Modifying an old round for parasailing?

[eUrNiCc 0]

Does anyone have any experience modifying rounds for parasailing? I have a few collecting dust in my closet that I'd like to have some fun with. From the look of things you could just hot knife a few vents in the proper places & make a special set of risers without too much trouble. Does anyone have a schematic or set of plans for this sort of system?

Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age.

[stratostar 5]

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From the look of things you could just hot knife a few vents in the proper places

NOT ! Trying to parasail with a home made canopy is a BAD idea, trying to parasail when you don't know what your doing is also a bad idea.
Sounds like a good way to hurt someone, IMHO.
If you want to parasail buy a parasail.

While a old Paracomander will work like a parasail if it is hooked up the right way, it is still not a good idea, there for I'm not going to tell you how to do it, other then to say again, go buy a parasail.

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you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo

[BIGUN 1,307]

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While a old Paracomander will work like a parasail if it is hooked up the right way, it is still not a good idea,

What Stratostar said, I can share from experience. Let's just say things went very bad from the time the decision was made until my buds fished me out. Skydiving is much safer.

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[CrazyL 0]

Yur Nuts!!!!! Skydiving is safer, it's those low to the ground sports that hurt the most, including parasailing. Ever seen a round with vents in it hook it into the ground? There are more than a few jumpers whove done the vent mod, trim, risers, harness and rigged with new rope, old rope, and towed with car, van, truck, boat, with round and square. The risk of injury or death of the rider will be really high.

[cessna54tango 0]

hey, i got an old paracommander that has been modified to parasail. the steering lines were removed and i believe some of the vents were totally opened. i think the steering vents. the harness still attaches to the normal riser location using capewells. the Y lanyard that attaches to the rope is then attached to drings sewn in the front risers about 3/4 the way up to the links. this will give the canopy the "nose down" trim so it lifts. anyways, it is more dangerous than a parasail. we have been bounced a few times. we attach about a 100 ft rope tie it to the jeep and blast down the grass runway when its too windy to jump. but we dont take it any higher than we are prepared to fall this summer we are hooking it up to the boat and one of us is going to base off of it into the drink. well, i guess it wont technically be a base jump but it will be scary enough

[fcajump 164]

To paraphrase a skydiver I used to know after she rigged up a skydiving canopy for parasailing...

"the last thing I remember was hearing something go 'twang'..."

Always remember that some clouds are harder than others...

[ripcord4 0]

Well, I was not going to say anything on this post, but as common sense seems to be an uncommon commodity here goes: IF YOU WANT TO PARASAIL - BUY A PARASAIL!! The few dollars you will save by "modifying a round canopy" will be eaten up in the first 30 seconds of the ambulance ride to the emergency room. Even a Para Commander is quite iffy for Parasailing.

[airtwardo 7]

Sounds like a good way to hurt someone, IMHO.

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YUP!

An old buddy 'Hal' that I used to jump with at Perris did it...he actually KNOCKED DOWN a power pole!

Squished his nuts, lost a bunch of his choppers and an EYE!

DUMB IDEA!


Those parachutes weren't designed for that.

A para-sail has vents that allow it to inflate and ascend...a PC, even reconfigured and toggles removed is so unstable being pulled, that eventually you WILL frap in.

Also...it takes considerably more horsepower to drag a parachute than a para-sail.

We even use to try it with Strato Clouds back in the day...now THERE'S fun & carnage with a bow on it!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[cessna54tango 0]

i was going to tell you guys to take your skirts off and grow a ballbag but now i see your concern so we have deceided to discontinue use of our 1974 paracommander and change with the times and hook up my 83 xaos 27. horse power is not an issue with the turbo! just have to drive faster.

[Banksey 0]

You're sh%tting me.............. chiris i thought that was a parasail............. wtf man. after reading all these posts of concerned people saying how dangerous that is...i just don't think i can trust you anymore. you gotta start using your head more.

but hey, i would like to try out that 83 xaos.. sounds like fun!
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[mjosparky 4]

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i was going to tell you guys to take your skirts off and grow a ballbag but now i see your concern so we have deceided to discontinue use of our 1974 paracommander and change with the times and hook up my 83 xaos 27. horse power is not an issue with the turbo! just have to drive faster.

Doing it and getting away with has more to do with luck than skill. A doing it does not make it smart.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[slug 1]

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i was going to tell you guys to take your skirts off and grow a ballbag but now i see your concern so we have deceided to discontinue use of our 1974 paracommander and change with the times and hook up my 83 xaos 27. horse power is not an issue with the turbo! just have to drive faster.

Some of us old farts remember people doing silly things (in hindsight) during weather loads like trying to tow a PC behind a car.

What everyone else said. ain't worth it.

OTOH this is a good example of the positive value of DZ.com learn from others mistakes.

R.I.P.

[cessna54tango 0]

you guys are funny, ill have to post some more of our stupid human tricks, and banksy youll get on anything that flies! and youll do what i tell you or else, you bastard! besides youre good at bouncing!

[Banksey 0]

that's true... i pounded in twice and bounced.... ER Um.. I MEAN that was fun! let's do it again!

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[mjosparky 4]

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you guys are funny, ill have to post some more of our stupid human tricks, and banksy youll get on anything that flies! and youll do what i tell you or else, you bastard! besides youre good at bouncing!

You 2 should take you clown act on the road. It has no place in a serious discussion on gear or safety.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[stratostar 5]

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i was going to tell you guys to take your skirts off and grow a ballbag

We all still a "ball bag"! Sometimes it takes bigger balls to know when not to do something then to go ahead and do it.

I have gotten away parasailing with a PC many times too, but one day it got someone and got them bad, as in never to walk again bad, we all learned from then on it was a BAD IDEA!

So you go ahead and strut your young mans ballsack around and talk your shit about how cool you are with your big balls in front of your buddys, and should the day come when you bust one of them up, just remember if your going to be stupid, you better be tough!

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you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo

[billvon 2,991]

> was going to tell you guys to take your skirts off and grow a ballbag . . .

I'd rather be listening to someone tell me to grow some balls than lying there hoping my spinal cord grows back. I've made the mistake of trying to tow a round without knowing what I was doing. Fortunately I survived the experience.

For one indication of what can happen, google "paraglider tow lockout."

[cessna54tango 0]

You 2 should take you clown act on the road. It has no place in a serious discussion on gear or safety.

[mjosparky 4]

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You 2 should take you clown act on the road. It has no place in a serious discussion on gear or safety.

we already tried that unfortunatly the parasail has what you would call a small problem negotiating through town behind the truck. you know power lines and what-not getting all wrapped up in the thing, not to mention the tight turns and buildings as well as stopping all the time at lights, gets to be a bit of a problem landing and taking off all the time. guess you can see the difficulity in a road show. now what we can do, is sell tickets on this thing at the next fair to make money to buy a "real parasail" but until then we will take our young, tough bouncy ball bags swinging benieth our paracommander out on windy days. i guess you didnt pay too much attention in my first post where i said we dont go any higher than we are prepared to fall, but you must have just skimmed past that all fired up. except this summer when we are gonna base jump off it behind the boat, that should be killer...... no pun intended..... or is it.....;

[Banksey 0]

our heavy ball bags keep us low enough to the ground that we won't need a hospital ... works out pretty good.

then again..... i would like to see what some of those hott nurses would do if me and my balls spent the night there....hmmmm......


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[darnknit 0]

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our heavy ball bags keep us low enough to the ground that we won't need a hospital

does it keep you from stepping on your dick?
that can be important as well.

pulling is cool. keep it in the skin

[riggermick 7]

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You 2 should take you clown act on the road. It has no place in a serious discussion on gear or safety.

we already tried that unfortunatly the parasail has what you would call a small problem negotiating through town behind the truck. you know power lines and what-not getting all wrapped up in the thing, not to mention the tight turns and buildings as well as stopping all the time at lights, gets to be a bit of a problem landing and taking off all the time. guess you can see the difficulity in a road show. now what we can do, is sell tickets on this thing at the next fair to make money to buy a "real parasail" but until then we will take our young, tough bouncy ball bags swinging benieth our paracommander out on windy days. i guess you didnt pay too much attention in my first post where i said we dont go any higher than we are prepared to fall, but you must have just skimmed past that all fired up. except this summer when we are gonna base jump off it behind the boat, that should be killer...... no pun intended..... or is it.....;

[ripcord4 0]

Riggermick, I second your motion!

[cessna54tango 0]

Your general attitude and demeanor displayed on this forum is a primary reason why so many people leave the sport after a few years. Abrasive personality and egotistical attitude get very old to people after a while and when you have a DZ full of them a lot of people just say enough.


oh please, give me a break, you guys are funny. i left all that stuff off my profile cause you guys dont need to know that. im just making it entertaining to read. gotta love it. pretty much everything that needed to be said in this topic was said in the first 3 or 4 posts. if any of you guys are taking this seriously i feel real sorry for you, have a nice day boys and girls.

[slug 1]

Me thinks You all have been trolled and took the bait.

We've all seen these type of folks on this websight before and we will see them again.

First time shame on them second time shame on us.

R.I.P.