Hobie Mirage Compass User Manual

Hobie® Mirage

®

Compass

Kayak Manual

In 1950, Hobie’s dream was born in his

parents’ garage when he decided to apply

his love of woodworking to the sport of

surfing. Dad backed out the Buick... Hobie

carved out his very first surfboard...

Hobie’s business of fun had begun.

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Table of Contents

Anatomy ............................................................................................................................................................ .5

Seating...... .......................................................................................................................................................... .6

MirageDrive® ................................................................................................................................................ .10

On the Water ................................................................................................................................................ .13

Lowrance® Ready Option ......................................................................................................................... .15

Storage and Transport ............................................................................................................................. .18

Maintenance and Care ............................................................................................................................. .21

Safety ............................................................................................................................................................... .23

Warranty ........................................................................................................................................................ .25

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Anatomy

1. Hull

2. Seat

3. MirageDrive

4. Paddle

5. Cassette Plug

6. Lowrance Ready Kit

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Seating

Seating Assembly

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Line up threaded
inserts on seat
back frame with
holes molded
in seat bottom
frame.

Once aligned, insert
screws and tighten. Do
not over tighten as seat
will not be able to pivot.

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Seating Anatomy

Seating

Seat back

Seat frame

Support strap
adjustment

Mesh tension straps

Lumbar adjustment strap

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Pad Eye

Seat Installation

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Seating

Place the seat onto the
seat mounts.

To secure the seat to the boat,
attach the two hooks under the
seat to the seat retention loops.

Clip the two back straps to pad eyes
on the boat.

Make sure clips are attached to
the boat not the retention loop
on the chair itself.

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Using the seat outside the boat

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Seating

Unhook the seat retention hooks
from the boat and remove the seat.

Clip the two back straps to the
seat retention loop.