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    Posted: 28 Nov 05 at 10:58am
see below from Dick Batt's bargin basement...

Reference Number 1005 Description of sail: SPINNAKER 14 ASYMMETRIC,
STAR CUT, YELLOW/RED, DOWNHAULS, CONDITION AS NEW. LUFF =7950,
LEECH = 6700, FOOT = 5150, Additional notes: Price (excluding VAT)
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Originally posted by Isis

Id ba amased if there werent any 14 kites around, probibly just to people being too lazy to put them on the site.

Id defianntly try the mailing list, they're a helpfull lot

Had quite a response from the mailing list so far. People must not be bothered to sell their stuff!
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Id ba amased if there werent any 14 kites around, probibly just to people being too lazy to put them on the site.

Id defianntly try the mailing list, they're a helpfull lot
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Have you tried the I14 mailing list?  http://listserv.loukes.com/mailman/listinfo/14list

There must be loads of old kites out there in garages which will never see the light of day again, it's just a matter of tracking them down.

Whether a Boss or L5000 kite 'fits' will be as much to do with luff/leach/foot ratios as absolute area.  2sqm isn't a big deal if you're on a very tight budget, I suspect that you get varations approaching that order between different designs of 14 kite anyway.

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Originally posted by Bruce Starbuck

It's quite easy to repair kites that are ripped into many pieces and look written off at first glance, and as long as the material still has some crispyness left, this could be worth doing.

I can post a pic but it ripped the last time I used it too and cost £20 to repair. The guy who did the repair said the kite had had it and this will keep happening so to replace it. Sure enough, the next time I took it out it ripped again

There is no crispiness to the material at all!
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Originally posted by guytoon

What kind of 14 do you have ? I'm really surprised that you don't find any kite from 14 racer who change quite often.

Modified to new rules Morrison 7A. There never seem to be any on the I14 site and since the whole boat cost £800 so I'm on a bit of a budget! If anyone hears of one for sale let me know.
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Can you post a photo of the damage?
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It's quite easy to repair kites that are ripped into many pieces and look written off at first glance, and as long as the material still has some crispyness left, this could be worth doing.
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What kind of 14 do you have ? I'm really surprised that you don't find any kite from 14 racer who change quite often.
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What exactly did you do to your kite?
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