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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Parts Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Knots to Use 2
FramingtheHulls 4

Trampoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rudder&TilierSystem : 7

Mast & Rigging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Stepping the Mast 10
TrapezeWires 13

Mainsail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4

MainsheetSystem 16

Jib Sail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8

Righting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Trapeze Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Reefing 24
Safety 26
Parts List 27
Maintenance Mooring, Trailering 30

IMPORT ANT NOTICE. This manual is devoted to increasing your safety and enjoyment of your Hobie Cat.

We ask that you read it all thoroughly and TRY OUR WAY FIRST! Please pay particular attention to the
Safety section and the Maintenance, Mooring, and Trailering sections. It would also be a good practice to
review these on a periodic basis.

DANGER!! Watch for overhead wires whenever you are sailing,

launching, or trailering with the mast up. The mast sticks up there a long
way and shock or death could result if it comes in contact with overhead
wires. So look up when moving the boat around or even stepping the
mast and give any wires a wide berth.

Patent Numbers 24606.3575124,3921561.3929066,352753,691922, 905789, 3678876

Copyright @ December 1980 Coast Catamaran Corp.

Photography by J. Halcrow 1

PARTS LAYOUT

6 6. Boom

MAJOR COMPONENTS

1. Port Hull

2. Starboard Hull

3. Rudder Assemblies

4. Aft Crossbar

5. Forward Crossbar

7. Sidebars

8. Tiller Extension and
Crossbar Assembly

;, 9. Battens: Main & Jib

1 O. Rig Kit

11. Sail Bag

12. Mainsail

13. Jib

14. Trampoline

15. Mast (not shown)

FIGURE 1

KNOTS TO USE

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17. RIG KIT

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WIRE SET

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FRAMING THE HULLS

Tools needed: Rubber mallet, adjustable crescent wrench, screwdriver, and pliers.

FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5

Assemble the frame components as shown in the With an assistant, position the hulls as shown, using
photo. The flared portion of the sidebar track must be the packing carton end caps for assembly stands.
forward and facing inward. Make sure that the flatter sides of the hulls face out-

ward. Carefully place the frame on the pylons, align­ing it so that each corner casting in turn can be started
onto its pylon. Do not drive the castings down until all
have been equally started.

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Beginning at the left front, drive each corner casting Once all the castings are properly positioned, install
down onto the pylon until the bolt holes line up. the pylon bolts and nuts, with the nuts inboard. Tighten
NOTE: Strike the casting directly over the pylon only. securely, but do not over-torque.
Binding or damage could otherwise result. Use a soft
mallet only.

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TRAMPOLINE

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Insert trampoline half into the flared sidebar track so Insert the forward edge of the trampoline into the front
that the grommets are running down the center and crossbar track adjacent to the corner casting and
across the back. The hiking straps should be on top. slide it all the way to the center. Repeat steps 8 and
Position the forward edge even with the forward 9 for the opposite side.
crossbar.

FIGURE 10 FIGURE 11

Install the aft lacing strip by feeding the larger bead Tie each aft lacing line to the aft corner casting as

into the track in the aft crossbar. Make sure it is shown. ­centered.

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Tie the center lacing line to the forward grommet on the port (left) trampoline half. Lace the line back and forth,
taking up slack as you go. Temporarily tie off the line at the aft end, then remove slack again by working it out front
to back. Lace the two aft lines simultaneously in the same manner.

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Once the trampoline is laced as tightly as possible, re-tie all the lines as in Figure 13. Use up any excess line by
tying several hitches as shown. As the boat is used, it will be necessary to periodically retighten the lines.

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RUDDER & TILLER SYSTEM

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Install the left rudder assembly onto the transom of Install the drain plugs into their housings in each
the left hull. The nylon nuts will be facing inboard. transom. Make sure that the a-ring gaskets are pro­With the tiller arm held out of the way, slip the rudder perly in place.

pin - cotter key up - down through the casting and
gudgeons. Once in place, install the other cotter key

into the rudder pin below the casting (see Fig. 15).
Repeat with right rudder.

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The illustration shows an exploded view of the tiller Tighten the nuts until the bolts protrude about two
connector kit. Notice that it depicts the port (left) thread widths beyond the nylon locking elements of
side. Install the tiller crossbar with the "PORT" sticker the nuts.

to the left side of the boat. 7

MAST & RIGGING

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Attach the bridle wires to the bow tangs by removing Attach the opposite ends of the bridles to the shackle
the bolts and slipping one end of each bridle into its on the bottom of the forestay adjuster.

tang. Retighten the bolts.

The forestay and shrouds are connected by a
large shackle. Attach this shackle to the lower
hole in the mast tang, insuring that the fore­stay is between the two shrouds. Tighten the
shackle pin securely with pliers, then twist the
safety wire around the shackle body and
through the hole in the shackle pin.

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Using the shackle provided, attach the trapeze
wires to the two upper holes in the mast tang
as shown. Use the trapeze wire shock cord
to tie the lower end of the wires to the mast

during stepping. For sailing in areas of frequent
strong winds, double trapeze rigs are available

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To keep the jib halyard out of the way while
stepping the mast, secure it at the cleat as
shown.

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