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Congratulations for the purchase of your new HOBIE CAT and welcome to the HOBIE sailing family.
The Hobie Cat is a long life boat.
We offer this manual as a guide to increased safety and enjoyment of your new boat. The purpose of
this publication is to provide easy, simple and accurate instructions on how to get your Hobie ready
for the water. Please read them carefully and familiarize yourself with the boat and all of the parts
spread before you.
Whether you are a new sailor or a veteran of many years, we recommend that you read this thoroughly before your first sail and TRY IT OUR WAY FIRST! If you are new to sailing, this manual alone is
not intended to teach you how to sail. There are many excellent books, videos and courses on the safe
handling of small sailboats. We suggest that you contact your local sailboat dealer, college or Coast
Guard Auxiliary for recommendations.
Watch for overhead wires whenever you are rigging, launching, sailing or trailering with the mast up.
CONTACT OF THE MAST WITH POWER LINES COULD BE FATAL! Be certain that the rigging area and
the area that you will be sailing in are free of overhead power lines. Report any such power lines to
your local power authority and sail elsewhere.
We take pride in presenting this Hobie Cat to you and hope that you’ll take as much pride in owning
her.
Fair winds and good sailing!
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Pages Description
OWNER’S MANUAL
4 Boat description
5 Safety advices
6 Complementary information
7-8 Handling and maintenance
9 Warranty conditions
10 Your distributor
ASSEMBLY MANUAL
11-12 List of the parts
13 Hull / crossbar assembly
14-15 Trampoline
16 Rudder assembly
17-18 Mast preparation
19-20 Stepping the mast
21 Jib assembly
22 Main sail assembly
23 Mainsheet / Cunningham
24 Hawaiian righting kit
25 Contact
ANNEXES:
• SPAREPARTILLUSTRATEDGUIDE
• CONFORMITY
KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE AND GIVE IT TO THE
NEW OWNER IF YOU SELL YOUR BOAT
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DESCRIPTION DU BATEAU
Length (m) 3,10
Beam (m) 1,66
Mast height (m) 4,10
Weight (kg) 75
Main sail area (m²) 5,00
Jib area (m²) 0, 85
Spi area (m²) -
Maximum load (kg) 160
Crew number 1-2
Homologation EC N°
Module Abis
Category D
Hull construction Sandwich polyester
The manufacturing of Hobie Cats conforms to the following ISO norms :
Hull construction and scantlings ISO 12215-1:2000
Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorization ISO 12217:2000
Hull identification -- Coding system ISO 10087:1995
Builder’s plate ISO FDIS 14945
Owner’s manual ISO 10240:2004
Small crafts - principal data ISO FDIS 8666
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SAFETY ADVICES
Read carefully before sailing :
• 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.
• Everyone on board should wear a life jacket at all times.
• 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.
Protect yourself against heat and sun.
• 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 water or on the beach.
• Read the instruction manual carefully.
• Make sure everyone on the boat reads and understands these safety instructions.
• ALWAYS check that the drain plugs are screwed in before launching your catamaran. Remove the plugs after sailing
to drain any water that may have leaked into the hulls.
Safety equipment :
All necessary safety equipment must be available on board. (Life jackets, etc.) and must correspond to the boat type, weather conditions, etc. This material is mandatory in some countries. The crew must know how to use this material and how
to behave in case of emergency (men at sea, towing, etc.) ; Sailing schools and clubs regularly organise training sessions
to learn how to use the safety equipment and how to behave in case of emergency.
EUROPEAN REGION
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COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL HOBIE CLASS ASSOCIATION (I.H.C.A.)
Hobie Cat owners are organised in a world-wide class association :
the IHCA (International Hobie Class Association).
For Europe, you can contact theEHCA (European Hobie Class Association).
Visit their web site : http://ehca.hobieclass.com to find the name and contact details of
the association of you country.
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HANDLING & MAINTENANCE
Before sailing, check the following points :
1/ Install the drain plugs (if any) – do not overtighten, hand tight is sufficient. Overtightening may
cause the drain plug flange to distort and cause leakage.
2/ Tension the rig. This can be accomplished by having your assistant hang from the trapeze or you
can use mainsheet tension on one side at a time so that you can adjust the shroud position in the
side stay adjusters.
3/ Fit the daggerboards into the daggerboards wells.
4/ Check all fastenings :
- Mast tang shackles and shrouds (to prevent the mast to fall down)
- pins and trapeze rope locks (to prevent falling out in the water if the trapeze is not well fastened)
- pins and spring rings on the forestay and shrouds (to prevent the mast to fall down)
- spring rings on the rudder pins (to prevent loosing the rudder assembly in case of capsizing)
Transport
Afin d’éviter d’endommager les coques :
In order to avoid hull damages :
- Always use a dolley to transport your Hobie on the beach (even if it is sand beach) and for launching. Step into the water
with the dolley and once the cata is afloat take out the dolley.
- DO NOT BEACH. Beaching, even smoothly, may damage the hulls. use your beach dolley to take the boat out of the
water.
- For towing, always use an homologated road trailer with cradles.
Launching your Hobie Cat
Launching the boat is easiest when the boat can be pointed into the wind to keep it de-powered and floated into deep
enough water to lower the rudders.
It is possible to launch in shallow water with the rudders partly up.
Try not to steer with too much force on the rudders until you lock them in the down position.
Keep the sail loose and trimmed out completely until you can power up and steer away from any obstacle.
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HANDLING & MAINTENANCE
Righting your Hobie Cat
If you tip the boat over, in order to avoid the mast from sinking under the hull, one of
the crew must rapidly climb on the hull that remains on the water. In the meantime, the
other crew uncleat all the lines and sheets.
It is not necessary, but it is easier, to right the boat when the bow and the mast are pointed into the wind. There will be less resistance and better control in this position.
Skipper and crew stand up on the hull. Using the righting line, skipper and crew pull the
righting line that is against the upper hull and hold the line while slowly leaning back
away from the trampoline. As the mast and sail lift out of the water, drop down to your
knees then into the water. Hold on to the crossbar near the hull that you were standing
on.
Be well aware of the hull and crossbar coming down over your head. Holding the cross-
bar or righting line will also insure that you remain with the boat when it is righted. Climb abord and continue sailing.
Maintenance of your Hobie
This manual is not an exhaustive guide for the mainteance or repair of your Hobie. In case of difficulties, take contact with
the builder or his representative.
Always use the service of an experienced professional for the maintenance, the mounting of accessories or the modifications to your Hobie.
Modification that may affect the safety use of the boat must be checked before processing and made by an experienced
professional. The builder cannot be hold for responsible for modification that he has not duly approved.
In some countries, prior authorisations are necessary or specific regulations are in force. Check them.
Always maintain your boat and take into account the deterioration that may occur with the time or following inappropriate
or intensive use. Any boat (even the strongest one) may be severely dammaged if it is not used the right way. This is not
compatible with a safe sailing.
• Hobie Cat does not recommend leaving your Hobie in the water on a mooring. Accelerated wear to the boat and rigging will be experienced. Damage to the hull material is possible. Limitation of the mast rotation and tensioning of the
rigging are required to lessen this wear. Inspect rigging often and tape rigging rings and shackles to prevent loosening.
• After sailing, it recommended to wash the hulls to remove the salt. Also remove the sails and wash them before storing them.
• There is one plug in the rear of each hull. These plugs are used to drain the hulls. The plugs should be in place before
sailing. Remove the plugs after sailing to drain any water that may have leaked into the hulls. It is best to travel with
and store the boat with the plugs removed to allow for pressure changes due to heating, cooling, and altitude changes.
This will prevent warping of the hull surface.
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