Rider: 75kg,Level (intermediate)
Style: Freeriding, Surf
Weather: 20-25 knots
Build Quality: ?/10.....
Satisfaction: ?/10...... My confidence has taken a serious nose dive today!!!

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My Comments:
Today a friend who I have recommended WM kites has had a line slipping out of the bar AGAIN!! The same happened on his BOSS a month or two ago and now this happened on his SMOKE! Both kites were used <10 times!!! First time he barely managed to keep it out of a tree after the line gave way. Today he spent over an hour in the water!!
Last time WM sent him a new line (or two) and suggested he put them on the bar himself.. He did and it worked. However, he was not amused and has other things to do than patching up a 1600USD brand new kite!
He will buy an Airrush bar tomorrow, as he has heard good feedback on these.
Hopefully WM will take their responsibility this time and not send him another "home work" kit!!!

How about just make the knot bigger, use a fig 8 knot with an extra twist, that won't pull through and it would take less than a minute to fix.

a tradesman always blames his tools.

I have rode wainman's for a while.. Never had any dramas like you are carrying on about...

haha. the saying is ' A good tradesman NEVER Blames his tools'
anyway...I get the drift

This happened to me also on my 7m Gypsy (27+ knots). People are amazed to hear that the line can slip through whilst knotted. Alex from Stonker sent me a replacement washer which I secured in place with an 8 knot (as suggested by Wainman Hawaii). Nice to know I'm not the only person who has experienced issues...