2010 Slingshot Rpm Manual
Foolish Slingshot don't send out a manual with their kites (not to mention a darned pump!) which would be fine if I hadn't just got into kiteboarding and actually knew what I was doing and the Slingshot website wasn't so.house it actually let you download a manual. So anyways, I'm trying to figure out what the different knots on the lines do. As far as I can tell from trawling forums and youtube, the top knot on the steering lines is good in light winds and the bottom knot handy for high winds. 1) So am I correct here? I got most of this info from a Cabrinha video! (Slingshot -10.) 2) I also can't find any info in the 3 knots on the bridle lines.
What do the different ones there do? 3) And finally, the cleat just in front of the safety loop that appears to let me shorten both bridles lines, what's that for? Anyone keen to help a noob out?:):) PS: Ace forum by the way. Much of the decent information I've been able to get on all things kitesurfing has been from helpful posts from people here.:). Where abouts in New Zealand are you from? The knots allow you to make small adjustment to line lengths, this effects the power/sheeting of kite.
Rear knots (closest to kite)= shorter lines. If you put all 4 lines on same knots you'r making no adjustment, this is what you should be doing. But so you know:- Short front lines depowers/sheets kite and allows kite to fly further forward in wind window.
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Short rear lines is more power but can also cause kite to stall and/or fly further back in wind window. You can also change position of where lines attach to kite, what this will do to performance is actually printed on the kite so should be fairly straight forward. You prob will not notice any difference while learning, but it could make learning more difficult, you will be hooked in and making all kinds of other mistakes. It's really important to totally understand how everything works, plus what to do when something goes wrong. You will have kitemares. But don't get scared, get more lessons. To answer your original questions:- Use first knots.
(At the end furthest from kite) Set pigtail positions to:- Less power setting for front lines. Less bar pressure setting for rear lines. Once you can stay upwind in both directions and have kite control go back and have a play around with the knots and pigtails and see if you can feel the difference. Hope this helps. Thanks for the info on knots polykarb, that clarifies things quite a bit.
I'd read in a few other places it's best to get sorted with your riding and then look at going back to adjust things to see how it affects the kite's flying. Seems like a good plan. At least now I know what the different know positions are meant to do! I live out at Murawai on the west coast of Auckland. Was super keen for something to do in winter when it gets real big and onshore and surfing (or long drives) aren't an option so kiteboarding seemed to fit the bill nicely. I had no idea it was going to turn out to be so awesome though.
Luckily we have an inland harbour here too - I'll be staying on flat water for quite a while yet before tackling any surf on the beach. In terms of the depower cleat JJB, the lessons I had were on a Ozone Catalyst, although I don't remember what kind of depower system it had. What sorts of instance do you use the depower trim? Like if things get real funky, I'd imagine I'm popping the 1st safety (had a tangled line kitemare from doing that once out in the water all ready) but when would I do be trimming to depower outside of that?
If the wind radically picks up? If I just want to tweak it a little during a session? Thanks guys, this has been helpful.
Didn't mean to come off raging at Slingshot in particular. Just blows me away (haha, a kiting pun) how bad the websites are with some big companies. Seems like they'd have the budget to make manual downloads etc accessible.
Had a chat to one of the instructors down at Pt Chev yesterday about the Slingshot in particular which was also helpful. It's a 2013 btw. I realise it's not a beginners kite but didn't particularly want to spend a few k and then want something different at the same size in a year or so. Call me cocky if you want but I don't have a cash tree in the back yard. And yeah, you can have my kite when I drown samokta, just pm me your credit card details so I can verify your address.
How to extend the lifetime of your Slingshot Rally?1. Wax the center line on your Slingshot barAs you can see in the picture above, wax the thick center line on your Slingshot bar. With this you reduce the wear and tear and you can save on a spare part.
It is very important that you ONLY wax the thick portion of the center line, so in other words the first 10-15 cm, and NOT the thinner depower rope. Otherwise the rope can slip in the clamp and you will have difficulties to keep the depower your Slingshot Rally properly. For waxing you can use any kind of wax, cheapest and easiest is a simple candle.2.
Do not let the kite flutter on the beachLike on the picture above, put plenty of sand (and your board) on the leading edge of the kite in order to prevent the kite from flying away. Also make sure to prevent the kite from fluttering in the wind. You do this by placing sand on the trailing edge of the kite. If you leave the kite fluttering in the wind, the trailing edge will wear out and will eventually break and cannot be repaired.
You should also not walk upwind with an inflated kite in your hand. If the kite is not in use, deflate it and pack it up.It is very important to understand that your Slingshot Rally kite is optimised for top performance, and therefore very little Dacron is used at the trailing edge. Dacron is very heavy and rigid and other kite manufacturers use it to stabilise the trailing edge, but at the expense of the kite’s performance. With all the Dacron, the kites of other manufacturers are heavier, and therefore don’t go that well upwind as the Rally, they have slower and less responsive flying characteristics because of the Dacron, don’t loop well, etc.).
The Slingshot Rally kite has a much better performance than the kites of competitors, but at the price that you please should not let your kite flutter in the wind.If you follow this advice, your Rally’s life will be much longer.3. Put a cable tie around the valveif you still have an old-style inlet valve: When pumping your Rally kite, you will press the pump’s nozzle into the inlet valve. With any kite this valve will widen after a while the inlet valve wears out and it may become untight. To prevent this, simply put a cable tie around it. Don't tighten it too much to make sure that you can still press the plug in. The cable tie is only there to prevent widening of the inlet valve, not to make it tighter.This little trick will increase the life span of your Rally kite.Or get a newer version of the Rally. From 2015 onwards, we have the new-style inlet valve.
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Much easier to pump and durable.4. Oh shit handles/line lockYou can grab the kite in case of emergency (in Oh shit situations) at any of these handles (provided that the kite is not attached or held anywhere else) and the kite will depower and not fly.The velcro straps (line locks) at the Oh shit handles are to fix the lines with it, when the bar is rolled up, if you like to do so. The video shows you how to wind your lines properly:5. Pump your Slingshot Rally rock solidYou need to pump Slingshot Kites really hard and rock-solid.
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Slingshot Kites are built for this! They simply fly much better (actually, any kite does). A performing kite needs the wing-tip to be really rigid (not soft), but this is only possible with high quality materials, such as that used by Slingshot. So don't worry, you can pump your Slingshot Kite really hard.6. Secure your Valves from accidently openingMake sure the deflate valve is properly closed and secured with the velcro strap.
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Same for the inflate valve with the valve clip. Should your valves open and salt water gets into the bladders, these need to be cleaned professionally, which is expensive.The Slingshot Rally manual continues here with.