Summary of Contents for Wainman Hawaii ManiaC
- Page 2 ATTENTION WAINMAN HAWAII LLC STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT YOU TAKE LESSONS AND BE A CONFIDENT AND COMPETENT KITEBOARDER BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT ON YOUR OWN. THE SUPPLIERS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR ANY PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY ANY USE, MISUSE, ABUSE OR IRRESPONSIBLE USE OF THIS PRODUCT BY THE USER.
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Page 3: Inside The Package
9. ManiaC Bar Accessory Bag and Line winder/storage (Left Pouch) 3. Compression Bag 7. Bar Spare Parts located 10. ManiaC Repair kit & Stickers 4. ManiaC Bar (located in the front pouch of Kite Bag) vein in Accessory Bag (Right Pouch) Inflation System repair kit, bladder patches, sail 5. - Page 4 FAST tab. To decrease the turning speed characteristics. re-attach the pigtail to the SLOW setting. The various turning speed options of the ManiaC combined with the center line 6A. Leading Edge (LE) Inflate valve. attachment options can provide unique flying and bar pressure 6B.
- Page 5 . It is very important to properly trim the kite (on the clam cleat). If the kite is not properly trimmed, the performance of the kite may be jeopardized (back stalling etc.). When you decide it is time for changing the ManiaC performance characteristics, it is suggested that you always make a single change at a time (on center and back lines).
- Page 7 REMEMBER: Safety is the number one priority. Below are a few steps on rigging the ManiaC. STEP 1. There are two ways of laying out your lines - upwind and downwind of the kite.
- Page 8 Make sure your kite is properly inflated which will assist in easy and quick relaunch capability. REMEMBER: Safety is the number one priority. Below are steps and tips on relaunching the ManiaC. STEP 1. When the kite goes down with the LE in the water, the wing tip lifts, the kite will rotate on its side and start make sure the kite is directly downwind of you.
- Page 9 You may have to use the traditional kite relaunch method as illustrated above. The concept is very similar to the simple ManiaC Relaunch described on pg. 16, but requires letting the board go and swimming towards kite.
- Page 10 Close deflate valve afterwards so bladder does not fill with water. The rolled up kite (with inflated struts) will offer flotation for your to lie on and paddle back to shore. Figure 5. 8 - MANIAc MANUAL...
- Page 12 Due to its construction the loop doesn’t elongate while riding. It comes equipped with a removable security pin (Dingy Guy), and the small, integrated ring can be used as a leash attachment point for One Release set-up. 10 - MANIAc MANUAL...
- Page 13 MANIAc bAR: sTOck STOCK SET-UP The “Stock” set-up is how the bar comes “out the bag” and is geared towards the every day rider that engages his/her quick release in rare emergency occasions. In this option you attach the bar leash to the “safety” ring on buffer of the stock bar.
- Page 14 MANIAc bAR: sUIcIdE cONNEcTION SUICIDE CONNECTION SET-UP The “Suicide Connection” set-up is for experienced riders only. It may meet the needs of expert riders who ride in waves and don’t want to lose their kite. It allows for unhooked riding and letting go of the bar without kite “flagging”...
- Page 15 MANIAc bAR: sUIcIdE cONNEcTION Remove suicide Feed the suicide Loop the suicide Feed both ends of connector and ring connector through connector around the the suicide connector from ManiaC Bar the hole in the buffer. buffer. through the loop. accessory bag.
- Page 16 (safety leash) and you must activate the safety leash to release the kite. HOW TO: REQUIRED PARTS (found in ManiaC Bar accessory bag) - Front line swivel connector - Metal ring ADDITIONAL PARTS NEEDED - Thin line Remove the Safety Ring from the red bungee (as illustrated above).
- Page 17 Locate the metal ring in ManiaC Bar Pull the bungee back through Remove the thin line from bungee. accessory bag.
- Page 18 MANIAc bAR: PARA sUIcIdE PARA SUICIDE The “Para-Suicide Connection” set-up is for experienced riders only and gives you the same benefit of Suicide Connection with the benefit of flagging your kite if you activate your Quick Release. It may meet the needs of expert riders who ride unhooked and don’t want...
- Page 19 MANIAc bAR: PARA sUIcIdE Remove the Safety Ring from the grey bungee (as illustrated above) Attach suicide leash to the grey bungee by looping through each other (as illustrated above) IMPORTANT: Always attach clip (closest to red release) to your harness so you can reach the release when needed.
- Page 20 MANIAc bAR: ONE RELEAsE sETUP ONE RELEASE The “One Release” set-up is based on the simple principle that in case of major danger, there should be one ultimate kite release and kite will be completely detached from the rider. When choosing this setup you have to be aware that when your activate your QR, your kite will fly away.
- Page 21 ThE qUIck RELEAsE & sAFETy LEAsh Please remember that it is always your (and others) health and life that is more important than the kite itself. If you ever feel that you are in a dangerous and uncertain situation, activate the quick release. Be logical, know your limits, and kite in a safe environment. NOTE: After every session the quick release, on both the harness loop and safety leash, should be rinsed with fresh water.
- Page 22 MANIAc bAR: 5Th LINE sETUP 5TH LINE SETUP Although the ManiaC was designed on four lines and performs optimally on this 4-line setup in the correct rider weight and wind range , the 5th line setup allows for increased wind range and additional stability of the ManiaC in overpowered conditions.
- Page 23 MANIAc bAR: 5Th LINE sETUP Place the 5th line adaptor in the Feed the front lines lines through Attach the the front line (orange) holes in swivel and 5th line adaptor. swivel connectors to the center lines. middle of the swivel.
- Page 24 MANIAc bAR: v-LINE ATTAchMENT 5TH LINE SETUP Although the ManiaC was designed on four lines and performs optimally on this 4-line setup in the correct rider weight and wind range , the 5th line setup allows for increased wind range and additional stability of the ManiaC in overpowered conditions.
- Page 25 MANIAc bAR: v-LINE ATTAchMENT Attach both v lines to the attachment points (v - line tab) on the leading edge of the kite. Use the loop with small black label. Connect v - line pigtail to both ends of the v - line.
- Page 26 L = 2 m M = 2 m L = 2 m FLYING LINES ExTENSIONS (2xFRONT & 2xBACK line extensions are located in ManiaC bar accessory bag, 1x 5th LINE extension is located in 5th LINE kit) LENGTH S = 19 m...
- Page 27 TIPs & INFO Safety is the number one priority. REMEMbER: 1. Always make sure your swivel and pulley moves freely and is not jammed when setting up your kite (before every session). 2. You should frequently check your flying lines to ensure that all 4 lines are equal in length when the bar is trimmed at full power (release depower rope out of clam cleat).
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