Duotone Echo First Time Setup

Just a quick video we've put together for those of you who've got a new Duotone Echo! How to set it up as well as a couple of little things to look out for.
The Draft rope setup is pretty straight forward once you see it, but there's no instructions with the unit so we figured we better put something out there.
Like a lot of new wings, the Echo has a massive LE (Leading Edge) especially in big sizes. Something many kiters will be familiar with especially going back many years to when large LE were the norm is it's quite easy for the bladder to become displaced in transit. Once you've pumped it up and used it a couple of times this will rarely ever be an issue again (unless you have a really good stack and pop something or it gets filled up with water!), but you always want to keep an eye on this especially when pumping up from new.
As luck would have it our brand new 7m had a slightly displaced bladder, so George demonstrates the quick and easy process to resolve this issue here and how to spot it.
Any questions on the new Echo feel free to comment or contact us via our website:
www.kitesurfaustralia.com.au/
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[@foilsurfmachines]

I inflate the wing 75% then put the boom on. This solved my issues with the bladder not seating. With practice, I can now judge how much to inflate, exactly, before putting the boom on.

[@AdventureSportsAU]

Nice tip! We'll give that a shot. After pumping up and getting it all located the first time it's been pretty good but definitely something to keep an eye on.

[@rafaelmcs]

Thank you very much for this video...today I received my 7m Duotone Echo and I was disappointed when I inflated and the dump valve moved moved to another position inside the wing...I’ve massaged a little bit and forced the dump valve to stay in position as I inflated the wing. I think this issue has been resolved...I was almost going to return the wing to the surf shop, and after seem you video I decided to try some more pump and see what happens...let’s see 😃

[@AdventureSportsAU]

Glad it helped! It's definitely something you want to keep an eye out for on a big LE like this, but once you've got it in the right spot and used it a few times it should settle into place. Had this out out probably 10 or 15 times since and the bladder has been all good. Happy foiling!

[@victorvelasco8697]

Is that a 6 or a 5?

[@LixisArgentina]

They said it is a 7 m... the bigger of the family I think

[@AdventureSportsAU]

This is the 7m, big one! We do a lot of light wind riding so wanted something to get up and go early. Plenty of power!

[@LixisArgentina]

Would it work around 10 knots?

[@AdventureSportsAU]

@@LixisArgentina On the 7m with 10 knots on the bottom end consistently, yeah you can ride with it. Takes a bit of practice though, you want more wind to learn and get the hang of it first. 10-15 etc. is pretty doable.