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How do you inflate a wing on the water?

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Created by GasHazard > 9 months ago, 12 May 2023
GasHazard
QLD, 385 posts
12 May 2023 4:27PM
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I saw a vid of a wing sup downwinder in marginal winds. The wind dropped so he deflated his wing, put it in a back pack and pumped and paddled onto small swells. Later the wind picked up and he inflated his wing but the vid didn't show that bit. I can't imagine pumping it up out there.

jksmurf
212 posts
12 May 2023 3:51PM
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I'd imagine you could use one of those little canisters that make soda-bottles ... the one that bicycle riders use on the road.

This guy did it ... wingsurfworld.com/news/james-caseys-world-first-deflate-downwind-and-re-inflate-all-whilst-up-on-foil/

The bike ones look like this. I'd imagine you can get an adapter.....





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Browy
QLD, 47 posts
13 May 2023 10:05AM
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In the video he has a hose attached to what looks like a larger air canister that is strapped to the handle.

The 16gm CO2 Bulb used for bike tyres will have no where near enough in it to inflate a wing.

kersh
NSW, 143 posts
13 May 2023 3:11PM
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Browy said..
In the video he has a hose attached to what looks like a larger air canister that is strapped to the handle.

The 16gm CO2 Bulb used for bike tyres will have no where near enough in it to inflate a wing.


Dead right.... maybe try a SodaStream canister??

Jethrow
NSW, 1272 posts
13 May 2023 8:55PM
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Foilnut
181 posts
13 May 2023 7:42PM
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Flight junkie is using the K-Pump mini and then crazy glued the adapter onto it.



www.k-pump.com/K_Mini_p/898918000096.htm





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