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manual abstract
This manual is devoted to increasing your safety and enjoyment of your Hobie Cat. We ask that you read it all thoroughly and TRY OUR WAY FIRST! Please pay particular attention to the Safety section and the Maintenance, Mooring, and Trailering sections. It would also be a good practice to review these on a periodic basis. DANGER!! Watch for overhead wires whenever you are sailing, launching, or trailering with the mast up. The mast sticks up there a long way and shock or death could result if it comes in contact with overhead wires. So look up when moving the boat around or even stepping the mast and give any wires a wide berth. Patent Numbers: 24606. 3575124.3921561. 3929086, 352753. 891922. 905789. 3678876 Copyright © December 1980 Coast Catamaran Corp. Photography by J. Halcrow 1 PARTS LAYOUT MAJOR COMPONENTS 1. Port Hull 2. Starboard Hull 3. ' * Rudder Assemblies 4. v Aft CrtJSsbar 5. ForwaKd drossbar 6. Boom 7. Sidebars 8. Tiller Extension and Crossbar Assembly 9. Battens: Main & Jib 10. Rig Kit 11. Sail Bag 12. Mainsail 13. Jib 14. Trampoline 15. Mast (not shown) FIGURE 1 KNOTS TO USE BOWUNE KNOT 17. RIG KIT 17. Parts Card ¿1 18. Parts Card #2 20. Mainsheet System FIGURE 2 WIRE SET 23. Bridles 24. Shrouds, Forestay, & Jib Halyard Assembly 25. Trapeze Wire Shock Cord 26. Trapeze Wires FIGURE 3 3 FRAMING THE HULLS Tools needed: Rubber mallet, adjustable crescent wrench, screwdriver, and pliers. FIGURE 4 Assemble the frame components as shown in the photo. The flared portion of the sidebar track must be forward and facing inward. FIGURE 5 With an assistant, position the hulls as shown, using the packing carton end caps for assembly stands. Make sure that the flatter sides of the hulls face outward. Carefully place the frame on the pylons, aligning it so that each corner casting in turn can be started onto its pylon. Do not drive the castings down until all have been equally started. FIGURE 6 Beginning at the left front, drive each corner casting down onto the pylon until the bolt holes line up. NOTE: Strike the casting directly over the pylon only. Binding or damage could otherwise result. Use a soft mallet only. FIGURE 7 Once all the castings are properly positioned, install the pylon bolts and nuts, with the nuts inboard. Tighten securely, but do not over-torque. 4 TRAMPOLINE FIGURE 8 Insert trampoline half into the flared sidebar track so that the grommets are running down the center and across the back. The hiking straps should be on top. Position the forward edge even with the forward crossbar. FIGURE 9 Insert the forward edge of the trampoline into the front crossbar track adjacent to the corner casting and slide it all the way to the center. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for the opposite side. FIGURE 10 Install the aft lacing strip by feeding the larger bead into the track in the aft crossbar. Make sure it is centered. FIGURE 11 Tie each aft lacing line to the aft corner casting as shown. 5 FIGURE 12 Tie the center lacing line to the forward grommet on the port (left) trampoline half. Lace the line back and forth, taking up slack as you go. Temporarily tie off the line at the aft end, then remove slack again by working it out front to back. Lace the two aft lines simultaneously in the same manner. FIGURE 13 Once the trampoline is laced as tightly as possible, re-tie all the lines as in Figure 13. Use up any excess line by tying several hitches as shown. As the boat is used, it will be necessary to periodically retighten the lines. 6 RUDDER & TILLER SYSTEM FIGURE 15 FIGURE 14 Install the left rudder assembly onto the transom of the left hull. The nylon nuts will be facing inboard. With the tiller arm held out of the way, slip the rudder pin — cotter key up — down through the casting and gudgeons. Once in place, install the other cotter key into the rudder pin below the casting (see Fig. 15). © FIGURE 16 The illustration shows an exploded view of the tiller connector kit. Notice that it depicts the port (left) side. Install the tiller crossbar with the “PORT” sticker to the left side of the boat. Install the drain plugs into their housings in each transom. Make sure that the O-ring gaskets are properly in place. Tighten the nuts until the bolts protrude about two thread widths beyond the nylon locking elements of the nuts. MAST & RIGGING FIGURE 18 Attach the bridle wires to the bow tangs by removing the bolts and slipping one end of each bridle into its tang. Retighten the bolts. FIGURE 19 Attach the opposite ends of the bridles to the shackle on the bottom of the forestay adjuster. The forestay and shrouds are connected by a large shackle. Attach this shackle to the lower hole in the mast tang, insuring that the forestay is between the two shrouds. Tighten the shackle pin securely with pliers, then twist the safety wire around the shackle body and through the hole in the shackle pin. FIGURE 20 8 Using the shackle provided, attac...