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DIY Inflatable Kite sleeving kit - £9.28

 Includes delivery 2nd class recorded. UK only.

A DIY Inflatable sleeving pack. The Professional way.

• For resleeving lines

• Enough sleeving to make your very own set of kite extensions lines.

• 6 metres of 2.3mm protective sleeve for kitesurf lines as used by most inflatable kite manufacturers.

• This sleeving can also be used on traction kite flying lines of 250kg.

·        300cm of red 2.3mm protective sleeve

·        300cm of black 2.3mm protective sleeve.

• Picture 1 sleeving and two  bobbins of thread.

• Picture 2 set of 4m extension lines made from an old set of Cabrinha lines.  Sewn on a domestic sewing  machine.I Prefer to use an industrial sewing machine.
• The bobbins are to store and send the thread, they will probably not fit your machine but you should  be able to rewind  from them onto your bobbins.

·        For Information on How to replace sleeving on kite surf lines go to.

·        http://www.jonnieeisler.com/page-how_to_relace_sleeving_on_kite_surf_lines.html

There is enough protective sleeving to allow you to also make a set of 5 extension lines out of some new or used kite line, for a five line bar.

If you can sew the sleeving, the sleeve length needs to be between 18cm to 25cm for the end of a flying line. A lot of domestic sewing machines with a zig zag stitch can cope with sewing the lines. It is best to practice and test sew with the thread before useing. 

If you do not have a sewing machine to sew the sleeving, you should make an overhand loop (as used on many traction kites) and you would need a 30cm length for the end of the flying line.

• set of 5 extension lines will need 250cm of sleeving.
• 10  pieces of 25 cm sleeving.
• set of 4 extension line will need 200cm of sleeving .
• 8 pieces of 25cm sleeving.

• For the benefit of new people to the sport 

  adding extra line length or extention lines to the bar:

• Increases the size of the kite's wind window - this can help the low end range of the kite, and also help jumping performance
• Reducing the line length can help in strong winds giving the kite more range by decreasing the wind window. It can also help speed up the kite's turning ability - for waves, learning, and aid stability.
• In the late 1990s it was quite common to ride on 27m, 30m, or on a foil with 40 metre lines. It was during  that time it was classed as more of a low wind sport.
• In 2002 it was pretty common to ride on 25 - 30m. 
• In 2009 it's popular to be somewhere between 20m and 25m.
• In certain winds and styles off kites there is a benefit of having an extra set of extension lines.

• You can also  choose the extension line length - 3m, 5m, 6m, 10m etc.

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