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[UPNET]

Looking for someone to build me a (Ralf Dietrich)  Manta. I saw it on the KPB site. Email...or PM me if your interested. Include an estimate of cost.

Thanks,
Chris

[indigo_wolf]

Looking for someone to build me a Manta. I saw it on the KPB site. Email...or PM me if your interested. Include an estimate of cost.

Thanks,
Chris

The Ralf Dietrich one ? (so as not to upset the fans of Focus Kite Designs  )

ATB,
Sam

[fidelio]

i too have eyed that one many times. very nice looking kite, and what looks like a great plan. too bad i don't read german.
i really like how it actually looks like a manta.

the focus manta causes me serious kite lust though how it floats and glides just like a real manta.

[kiteguy]

Yes, it is in German.  However there is a thing on Google that will translate PDF files for you.

Problem is that when you try to print it out.....well, there is a tad of work involved....

I am in the process of editing it right now.  It takes a bit of time.  (Read "bit" as "lot")

Probably there is no need for the translation, as long as there are pictures, and there are...      

[UPNET]

Bump......no one interested?   

[KenMcNeill]

Chris, have you contacted Ralf to see if he can make you one?

[UPNET]

Yes...I did...but so far no answer. But then again...I sent it on the 23rd.

[boomertype]

Yes...I did...but so far no answer. But then again...I sent it on the 23rd.

Give him a bit of time, he's not in your time zone.

[radi]

Hi Chris (and all other Manta lovers    )

Thank you for your email! I will answer here on GWTW as other kitefriends could be interested too.
Happy to hear, that you like the Manta! It is a great kite for light winds and loves a light breeze.

Sorry, but I don’t build kites for cash. Kiteflying is “just” a hobby for me. A serious hobby, yes, but still a hobby. I build kites only for myself or to swap with kites from other kitebuilders.

Beside of this, I offered HQ / Invento the Manta and they are thinking about a production for 2010. They didn’t reach a decision yet, but – let us give them a bit of time.
If HQ isn’t interested, maybe I find another producer – let us see…

Another possibility: a workshop. I offered a Manta workshop in Copenhagen and we had a lot of fun. With a bit of experience, you can easily build a Manta in one day – its not rocketscience 

Greetings from Denmark
Ralf

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