Anyone cut away and lose their main? Sabre in eBay

[catfishhunter 1]

I saw this on eBay and it looks like someone cutaway their main and lost it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=37793&item=4130563682&rd=1

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[gmac324 0]

That certainly isn't a sabre!

It has thick dacron lines with weird attachments to the connector links, looks like F111 and has seperate stabalisers :-)

[Michele 1]

Also, in checking the seller's other auctions, there's a flite suit being sold.

The items location seems to be FLA....

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[AggieDave 6]

Canopy, tangled lines, freebag in one of the pictures. Definately looks like a stolen canopy from a cutaway.

Looks like a PD 9-cell, not a Sabre, though.

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[weegegirl 2]

If you look at the seller's other items for sale, you will notice he is most likely a hunter. I bet you he found this canopy in the woods while out on a hunt.

[AggieDave 6]

Is there a DZ near "PUNTA GORDA, FL
United States /Tampa-St. Petersburg "?

I don't know FL very well...sounds like we should call the closest DZ to that town.

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[gjhdiver 0]

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I saw this on eBay and it looks like someone cutaway their main and lost it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=37793&item=4130563682&rd=1

Well, two things spring to mind here.

Firstly, The main canopy is a Para-Flite Cruiselite, an old F1-11 7 Cell. It's probably seen better days, but it could be used if inspected, or see some use as a BASE canopy with some modification.

Also, the big clue as to why no one's come forward to claim that main, is the freebag. It's a rare hand deployed reserve system. If you look at the reserver pilot chute, you'll see that there is no spring there, just a pullout handle. The only rig that was widely available with that system was the Australian Woomera system, buily by Roochutes. You saw a few of them in the states, but not many. I suspect that it was cutaway by a visiting foreign jumper who has since gone home. How long that thing's been out in a field is anyone's guess, as I haven't seen a Cruiselite being jumped in a few years, or a Woomera for even longer.

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[kingbunky 3]

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Your bidding on a sabre parachute as pictured. I was told its a 205/150 ram air canopy. I know nothing about these things so feel free to ask questions. I looked it over and seen NO rips or tears. The cords look to be a tangled mess to me but all intacked. Selling as-is with no reserve. Do to the nature of these is advisable to have it checked over by an expert for safty reasons. I will not be reasponsable for its user. Please email any questions. Buyer to pay shipping and insurance. Thanks for looking. JIM Pay-Pal, check or money order

nice spelling, i wonder if his name is really bubba, billy bob, cooter or junior.

(apologies to anyone named bubba, billy bob, cooter or junior.)

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[nanook 1]

You sure that's a freebag? I see a bridle coming from the inside of the dbag to something that i assume is an anchor point to top of a parachute, and stitching on the other one that suggests (I almost swear I could see the tip of a closing pin on it's opposite side) a closing pin on the other side.

Or. . .am I missing the joke?

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[pilotdave 0]

You sure that's not the main pilot chute? I thought it was just a pullout. I can't imagine that's a freebag anyway. Rubber bands and bridle coming out of both sides...

Dave

[OmriMon 0]

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(I almost swear I could see the tip of a closing pin on it's opposite side)

I c that too.

it's definately the main D-bag with a pull out system

[usedtajump 1]

That thing could even be an old Lite Cloud, I know they had detached stabilizeres. Can't remember if the Cruislite stabilizers were attached or not.

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[gjhdiver 0]

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You sure that's a freebag? I see a bridle coming from the inside of the dbag to something that i assume is an anchor point to top of a parachute, and stitching on the other one that suggests (I almost swear I could see the tip of a closing pin on it's opposite side) a closing pin on the other side.

Or. . .am I missing the joke?

Yup, you're right. I missed the attatment to the main when I looked at the picture. There was a Woomera rig though, no joke.

[goose491 0]

And is the stabilizer on the end (first and second pics) supposed to be partially detached like that?

My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

[Malfunction 0]

Cruiselites did have detached stabilizers... I jumped one for nearly a year. Only one problem, if I remember correctly, Cruiselites had line attachements, not direct attachment. The risers are definately from a Main Deployment System, but the last time I saw an F111 with a pull-out deployment system was... well... never. Usually pull-out systems are used with ZP fabric (at least all the pull-out systems that I have packed were ZP fabric).

But what exactly is a 205/150? Never heard of that as a canopy description before. Ironic, isn't it, that for his lack of knowledge of this canopy, he managed to keep the company logos and id patches out of the photographs?

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[skycat 0]

Did paraflite ever make a rig? Those paraflite logos aren't on the canopy.

Fly it like you stole it!

[turtlespeed 212]

Funny - those pictures are no longer available.
Wonder why?

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[flyangel2 2]

That's strange, I'm looking at it right now. What did you have for lunch

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[usedtajump 1]

Holy shit, the bidding is already up to $103.00 and it's a seven day auction.

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[AggieDave 6]

Huh. The bid has ended early by the lister due to "mistakes in the listing."

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[hookitt 0]

but it could be used if inspected, or see some use as a BASE canopy with some modification.
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Garreth.. you've got to be kidding. That statement is way off. A ragged out old skydiving canopy has no use for BASE, where it's it's important to have a good parachute

Any way, I've read the rest of the thread and that's the only thing I wish to comment

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[ai8 0]

I e-mailed the guy running the auction. Apparently someone already told him it might be stolen equipment:

"I have canceled this auction. Its not a sabre its a XL cloud by para-flite. I was told it may be stolen so i can check on this. I found a stamp on the underside with the information. JIM"

[AggieDave 6]

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I e-mailed the guy running the auction. Apparently someone already told him it might be stolen equipment:

Wonder who that was...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[OmriMon 0]

I sent him an email as well, heres what he told me:

"I own a consignment store in punta gorda someone had brought it in to me. I have had several emails on this stating it may be stolen so i pulled the auction. I found a stamp on the underside saying its a XL cloud by para-flite also. The man lied to me about that also. Sorry for the confussion. JIM "