Date:	Mon, 15 May 1995 05:25:06 -1000
From:	mss@das.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki)
Message-Id: <199505151525.LAA05545@endor.harvard.edu>
Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology
Subject: Re: Entry-level kites (bitten by the bug)

From: Johnna_Doyle_at_~CPGPO01-BLA-CT@ccmail.bms.com
Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 07:49:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Entry-level kites

Bob writes:
     
>Speaking of Trlbys - Even with all my other kites, for fun and attention on 
>the beach at Ocean City, a stack of Trlbys can't be beat.
>Question: I'm going from a 6 stack to a 9 stack.  Any suggestions for line  
>strength and length?
>Question 2: Does anybody have a good idea about how to stow away a stack 
>of Trlbys?  I'be tried keeping everything hooked up - including tails and 
>stuffing the whole mess in a garbage bag and taking everything apart and 
>neatly wrapping in rubber bands - but this option takes forever and a day 
>to set up and take apart. 
     
      Sean and I have written a nice (well we think so..) article on how to 
      maintain your stack (We wrote it for Dyna-kite, but it's pretty 
      applicable to most diamond stacks).  For a copy of the complete article 
      EMAIL me or Sean or see Eastern Leaque news Fall and Winter issues.  In 
      short, we recommend MLD bags especially designed for Dyna-kites (probably
      will fit Trlby's too) or any sturdy canvas bag which allows packing the 
      kites without having to break them down.  Will greatly increase the life 
      of your stack.  For tails we "braid" them (i.e. grab several tails - 6 or
      so, hold together, make loop near kite end, reaching through loop grab 
      tails, pull through loop to form another loop, repeat moving toward end 
      of tails.)  Keeps your tails in nice compact group.  Easy storage, just 
      put in bag with kites.  
       
      As for line strength, we use 200-240# for our 12 packs.  You can probably
      get away with 150 for 9 except in stronger winds.  Have fun...
       
      Johnna Doyle    "The stack is back"
      Johnna_Doyle_at_~CPGPO01-BLA-CT@ccmail.bms.com


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Date:	Mon, 15 May 1995 15:08:22 -1000
From:	johnsen@eskimo.com (Brian Johnsen)
Message-Id: <D8nCHz.I85@eskimo.com>
Organization: Tethered Airfoil R&D Pty. Ltd.(C)(R)(TM) CD CASS
Subject: Re: Entry-level kites (bitten by the bug)

In article <199505151525.LAA05545@endor.harvard.edu>,
Marty Sasaki <mss@das.harvard.edu> wrote:
>From: Johnna_Doyle_at_~CPGPO01-BLA-CT@ccmail.bms.com
>Bob writes:
>>Question 2: Does anybody have a good idea about how to stow away a stack 
>>of Trlbys?  I'be tried keeping everything hooked up - including tails and 
  [  ]
  The 3 stack of Trlbys I got for my dat came complete with a bag to store
them in fully assembled.
  [  ]
>of your stack.  For tails we "braid" them (i.e. grab several tails - 6 or
>tails, pull through loop to form another loop, repeat moving toward end 
>of tails.)  Keeps your tails in nice compact group.  Easy storage, just 
>put in bag with kites.  

  Basicly crochet on a large scale.  Professional contractors use this method
to consolidate and store extension cords and pnumatic hose.  To reverse,
just pull on the end and they slip out straight again.
--
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-- 
  Brian Johnsen   johnsen@eskimo.com   Seattle, Washington USA


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