Hobie Twist-and-Stow User Manual

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The Twist-and-Stow Rudder System

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The Twist-and-Stow rudder system comes pre-installed and
adjusted from our factory. With extensive use, the rudder
system may need to be adjusted. The following information
is intended to familiarize you with the rudder and how it
works.

These bolts give you the ability
to change between a larger or
smaller rudder blade.

The left steering control line
passes up through the hole in
the hex head bolt.

The right steering
control line passes
up through the hole
here and is tight­ened down with
the small screw
alongside it.

The left steer­ing control line
is tied off at
the screw
here.

There is an optional larger rudder
blade available, which improves
performance with the kayak sailing
option.

Twist-and-Stow Rudder Features

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Up/Down Control Assembly

Up Control Line

Down Control Line

The down control
line passes around
the block mounted
on the inside of the
hull

Up/Down Handle

Control Arm

A Bungee cord fits is attached
to the down control line and fits
around the control arm post.

Pull more of this line to
get more DOWN tension.

Pull more of this line to get
more UP tension.

Steering Control Trim

The following is a detail of how the up/down rud­der control is set up inside the kayak.

In order to have a good, responsive feel to
the steering, you may have to adjust the
tension of the steering lines from time to
time. Follow the diagram to the right for
tuning the steering lines.

Pull more of this line
and wrap it around the
screw to trim your boat
to the left.

Pull more of this line
to trim your boat to
the right.

These two screws hold the end of the
line in place. Turn back the screw a
couple of times to release the end of
the line and tighten the screws back
down to hold the line.