, but I use the 26" chinook. I'd probably go 24" if I bought it again.