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ASSEMBLY MANUAL

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HOBIE 15 CLUBTABLE OF CONTENT

List of the parts ..........................3Hull assembly ............................4Trampoline..............................5-6Rudder assembly.......................7Tiller crossbar and extension.....8Mast set-up...........................9-10

TOOLS NECESSARY 1 x #14 wrench1 x # 10 wrench1 x pair pliers

LIST OF THE PARTS

1 Hulls (2)2 Front Crossbar3 Rear Crossbar4 Sidebars (2)5 Mast6 Trampoline (3 pieces)7 Rigging Bag

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Raising the mast ................ 11-12Mainsail ................................... 13Main traveller........................... 14Mainsheet system ................... 15Preparation for sailing ............. 16Safety advice........................... 17

8 Wire Bag9 Rope Bag10 Rudder assemblies (2)11 Tiller Crossbar12 Tiller extension13 Mainsail + battens14 Jib sail

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List of the parts

WIRE BAG

1 Shrouds

2 Forestay

3 Pigtail & swivel

4 Trapeze wires

5 Trapeze handles, rope lock & shock cord

6 Furler

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7ROPE BAG

1 Mainsheet

2 Jib sheet

3 Righting line

4 Main halyard

5 Trampoline lacings

6 Trapeze lines

7 Cunningham

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RIGGING KIT

1 Ratchet block2 Triple block w/ hook3 Stay adjusters4 Twist toggle, pins & rings5 Rudder pins6 Main traveller car7 Tiller connector kit8 Teflon chip9 Jib clew blocks w/shackle10 Tang shackle11 Drain plugs

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Repeat mounting procedure for front crossbar.

Repeat procedure for port hull.

Position the two hulls parallel ensuring that you have identified right from left.NB : the decals are normally on the outside of the hull.

Lift the right hand hull to the upright position. one person holds hull while the other seats the rearcrossbar into its deck support.NB : the trampoline track faces aft.

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Hull assembly

Insert the two boltsthrough the holes in the

deck. Position anchor barsunder gunwhale lip so thatthreading will commenceand tighten both looselyusing #14 wrench.

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After both beams are in place,tighten all eight bolts securely.

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Now insert the front outside edge of the tram-poline into the cut-out at the rear of the side-

bar. Pull forward as far as possible.

Insert the front trampoline lacing slide into thecut out in the track of the front crossbar.

Position centrally.

Trampoline

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Identify the right and left side trampolinehalves and insert them into the trampoline

track in the back of the rear crossbar. Pull them allthe way to the deck edge.

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Locate the two short front trampoline lacings. Tieoff at the outermost eyelets and proceed to lacetoward the centre. Tension both and tie off tem-porarily near the toe straps.

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Locate the long trampoline lacing and starting at the rear, lace up the trampoline all the way tothe front. Tension and tie off securely.

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Now, complete lacing the two front sides. Tension and tie off securely.6

If the trampoline is loose, then retighten lacings. The trampoline should be quite firm. Thetrampoline lacings may stretch slightly after some use so it is a good idea to check the ten-

sion regularly and re-tighten if necessary.

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CAUTION : The dolphin striker is tightened at thefactory. As this part supports the whole pressureof the mast, It is most important to verify that it istightened properly after some utilisations, if it istoo loose, the aluminium profile of the crossbarmay not be able to resist.

Trampoline

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ADJUSTING SCREW

The screw allows the tightening of the plastic cam.

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RUDDER ASSEMBLYIdentify the starboard (green

sticker) and the port (red sticker)rudder assemblies. Locate thetwo aluminium rudder pins in theparts bag and split pins or splitrings. Hold the starboard ruddercasting in line with the starboardgudgeon and insert the rudderpin. ensure that the small hole inthe rudder pin is at the top. Inserta split pin or split ring throughthe hole in the top of the rudderpin

RUDDER ASSEMBLY

Upper casting

rgehäuse

Rudder blade

Plastic cam

DRAINING PLUG

Tiller arm

Lower Casting

Gudgeon

Split ring

Rudder pinRudder screw

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Rudder Assembly

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TILLER SYSTEMAttach the tiller crossbar

(1) to the tiller arm (2). Pay at-tention to the left and rightside. Insert the screw asshown on the drawing. Repeatthe same operation on theother side.

Tiller extensionAttach the stick by slipping the pin through the vio-lin screw in the middle of the tiller crossbar.

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It is advisable to have the rudder bladesparallel or lightly toed-in (3-4 mm).

The length of the tiller crossbar can beadjusted to achieve this. Loosen the screwon the underside of the tiller crossbar andyou will be able to slide the adjuster in or

out. When you have aligned the rudderscorrectly, ensure that you re-tighten the

adjuster screw firmly.

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Tiller crossbar and tiller extension

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MAST SET UP

Assemble the stay adjusters with twist toggles, clevis pins and splitrings. Attach them to the anchor bar pins. Ensure that the stay adjus-

ter points fore and aft - as per photograph.

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Attach the two bridles to the jib furler. Now is agood time to roll some line onto the furler drum.Roll in a clockwise direction. leave enough line toreach the furler cleat on the front crossbar.NB: Ensure that the hole in the furler housingpoints toward the front crossbar.

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Tie the main halyard line to thethimble at the end of the main ha-lyard wire. Take both ends to the

base of the mast and secure tohalyard cleat.

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Using the 8mm bow shackle provided, attach thewires to the mast tang as shown in the photo-graph. Tighten the shackle securely and checktightness on a regular basis.

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Estrope

Trapeze (2)

Shroud

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Locate de Teflon chip (mast pivot bearing) andpush it down into the mast step casting on the

front crossbar.

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Lay the mast on top of the boat with the sailtrack to the bottom and the mast base towardthe bows.NB : place padding under the mast to preventscratching.

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Make sure that the rigging wires are not twisted. At-tach the shrouds to the top hole of the side stay adjus-

ters. Leave the trapeze wires loose at this stage.

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Attach the head of the jib sail to the shackle underneath thepigtail swivel. Tighten securely.NB : The forestay is also attached to this shackle.

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Watch for overhead wires before raisingthe mast.

CONTACT OF THE MAST WITH POWERLINES COULD BE FATAL!

The second person moves to thefront of the boat and attaches the fo-

restay to the top hole in the furlerchainplate. Now the jib tack is atta-

ched to the chainplate using theshackle provided.

RAISING THE MAST

One person stands on the trampoline andholds the mast base onto the mast step. En-sure that the hook on the mast base is engagedunder the pin on the mast step. The second per-

son lifts the mast until the person on the trampo-line can support the mast.

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Now, the person on the trampoline pushes themast into the fully upright position.

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Take the two trapeze shock cords, pass them underneath thetrampoline and up through the grommets in the trampoline.Attach the trapeze handle ropes and rop locks as per thephotograph.

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Shackle the two jib clew blocks to the clew ofthe jib. Thread the jib sheet line through the

clew and sheet blocks (see explanations below)as per photograph. The jib can now be furled by

pulling on the furler line and cleating it off onthe front beam.

RAISING THE MAST

Now the rigging can be tensioned. One person can pull down onthe trapeze wires while the other person moves the shrouds into

a lower position in the stay adjuster. Ensure both sides areequal. Position the stay adjuster covers over the adjusters

and twist toggles.

Jib sheet system : Tie one end of the jib sheetaround the clevis pin in one of the jib sheetblocks on the front crossbar. Lead it through theclew block and back through the cam cleat. Leadthe free end of the jib sheet to the opposite jibsheet block. Route it identically to the first side,but in reverse order.

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When the sail is all the way to the top of themast, engage the slug on the halyard wire

into the halyard lock. Secure the halyard line tothe cleat on the side of the mast. Stow the ex-cess line in one of the trampoline pockets.

Pull down on the main halyard line whilstcontinuing to feed the sail bolt rope

into the mast cut out.

Position the boat so that it is facing into thewind. Attach the main halyard shackle to theheadboard of the mainsail. Feed the bolt ropeinto the mast cut out.

Unfold the mainsail and insert the sailbattens into their respective pockets. Fas-

ten the battens into the sail as per the photo-graph. Enough tension should be applied toremove any wrinkles from the batten pocket.

Main sail

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HOBIE 15 CLUBMain traveller

Take the traveller car CCT and dismount it outby removing the pin and the split ring. Slidethe bearing cylinger out by pressing the endof the plastic part.

Take the cylinder out of the upper part.

Split the plastic slide in two parts and inserteach one in the track of the rear cross-bar.Slide them one over the other until they fittogether

Reassemble the traveller car in a reverse man-ner, i.e. : fit in the upper part, slide the cylinder

and place the pin and the split ring.

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Attach the upper block to the main hook and attach thehook into the middle hole of the main clew plate. Attachthe ratchet block to the traveller car on the rear crossbarwith the clevis pin and lock ring provided. Check that thetwo blocks are facing each other. Take the mainsheet, runthe free end through the cam cleat of the ratchet block andtie a figure of eight knot to secure the line. Then the instal-lation is as follows :

...up to front sheave from left to right

...down to right sheave from front to rear

...up to middle sheave from right to left

...down to left sheave from front to rear

...up to rear sheave from left to right

...down to middle sheave from rear to frontand back to the cleat on the block.

Run the free end of the mainsheet through the cam cleaton the aft crossbar, the traveler car, and the dead eye be-hind the cam cleat. Tie a figure of eight knot to secure theline.

Mainsheet system

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Install drain plugs. Ensure that the threads are clean and thatthey have the gasket or “O” ring fitted. Tighten firmly by hand.Overtightening can cause the gasket to deform or it may break

the seal between the plug housing and the hull.

Tie one end of the righting line to the dolphinstriker post. Pass the other end of the line upthrough the nearest trampoline grommet andstow all excess in one of the trampoline po-ckets.

Tie the cunningham line to the grommet inthe sail tack using a bowline knot or similar.Pass the line down around the cunningham

cleat and back through the grommet. Pulldown on the line, apply sufficient tension toremove wrinkles from the sail luff and cleat

off at cunningham cleat.

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♦ Whether on land or on the water, watch for overhead power lines . Contact with power linescan 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 sa-fely 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 driftaway 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 thebeach.

♦ Read the instruction manual carefully.

♦ Make sure everyone on the boat reads and understnads 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.Store the boat with the plugs removed to allow for pressure changes due to heating, cooling andaltitude changes. This will prevent warping of the hull surface.

SAFETY TIPS