Hobie ADVANCE Assembly Manual

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ASSEMBLY MANUAL

HOBIE CAT EUROPE

ZI Toulon Est, BP 250
83078 Toulon cedex 9, France
Tel : [phone] - Fax : [phone]
Email : [e-mail] - http://www.hobie-cat.net

HOBIE ADVANCE

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ASSEMBLY MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENT

Spare part list.........................................2

Wires & Ropes ......................................3

Part bag .................................................3

Hull assembly......................................4-5

Trampoline fitting...................................6

Rudder assemblies and tiller extension.7

Preparation of the mast..........................8

Stepping the mast.............................9-10

Main sail ..............................................11

Jib sail..................................................12

Mainsheet system................................13

Cunningham and righting line..............14

Safety devices......................................15

“Hawaian” righting device ....................16

Safety tips............................................17

SPARE PART LIST

⇒

Hulls (2)

⇒

Front crossbar

⇒

Rear Crossbar

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Mast

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1 piece trampoline

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Rudder assemblies (2)

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Tiller crossbar

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Tiller extension

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Main sail

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Jib sail

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Batten set (6)

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Part bag

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Rope bag

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Wire bag

TOOLS required

2 x #13 spanner
1 x pair of pliers

Two persons are recommended to as­semble the boat.

CAUTION - DANGER

ALUMINIUM MAST

STAY CLEAR OF OVERHEAD

ELECTRIC WIRES

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Wires

1. Shrouds with adjuster cover

2. Trapeze wires

3. Forestay, jib halyard assembly

4. Trapeze handles, rope lock and shock
cord + line + shackle

Ropes

1. Righting line

2. Jib sheet

3. Main halyard

4. Jib luff tensioner line

5. Trampoline line (rear)

6. Jib halyard

7. Cunningham

WIRES, ROPES & RIG

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Part bag :

1. Full mounted mainsheet as­sembly with hook

2. Stay adjusters, clevis pins
and split rings

3. Cunningham

4. Jib clew blocks

5. Jib furler assembly

6. hawaian righting system

7. Silicone

Other pieces not shown above :

⇒ 2 drain plugs (on the hulls)
⇒ Screws for bar fixing (on the

crossbars)

⇒ Main halyard wire (on the

mast).

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Position the hulls parallel on the ground approximately 2 meters apart. Prepare the front crossbar. Unscrew
the nuts off of the two 2 external head bolts. Unscrew the nuts also off of the two internal headless bolts.

NB : Periodically check the tightness of all 8 bolts.

HULL ASSEMBLY

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See drawing hereunder to position the screws

Lift the right hull into an upright position. One person

straddles the hull to hold in position. The other one ap­plies the silicone sealant (for waterproofing) around the bolt
holes and on rivets.

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Taking the front crossbar, position it on the crossbar

moulding in the deck making sure that the eye strap
on the bar is facing to the rear of the boat and the remai­ning headless bolt on the cross bar fits in the hole on the
deck. Insert the long external screw.

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Pass your hand through the ins-

pection port to position the nuts
and washers onto the long bolt and
the headless bolt.

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Repeat the same operation for

the other hull. Repeat step 1
and 2 for the rear crossbar.

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All go round the boat and tighten

all eight bolts and 16 nuts.

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Long Bolt

Short Bolt

Stainless steel nut

Inox washer

Plastic washer

Crossbar/

Long bolt

Short bolt

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HULL ASSEMBLY

Identify the right side from
the left side of the bar (look
for the stickers) and position
it the right way between the
two hulls and attach the bar
with the supplied shackles as
shown on the photo.

VERY IMPORTANT / TRES IMPORTANT

Never use the forward spreader bar to carry the boat. Use the 4 handles

(2 at the front, 2 at the rear of the boat) to carry the boat.

Forward spreader bar assembly
It is highly recommended to install the forward sprea-

der bar if the loaded weight is more than 75 kg and
wind force more than 3. Failure to respect this recom­mendation may cause structural damages on the hulls
that will not be covered by warranty.

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Tensioning the sides :
starting at the right

rear corner, take the
line that emerges from the
trampoline. Lead it through
the eye strap on the rear
beam and then through the
grommet/eyelet. Tie it off
with a bowline knot or simi­lar.

Unfold the trampoline. Note that the side tension
lines are prethreaded. Insert the front sealed bolt

rope edge into the trampoline track of the front cross­bar. Continue feeding the trampoline into the trampoline
track and position it in the centre. Line up the grommet in
the centre of the front edge of the trampoline with the dol­phin striker post. This will position the trampoline in the

TRAMPOLINE

Trampoline fittings

each side.

Commence lacing the rear of the trampoline. The lacing line ties

off on the lacing post at the left rear of the rear beam. Pass the

line around the rod and back around the first lacing post. Lead

the line around the second lacing post and pass it around the rod

on the first trampoline cut out. Now, come back around the se-

cond lacing post and continue towards the third. Continue all the

way across the beam in the same fashion and tie off loosely. Do

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centre.
Pull the trampoline to the back of

the boat and insert the fibreflass
rod into the rear flap of the trampoline.
Leave an equal amount protruding from

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Now lead the end of the line through the
eyestrap on the rear of the front beam and

back through the loop. Lead the end back
through the eyestrap and apply as much tension as
possible. Maintaining the tension, lead the line
through the grommet and back to the eyestrap.
Next, lead the line through the grommet in the front
edge of the trampoline and tie off securely. Repeat

Move to the front
right corner of the

trampoline. Pull on
the line as firmly as pos­sible and tie a bowline knot
or loop in the line as close
to the trampoline edge as
possible. This will enable a
4:1 purchase to be used for
tensioning. Tie off once
tensioned to secure.

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procedure for port
side.

Retighten rear lacing
from left to right. Tie the rear
lacing off securely at the eye­let posts on the right hand
end of the rear beam. NB :

It
is important that the trampo­line lacing is kept very tight.
Check the trampoline tension
on a regular basis. Remem-

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Locate the tiller crossbar and identify the left and right hand ends. NB: the tiller crossbar (1) locates on top of
the tiller/rudder arms (2).

Identify the right rudder from the left rudder (look
for the stickers on the rudder arms). As shown,

line up the rudder pintles (metal pegs on the
hulls) with the rudder castings . Push the rudder cas­tings down onto the pintles.

RUDDER ASSEMBLY AND TILLER EXTENSION

Rudder assembly

1

Insert the retainer clip attached to the lower pintle to lock

the rudders in place. The clip will prevent the rudders from

falling off the boat in the event of capsize.

2

Locate the tiller extension and secure it to the tiller crossbar
using the clevis pin and ring clip provided.

Tiller crossbar and extension

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Remove the main and jib halyard lines from the ropes bags.

Unroll the main halyard wire that is secured at the head of
the mast. Using a bowline knot, secure the main halyard line to
the thimble at the end of the halyard wire. Now, secure both ends
at the base of the mast.

Mast & rigging

MAST PREPARATION

1

Remove all the wires from the wires bag and unroll them.

They are all already mounted on the 8 mm shackle. Ensure

that all twists are removed.

Tighten the shackle securely on the mast tang.

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1. Trapezes

2. Shrouds

3. Pigtail, forestay and jib halyard

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Using a bowline knot secure the jib halyard line to the small
block on the end of the jib halyard wire. Now secure both

ends at the base of the mast.

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Locate the Jib furler and shackle it to the bridles

using the 6 mm shackle provided. Ensure that the
exit hole in the furler is pointing at the furler cleat on
the front crossbar. Check that the screw on the under­side of the furler is tight. This prevents the outer cover
from rotating.

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Wind the furler up in a clockwise direc-

tion. Leave enough furler line to reach

the furler cleat.

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Jib furler

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With the base of the mast facing towards the front of the boat, lay the
mast on top of the boat. (place some pading under the mast to prevent

scratching).

Next, fasten the shrouds into the stay ad-

justers. To begin with, fasten the shroud

about half way up the adjuster. This posi-

tion can be adjusted later. The position in-

fluences mast rake. Now fasten the stay

adjusters on each side of the boat. You

can pull the cover partially over the stay

adjusters at this time. The assembly of the

trapeze wires can wait until after you have

raised the mast.

RAISING THE MAST

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Now, ensure that the forestay wire is not twisted around any other wires and
you are ready for raising the mast. For safety, two people should raise the
mast. One person now takes the head of the mast while the other person po­sitions the base on the mast step ball, which is in the center of the front cross
beam. Remove the nut and bolt from the mast base for the mast to sit on the
ball. Once fitted replace the bolt and nut. This will ensure the mast does not
‘pop off’ of the mast step ball.

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Once the mast is standing and the wires all attached remove the nut and
bolt from the mast base. This is only necessary for raising and lowering
the mast.

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CAUTION ALUMINIUM MAST -

WATCH FOR OVERHEAD POWER LINES.

Contact with power lines can cause serious injury or death.

With the person on the trampoline

supporting the mast, the other per-

son takes the forestay and connects

it to the stay adjuster fixed to the jib

furler. Pin the forestay towards the
top of the adjuster. Now, provided

all the clevis pins have the split rings

fitted, the mast is supported by the

shrouds and forestay.

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With the mast now secure, the
trapeze wires can be fitted with
the handles, rope locks and
ajuster lines as shown in the
photograph. Use a bowline knot
to secure the line to the trapeze
shock cord.

Now the rig can be tensioned. One person can pull
down on a trapeze handle whilst the other person re
positions the clevis pin in the stay adjuster. Ensure
that the two shrouds are pinned at the same height
in both adjusters. If too much tension is applied it
may become difficult for the mast to rotate freely.
Check this before proceeding with raising the sail.

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RAISING THE MAST

Fitting of trapezes

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The height of trapezing can be
adjusted by changing the posi­tion of the rope lock.

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Unfold the mainsail and lay on a

flat clean surface. Undo the set of
battens and identify which batten goes
in which batten pocket. Insert the bat­tens into the pockets.
NOTE : the second batten pocket from
the bottom takes the longest batten.

Using the straps and clips on the leech of the mainsail, secure each batten into it’s respective pocket (as per

photograph). Push the battens in reasonably hard - sufficient to remove any wrinkles from the pocket.
NOTE : it is important to relieve the tension on the battens after each day’s sailing. This will prolong the life of the
sail.

MAIN SAIL

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BEFORE RAISING THE MAINSAIL, MAKE SURE
THAT THE BOAT IS POINTING INTO THE WIND.

IF THE WIND CHANGES DIRECTION, MOVE THE BOAT.

Place the sail on the trampoline, the battens clips to-

wards the back. Undo the main halyard wire from the
mast and shackle it to the head board of the mainsail. Now,
feed the bolt rope at the head of the sail into the cut out in
the sail track on the mast.

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Now, pull on the main halyard line whilst feeding the sail

into the track cut out.

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When the sail is all the way up,

position the stopper on the

wire halyard so that it engages

in the halyard lock.

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Lead the halyard behind the shroud and trapeze wire and

secure at the halyard cleat on the side of the mast. Do not
pull too hard as you may disengage the halyard lock. Tuck the
excess halyard into the trampoline pocket.

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Unfold the jib and shackle the head onto the jib halyard with the shackle

provided. Fasten the clip at the top of the jib to the forestay wire. Pull on the
halyard and raise the sail, fastening each clip to the forestay in the process.
When the sail is raised, shackle the tack of the jib to the adjuster on top of the
furler. Fasten as low as possible.

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Use the jib luff tensioner line to re-

place the jib halyard. The tensioner

line can be fastened to the tack sha-

ckle, fed up through the small block

and then cleated off at the cleat on

the sail. Ensure that the line is tight

and cleated securely. Enough ten-

sion should be applied to remove

the wrinkles from the luff of the sail.

The jib halyard line can be stored in

the trampoline pocket.

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JIB

Thread the jib sheet line through the
jib sheet blocks. Fasten the sheet to
the top of the blocks using a bowline
knot. Ensure that there are no twists
in the sheet and that the sheet is led
behind the mast.

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Attach the jib clew blocks to the clew
of the jib using the snap hook provi­ded.

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The jib can now be furled

by pulling on the furler line and

cleating it off in the jam cleat.

The jib will not furl fully if the jib

sheet is cleated on.

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Fasten the mainsheet ratchet block onto the top of the main
traveller with the clevis pin and split ring supplied. The main­sheet system is now ready to be headed to the clew of the
mainsail. NB : It is best to leave the top block unhooked until
the boat is in the water.

MAINSHEET SYSTEM

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Thread the tail of the mainsheet line through the cleat
and fairlead on the crossbar, through the traveller car
and then secure with a figure 8 knot at the eyesstrap
on the aft edge of the rear crossbar.

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The mainsheet system is already mounted when
delivered with the boat.

For information, hereunder is how it is mounted.
Position the triple ratchet block and the triple top block

as indicated in the photograph.
Carefully follow the threading sequence shown in the
photographs and you should have no problems. There
should be no crossovers or twists in a properly threa­ded 6:1 system.

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Righting Line / Bout de redressement

Tie a knot about 35 cm from the end of the line
and pass the short end down through the grom­met at the contre front of the trampoline.

Then pass the line through the eyestrap mounted
underneath the mast step and tie a figure 8 knot
in the end.

Now, stow the rest of the righting line in the
trampoline pocket.

A knot in the righting line just above the grom­met will prevent the righting line from slipping
down and dragging in the water.

Cunningham

⇒ Locate the cunningham line and the cunningham

double block with hook

⇒ Attach the hook to the tack of the mainsail.

⇒ Fasten one end of the cunningham line to the cleat

mounted at the bottom of the sail track on the mast.

⇒ Pass the other end through one of the sheaves on

the block and then back down around the cleat.

⇒ Thread the line through the remaining sheave and

then pull down on the line to remove the wrinkles
from the front of the mainsail. Tie the line off on the
cleat.

⇒ The stronger the wind, the more cunningham ten-

sion is required.

Cunningham/Righting Line

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Safety devices

Mast float device (OPTION)

This device prevents the mast from sinking in case of capsize thus allows
easy righting.

1- Unscrew the four screws
that are on the device.

2- Adjust the alu plate so
that the holes fit the four
holes on the device and fix it
with the screws.

3- Fix the device on the
mast head using the bolt
and the two washers as
shown on the photo.

Safety cords

While sailing, the safety cord on the trampoline (blue line on the photo, that may be of a diffe­rent colour) prevents the crew from falling off of the cat, and allows easy righting in case of
capsizing.

The red cord on the rear crossbar permit to tow the boat on the water.

on the trampoline Under the trampoline Towing cord

As serial or optional equipment, the mast float devise is already mounted. You
just need to fit it on your mast head (see step 3). If it is not mounted, follow
steps 1 to 3 below.

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“Hawaïan” righting system

Take the shock cord supplied in the kit. Tie it with a tight knot onto the first ring supplied in the kit.
Pass the shock cord through the first pulley used in step 1, The shock cord passes then through
the eyelet at the center of the trampoline directly behind the mast step ball and back into the eye­let of the trampoline. Then pass the shock cord through the sec on d pu lle y use d in step 1 an d tie it
to the second ring supplied.

Tie the 2 small black pieces of rope onto the trampoline la-

cing at each end of the rear cross beam. To the other end of

each rope tie the small pulley supplied in the kit.

Take the righting rope (12 mm
yellow rope in the rope bag)
and pass it through one of the
pad-eyes mounted under the
front cross beam. Tie a knot in
the rope so the end of the rope
cannot pass through the pad­eye. The knot should be on the
front end of the boat.

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Named after the Hawaiian’s who are generally pretty relaxed people the Hawaiian righting system combines

safety, speed and comfort when righting your capsized catamaran.

Pass the rope through the first
ring, then through the ring in the
center of the front cross beam,
then through the second ring.
Fix then this rope to the pad­eye on the opposite side and
secure the rope as per step 1.

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From above From below

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♦ Whether on land or on the water, watch for overhead power lines . Contact with power lines
can cause serious injury or death.

♦ DO NOT

sail while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs

♦ Only sail in conditions in which you feel comfortable and where you feel confident that you can safely
sail the boat. Never go out in conditions beyond your ability

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♦ Everyone on board should wear a life jacket at all times

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♦ If you are in the water, remain in contact with the boat, even if it is capsized. A sailboat can drift away
faster than a person can swim.

♦ Never sail without a righting line.
♦ Wear appropriate clothes

. Wear a wet suit or dry suit in cold weather or cold water conditions.

♦ Learn the right of way rules

and when in doubt, give way to others.

♦ When not sailing, always keep the boat pointed into the wind

whether in the w at er or on the

beach.

♦ Read the instruction manual carefully.
♦ Make sure everyone on the boat reads and understnads these safety instructions

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ALWAYS

check that the drain plugs are screwed in before launching your catamaran.

CAUTION / SAFETY TIPS

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SAILING

SAFETY TIPS