Wing foiling - wing strut bladder repair and fixing strut stitching

To stitch I've used "Speedy Stitcher" (broke one needle in the process, it's pretty hard to go through 4 layers of dacron but doable).
For bladder and canopy I'm using Tear Aid Type A 152cm (5ft) Bulk Roll

[@simoncossettini9680]

Thanks that was just what was needed ! I was looking for a zip on the strut and thanks to your video was able to push the connector down to remove the bladder.

[@SilverFoilSurfer]

Glad I could help

[@CaribsurfDon]

Thank you so much for taking the time to film this. Very helpful and someday I know I will I will put it to use.

[@gnadzon]

woooow !!!! Now I feel myself confident enough to fix my own wing !!!! ( If I fail, I will blame it to You...of course 🙂 )

[@Tobeon2]

Cool!! I did not even know we can fixing the wing like this is possible.. Thank you.. 😎😍

[@miraclesailor]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Makes me much more confident about exploding my wing.

[@WillMoody-crmstorm]

Really useful. Thank you for making this video!

[@MrHUGOLADEIRA]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is the exactly video that im looking for! ♥

[@olivierleduc2867]

Cool. I have never popped my bladder but it's often full!

[@SilverFoilSurfer]

With material like this Olivier you should be doing standups ;)

[@nuestrasternuras5036]

Gracias 🙂

[@flyingfootage]

this video might come in handy someday ,good job 👍

[@joaquinandres8142]

Nice tutorial!! Thanks for uploading. I would have cutted the corners of the patch in a Round shape to make it last longer,otherwise it peels off from the edgy corner, but is just a small Detail

[@SilverFoilSurfer]

Thanks! Never had an issue with peeling corners with Type-A, maybe some other brands, good tip though!

[@francescobrai]

Thank you

[@progettistameccanico]

Thanks for your video. I would like to know what happens in case of a long (3 inches, 8 cm) cut rather than a small hole. Is still repairable? or bludder is mandatory to be replaced ? Thanks

[@SilverFoilSurfer]

Theoretically Tear Aid Type A should work for 8cm, you just need to make sure not to glue 2 sides of the bladder together, probably would need to put something inside the bladder (maybe a soft plastic wrap) to prevent 2 sides of the bladder from sticking together.

[@progettistameccanico]

@@SilverFoilSurfer thanks. But in such case it would be better to replace the bladder. Is it right? Are the bladders all replaceable? Or every brand has its own? Is the bladder of cilindrica shape or is already preformed to match the strut shape?

[@SilverFoilSurfer]

Bladders are not cheap, if you can fix it, better fix it with Tear Aid Type A. Every brand has it's own version, also, I believe they vary btw sizes, 3m vs 5m.

[@progettistameccanico]

@@SilverFoilSurfer yes, my wingfoil teacher confirmed that as well

[@carmenskerry7795]

Thanks i just repaired my wing in the middle of nowhere w your help. What is the name of the good fabric sail repair, 'curate'?? Simon

[@SilverFoilSurfer]

I used to bring it to the repair shop to stitch but now if the canopy tear is not too big I use tear-aid type A, works great.