Leading edge split and bladder burst (terminal- but i have a spare). Will it be easier to get the new bladder in by leaving the leading edge repair till last. Or does the stiching need to take place with the bladder out? THe L E has come apart at the stitching where it joins the canopy?
Its a 2010 Naish cult. All (constructive) suggestions welcome.
I had the Zipper replaced on my LE (2011 RPM). I know that the Bladder was taken out while the stitching was being done. 
... just playing devil's advocate here, but I think most sailmakers can repair leading edge with bladder in but you will minimize any risk of accidental punctures if the bladder is out! Bit of string to pull the bladder back in after repair isn't very hard and like I said, you'll probably make it easier for the sailmaker!
Agree,
Leave the bladder out as it will make it a bit more manageable for the repairer and he does not have to worry about pucturing your new one.
Cheers
Rich
Leave the bladder in.
I had one of these repairs and took the bladder out, thinking I was helping the repairer. Neil at HTL told me I should have left it in, and John at SOS said similar when he did the bladder repair.
Live and learn
I had a canopy tear all the way to the Leading edge. they had to unstitch the LE so they could sew the canopy back down so they just pushed the Bladder out of the way, but when i pumped it back up i noticed the bladder was slighty twisted.
Couple of beers and 10 pump ups and it was all sweet.
Pulling a bladder out is riskier then leaving it in, IMO
the bladder doesn't really need to be removed and just about all bladder damage can be fixed unless you've set fire to it. been repairing kites since 1998
... I should probably qualify saying "take it out", if the kite repairer is normally a kite repairer then leave it in, but if a normal sailmaker, take it out. The normal sailmaker with years of experience can usually do good work with kites but don't realise how sensitive a bladder is.
BTW, putting bladders back in is easy guys, slowly and with a bit of talc, easy peasy, patience is the key!
There is absolutely no doubt what to do here.
If the bladder absolutely has to be replaced then definitely send it off for repairs minus the bladder. Fit the new one once its repaired.
Yes - I agree its no real hassle for a kite repairer to sew up a canopy with the bladder in - in almost all cases.
Yes - I agree that most bladder repairs can be done without necessarily removing the bladder entirely.
But in this case the bladder (apparently) has to be removed & a new one replaced so its a no-brainer. Get the sail repair done sans bladder.
thanks for the tips.
I do have a spare bladder and the blowout is big so a new bladder will go in. Also only a sailmaker down here. So leading edge reppair first then the new bladder. Next task to wrestle withthe naish one way strut valves....
I'd leave the old bladder in and get the leading edge fixed then u can use the old bladder to pull your lines through to fit the new bladder later and it will be easier to do in one hit.
