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DESCRIPTION

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FRONT

CROSSBAR

ASSEMBLY

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STARBOARD

RUDDER

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11.

BOOM

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PORT

RUDDER

ASSEMBLY

12.

TRAMPOLINE

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TILLER

CROSSBAR

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CROSSBAR

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each

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4

each

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each

with

1099-2

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2

each

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15

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each

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Rings 2

each

24

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270

3338

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27E

3311

Pad

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each

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3.5

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29

Tramp

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80"

30

148"

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8"

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piece

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WIRE

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Forestay

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36

Warranty

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rear.

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trampoline

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forward

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rear.

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corner

slot

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crossbar

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bolt

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it

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hack

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pocket

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AND

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farasit

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lowering

the

rudder

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stops

completely

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sail

fuller,

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NOTE:

THE

RUDDER

MUST

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ALL

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WAY

DOWN

before

the

tiller

arm

will

latch.Ifthe

tiller

armisnot

latched,

the

rudder

will

notbe"locked

down"

and

will

kick

back

while

sailing,

causing

difficult

steering.

TO

RAISE

THE

RUDDERSIiftupon

ONE

tiller

arm,

unlocking

the

rudder,

and

pull

all

the

way

forwardtothe

"locked

up"

position.

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the

sametoraise

other

rudder.

ADJUSTING

RUDDER

"KICK-UP"

RELEASE

Your

rudders

will

automatically

kickupif

they

hit

the

beachorsome

heavy

obstacle

in

the

water

while

sailing.(They

canbelocked

down

againbysimply

following

the

procedure

for

lowering

the

rudders.)

However,ifthey

should

NOT

kickupwhen

necessatyorshould

kick

up

too

easily,

you

can

remedy

the

problembya

simple

adjustment

Inside

the

upper

rudder

housing

thereisa

nylon

bolt

withascrew

head

that

can

be

tightenedorloosenedtocontrol

the

"kick·up"

release.

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HTEN

THE

BOLT

ONE

TURN

CLOCKWISE

OR

MORE

TO

INCREASE

THE

AMOUNT

OF

PRESSURE

NECESSARYTOKICKUPTHE

RUDDER.

Loosen

the

bolt

one

turn

counter-

clockwise

for

the

opposite

result

NOTE:

Usealarge

head

screwdriver

for

making

adjustments.

You

should

find

the

rud.

ders

are

pre.set

at the

proper

tension,

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adjustment

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shroud

adjuster.

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makesaline

available

in

'

·

·...

-

·

-

·

·

-

the

eventofa

capsize.

If

you

capsize

and

don't

have

righting

lines,

you

can

use

your

mainsheet

line. Just

leave

the

sheet

tiedtathe

ratchet

block,

unstringitfrom

the

boom

block

and

loopitover

the

hull

and

:

tieitto

the

side

chain

plate.

However,

this

is

much

more

difficult

and

time

consuming.

Always

hangonto

the

boatina

capsize.

It

...

will

keep

you

from

getting

hurt

and

make

right·

ing

quicker.

The

boat doesn'tgoover

par·

ticularly

fast,

but

you

should

hangonfirmly

to

prevent

yourself from

slipping.

-

The

Hobie

Cat

mastissealed

air

tightsoit

will

help

float

the

boatonits

side.

However,

if

-

thereisa

hard

wind

blowing,

the

windage

against

the

trampoline

might

force

the

mast

3

4

straight

downindeep

water.

Photo1sh

ows

(41Hike

outasfarasyou

cantoget

the

water,

standonone

endofthe

hull,

sinking

it,

the

boat

down(turtle).

best

leverage

pulling

the

boat

right

side

up.

This

which

will

cause

the

boattoturn

and

drift

The

procedure

for

righting

the boat

is:

positionisthe

most

difficult

partofrighting

downwind,

pulling

the

mast

outofthe

mud.

(1)

Reach

down

and

untie

the

righting

line,

the

boat.

The

boat

seemstohang

for

what

Periodically

check

your

MAST

FITTINGS,

leaving

the

other

end

tiedtothe

windward

side.

seemsaneternity(actually

onlyafew

seconds)especially

the

pop

rivets,tosee

that

they

are

IMPORTANT:

BE

SURETOUNCLEAT

THE

because

you

are

lifting

the

full

weightofthe

sealedsowater

doesn't

enterifyou

should

MAINSHEET

SO

THE

SAIL

WON'T

HOLD

mast

and

sail.

Just

keep

your

weight

outasfar

capsize.

Waterinthe

mast

makesitvery

dif·

WATERWHILE

RIGHTING.

as

possible

and

have

patience.

ficult,ifnot

impossible,toright

the

boat

This

(2)

With

one end

tiedtothe

shroudonthe

(5)

Over

she

comestoright

side

up.

Hold

should

notbea

problem

since

the

mastissealed

windward

side,

stringitacross

the boat

and

ontothe

righting

line

and

keep

pulling

until

at the

factory

and

should

stay

that

way.Agood

standonthe

opposite

hull.

Lean

outasfar

as

the

boat

startstocome

downonyou.Itwill

sealantisthe

silicone

rubber

sealer

available

at

possible

using

the

ropetohelp

keep

your

come

down

slowly,

but

it's

advisabletokeepamost

stores.

balance.

Keep

your

boat-crosswaystothe

handupover

your

head

until

the

hull hits

the

wind

and

make

sure

you

are

standing

on

water.

RIGHTING

the

downwind

hull.

Withalittle

patience,

the

IMPORTANT:

Hangonto

the

rightins

line

boat

will

slowly

starttocome

up on

its

side.

until

you

have

climbed

onto

the

boat.

It's

a

SUMMARY

(3)

Now

that

the

boatison

its

side,

keep

terrible

feelingtosee

your

Hobie

Cat

sailing

the

mast

pointing

into

the

windtomake

right·

acrossthe

ocean

orbay

WITHOUTyou.

(1)

Make

sure

righting

lines

areonboat

as

ing

easier.

The

wind

against

the

trampoline

will

described.

help

right

the boat

this

time.Ifthe

mast

drifts

(21Duringacapsize

hang

onto

the

boat

away

from

the

wind

direction,

try

walking

OTHER

(3)

Uncleat

your

sail

after

capsizing.

along

the

hulls(fore

and

aft)to

control

the

(4)

Make

sure

your

righting

lineistied

to

directionofthe

drifttokeep

the

boat

cross·

RIGHTING

HINTS:

windward

side

before

righting.

waystothe

wind.

(5)

Keep

mast

pointing

into

wind.

Notice

the

mainsheet

lineisuncleated

and

While

righting

the

Hobie

Cat,

keep

the

hull

(6)

Holding

line,

hike

outasfaraspossible

the

sailisway

out,soyou

don't

trytopull

up

You

're

standingonbalancedsoneither

the

bow

and

bouncealittle.

a

sail

fullofwater.

NOTE:

Mostofthe

time

nor

sternissubmerged.

Thisisdonebyshifting

(7)Asshe

comes

over,

putahandupand

your

boat

will

only

tip

overonits

side,

and

all

your

weight

slightly

back

andi

forth

while

HANG

ONTO

THE

LINE.

thatisnecessaryisto

reachupand

untie

the

watching

the

endsofthe

boat

until

neither

is

(8)

Practice

capsizing

and

righting

the

boat

righting

line

and

proceed

from

heretoright

the

submerged.

It's

suggested

that

you

have

help

standingbyat

boat

If

the

mast

gets

stuckinthe

mudofshallow

first

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NOTE!

A

person

weighing

under

100

poundsmay

notbeabletoright

the 3.5

without

assistance.

Be/ic

Sailing

Many

people

who

buy

Hobie

3.5's

YOUMUSTADJUSTYOURSAILWHENEVER

FALLING

OFF

are

experienced

skippers,

but

if

THEWINDSHIFTS.

you're

just

beginning

your

sailing

To

make

sure

that

the

sailistrimmed

right,

PULLING

THE

TILLER

AWAY

FROM

career,

here

are

a

few

importan

t

keep

testingtofind

the

pointatwhich

the

sail

THE

SAIL

will

cause

the boattoveer

away

beginstoluff

(flop)

and

then

tightenitjustafrom

the

wind.

The

sail

does

not

change

sides

guidelines

for

safe

and

sane

boating.

little.

THE

MORE

THE

SAIL

LUFFS,

THE

when

you

fall

off,

either.

MORE

SPEED

YOU'LL

LOSE,SOWATCH

IT

BALANCING

ATALLTIMES.

COMING

ABOUT

THE

BOAT

WATCH

YOUR

SAIL

THE

PREFERABLE

WAYOFTURNING

THE

BOAT

AROUNDISCALLED

COMING

The

first

problem

you'll

havetoconfront

is

Approximately

904ofthe

full

3600

are

ABOUT.

You'llbeheading

into

the

wind

and

balance.

When

gettinginand

outofa

small

"Dead

Area"inwhich

you

cannot

sail;

the

sail

thus

change

the

boat'S

direction.

The

boat

will

boat,

ALWAYS

STEPTOAND

FROM

THE

will

luff

powerlessly

and

your

boat

willbe"in

needtobe

moving

forward

in ordertofollow

CENTER

LINE.

Then

you

must

learntosit

irons"(stalledinthe

wind

where

the

boat

won't

through

the

entire

procedureofcoming

about

properly.

The

tiller

will

give

you

the

best

clue

respondtomovementofthe

tiller).The

re·

FIRST,

PUSH

THE

TILLER

SMOOTHLY

astowhere

you

should

sit:

ALWAYS

TRY

TO

maining

2100

you

can

sail

in,

1350oneach

BUT

FIRMLY

ALL

THE

WAY

OVER

TO·

SIT

IMMEDIATELY

FORWARDOFTHETIP

tack,

port

and

starboard.

WARD

THE

SAIL.

Second,

you

change

sides

OFTHE

TILLER.

as

the

sail changes

sides(it'sagood

idea

to

HEADING

UP

duck

your

headasthe

boom

passes

over

you

).

POWER

FROM

THIRD,

CHANGE

HANDSONTHE

MAIN-

Youll

needtoknow

howtoheadupor fall

SHEETsothat

your

forward

handisholding

THE

SAIL

offinordertoveer

away

from

oncoming

boats

the

mainsheet

again

and

your

aft

hand

has

the

and

other

potential

obstacles

Headingupis

tiller.

FINALLY,

STRAIGHTEN

THE

TILLER

To

get

maximum

benefit

from

the

power

accomplished

by

PUSHING

THE

TILLER

after

you've

completed

the

turn

and

head

for

your

sail

provides,

you

must

always

pay

close

TOWARD

THE

SAIL

and

the boat

will

then

your

new

destination.

You'll

avoid

the

problem

attentiontoits

trim.

ALWAYS

SIT

FACING

"head

up-

into

the

wind.

Remember-the

of

getting

into

ironsbyhaving

enough

speed

to

THE

SAl

L and keep

your

eyeonits

shape.

sail

does

not

change

sides.

begin

with,

pushing

the

tiller

over

firmly

enough

and

following

through.

CAN'T

SAIL

IN

THIS

AREA

When

it's

inconvenienttocome

about,

you

•

may

havetoJIBE.

Like

falling

off,

JIBING

/

REQUIRES

THAT

YOU

PULL

THE

TILLER

AWAY

FROM

THE

SAIL.

The

sail

will

change

sidesasin

coming

about,

but

the

problem

is

that

the

tendencytotip

overisgreater

in

0

/

jibing,

and

the

sail

may

suddenly

whip

across.

Soifyou

want

to

turn

the

boat

around,.

COME

ABOUTWHENEVER

POSSIBLE.

SAFETY

While

sailingisgenerallyasafe

sport,

care·

lessnessorlackofknowledge

canbedangerous.

A

little

common

sense

anti

attentiontoa

few

precautionsgoa

long

way

toward

protecting

your

safetyinanything

you

do,

including

sailing.

In

the

first

place,

don't

sail

withoutaCoast

Guard

approved

life

vestorjacket

for

each

persononboard.AType1PFDisan

approved

device

designedtoturnanunconscious

person

in

the

water

fromaface

downward

position

to

a

verticalorslightly

backward

position,

and

to

have

more

than20poundsofbuoyancy.

Recom-

mended

for

off-shore

cruising.

Acceptable

for

all

size

boats.Ifyou're

sailinginany

kindofa

heavy

seaorstrong

winds,

you

should

have

your

life

jacketorvest

on.

Accidentsdohappen

occasionally,

eventothe

bestofswimmers,

and

when

they

do,

they

usually

happen

quickly.

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Also

remembertohaveanadequate

paddle

and

righting

lineonboardatall

times.

Don't

sail

far

outtosea.

Weather

conditions

can

change

rapidly

and

evenifyou're

an

experienced

sailor,

old

Mother

Nature

can

sometimes

get

the

bestofyou.

You

should

never

sail

alone

where

you

can't

find

shelter

withinafairly

close

rangeorat

least

summon

assistance.

Know

your

equipment!

The

Hobie

Cat

is

h••WIND•

A

built

of

quality

materials

and

requires

little

maintenance,

but

for

safety's

sake,

you

should

F

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FALLING

•

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h

C

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inspectitoccasionally.

Check

the

sealsinyour

,

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•

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mastbypushingitunderwater

and

watching

for

air

bubbles.Ifitisleaking,

haveitresealed.

A

mast

fullofwater

makes

rightingacapsized

boat

awfully

difficult.Ifyou

find

the

hulls

are

taking

onanappreciable

amountofwater,

"•U

check

the

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