Cause of the bladder damage is very obvious. When the bladder is removed from the wing and laid flat, and a back plate is placed over the bladder the slice in the bladder lines up with the bottom corner of the back plate.
I can reproduce this exact type of damage 10 out of 10 tries by dropping a back plate edge wise on a wing.
This doesn't happen by packing a wing in a suit case.
This doesn't happen while the wing is in storage.
This doesn't happen spontaneously, it happens when a backplate is dropped on a wing.
Tobin
Hi Tobin,
How can a backplate drop onto a wing? When it is seperated? or when it is attached to the wing and a tank and the whole assembly is placed carelessly on a bench or on ground or on the floor of the boat?
I am not here to pick up a fight. I am just interested in this thread and would like to learn to use my equipment wisely. I have emailed Tobin asking the fitting of their wings to my existing backplate and I found he is always patient to answer my stupid questions.