Hobby Cat 16 Easy User manual

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HOBIE CAT 16
HOBIE CAT EUROPE
ZI Toulon Est, BP 250
83078 Toulon cedex 9, France
Tel : [phone] - Fax : [phone]
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Photo Pierrick Contin Last Update : January 2008
ASSEMBLY MANUAL
HOBIE CAT 16
Easy, Classic, Club & Race

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HOBIE CAT 16
TABLE OF CONTENT
Part description....................................2-3
Hull assembly .........................................4
Trampoline..............................................5
Rudder assembly....................................6
Tiller crossbar & extension .....................6
Gudgeon bushings..................................7
Mast preparation.....................................8
Stepping the mast...................................9
Shrouds & trapeze................................10
Mainsail traveller...................................11
Mainsail.................................................12
Gooseneck & boom (except Race).......13
Boom & cunningham (Race only).........14
Mainsheet system.................................15
Jib....................................................16-17
Race jib halyard / Righting....................18
Jib furling assembly (option).................19
Spinnaker kit classic.............................20
Spinnaker kit trumpet soft.....................21
Before sailing........................................22
Safety advices ......................................23
Tools required
• One pair of pliers
• One rubber mallet
• 1 flat screwdriver
• 2 wrenches #17 and #10
• 1 driller with a #10 auger
It is recommended to be two people to assemble
your Hobie Cat.
Liste des Pièces
PART DESCRIPTION
Hulls (2)
Front crossbar
Rear crossbar
Side bars (2)
Mast (with mast step link)
Boom (except HC16 Easy)
Trampoline
Wire bag
Rig bag
Rope bag
Rudder assemblies (2)
Tiller crossbar
Tiller extension
Mainsail + battens (7)
Jib
Spinnaker kit (option)
CAUTION—DANGER
ALUMINIUM MAST - WATCH FOR
OVERHEAD ELECTRIC WIRES
Part description

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HOBIE CAT 16
Part description
HC16 Ropes
1. Main halyard rope
2. Jib sheet
3. Righting line
4. Jib halyard rope
5. Tack line
6. Trampoline side line
7. Trampoline rear line
Wires and rig (photo1)
1. 2 Stay adjusters + toggles
2. Stay adjuster + 2 shackles
3. Additional stay adjuster (for 16 Race)
4. 4 Pylon screws + 4 Pylon nuts
5. Tiller connection kit (except 16 Race)
6. 2 Pins
7. 2 jib sheet blocks + shackle
8. Teflon washer
9. 4 Cutter pins
10. 2 Plugs + washers
11. Gooseneck
12. CCT LE Traveller (SSI for 16 Race)
13. Mainsheet system (mounted)
Trapeze (Photo 2)
1. 4 Trapeze handles (2 for Easy & Classic models)
2. 4 adjusting rope locks (2 for Easy & Classic models)
3. 2 shackles
4. 2 Trapeze shock cords (1 for Easy & Classic models)
5. 2 trapeze lines
Wires (Photo 3)
1. Big jib halyard blocks
2. Small jib halyard block
3. 2 sets of trapeze (1 for Easy & Classic models)
4. 2 shrouds
5. Forestay + pigtail + 8 mm shackle
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HOBIE CAT 16
Insert the sidebars in their slots on the front crossbar. The flared portion
of the sidebar track must be forward and facing inward. Fit in the rear
crossbar onto the rear of the hulls and on the other end of each sidebar.
Hull assembly
Position the hulls parallel (2 meters apart) and check the left from the right hull (anti-skid on the deck to-
wards the outside). Start each corner casting onto the pylon just to get them together. Use the soft mallet.
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Once the frame is assembled and fitted onto the hulls, drive each corner
casting down onto the pylon until the bolt holes line up. Strike the casting
directly over the pylon only. Use the soft mallet only.
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Once the frame is definitely adjusted, we strongly recommend to redrill
each bolt passage with an auger of 10 in order to ease the fitting of the
bolts (drill alternatively each side of the pylon).
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Install the four pylon bolts and nuts, with the nuts inboard.Tighten se-
curely, but do not over-torque.
TIP : do not hesitate to file off the top of the pylons. This willavoid grip-
ping and jamming when you fit the frame.
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Trampoline
Tie each aft lacing line to the aft corner casting as follows : Startwith
an 8 knot at one end of the line which you will block into the inferior
hole of the rear casting (behind the crossbar fitting). Then, pass the line
through the grommet on the side of the trampoline (from underneath),
then in the rear trampoline strip (from above). After 3 or 4 laces, tempora-
rily tie it at the aft end. Repeat the same operation on the other side. NB :
Make sure you passe the line above the crossbar binding nut to avoid
friction during sailing.
Insert trampoline half into the flared sidebar track so that the grom-
mets are running down the center and across the back. Posi-tion
the forward edge even with the forward crossbar. Insert the forward
edge of the trampoline into the front cross bar track adjacent to the cor-
ner casting and slide it all the way to the center. Repeat this operation
for the opposite side. Install the aft lacing strip by feeding the larger
bead into the track in the aft crossbar. Make sure it is centered.
NB : The hiking straps should be on top.
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Tie the center lacing line. Start with a bowline knot. Lace the line back
and forth taking up slack as you go. When lacing go through the
grommets over/under.
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Stop the central lacing by a triangle. Use the central grommet on the
rear trampoline stripe. Make a key at the end. 4
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.
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NB : As the boat is used, it will be necessary to periodical-
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HOBIE CAT 16 Rudder Assembly
RUDDER ASSEMBLY
Identify the right rudder assembly (green sticker)
and the left one (red sticker). They must not be
reversed. Slip the rudder pin down through the
casting and gudgeons. Insert the split pin in the
hole of the rudder pin so that it prevents it from
falling down. Do the same thing on the opposite
side.Make sure that the plastic cam has the nose
up as indicated on the drawing.
TILLER SYSTEM
Attach the tiller crossbar (1) to
the Rudder arm (2). Pay attention
to the left and right side. Insert
the screw as shown on the photo.
Repeat the same operation on
the opposite side.
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Tiller crossbar and extension (Easy, Classic & Club models)
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Rudder Assembly
Attach the stick by slipping the pin-
through the violin screw in themid-
dle of the tiller crossbar.
The two rudder blades must be parallel or sligh-
tly turned inside (3-4 mm). To do this it is neces-
sary to adjust the length of the tiller crossbar.
The screw under the tiller crossbar allows for
this adjustment. Unscrew it and you can move
the bar inside or outside. Once the rudder bla-
des are well trimmed, do not forget to retighten
the screw.
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Tiller crossbar (Race model)
Tiller crossbar
Rudder arm
Tiller extension (all models)

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Attach the main halyard rope to the black cleat and then thread it through
the shackle of the halyard cable and secure it back to the black cleat.
Take the wire sets and install them along the
mast as shown on the drawing below :
- helm's trapeze (2)
- crew's trapeze (3)
- shroud (4)
- forestay + pigtail (5)
- shroud
- crew's trapeze
- helm's trapeze
Use the schackle to fix the wires to the mast
tang (1) insuring that :
- the forestay is between the two shrouds
- and that the trapezes are slipped around the
shackle pin apart from the mast tang.
Attach the main halyard rope to the main
halyard wire (falling from the mast head) with a bowline
knot. Set the halyard wire and rope alongside the mast.
Préparation of the mast
Attach the big block to
the pigtail with a shackle.
Hook the halyard to the
small block with a
bowline block. Slip it into
the lower sheave of the
big block then back to
the sheave of the samll
block and then in the
upper heave of the big
block. (see the drawing).
WIRES
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Take the small block down to the bottom of the
mast. Thread the jib halyard around the cheek
block at the base of the mast, through the jib
downhaul block and around the cleat as shown.
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Place the mast pivot bearing in
the mast step cup. Install the
mast step link following the ins-
tructions supplied with the kit.
Stepping the mast
ATTENTION - DANGER ALUMINIUM MAST -
When stepping the mast or launching the boat watch for overhead electric wires.
Shock or even death could result if the mast comes
in contact with overhead electric wires.
Take the briddle wires and
attach the opposite ends to the
shackle on the bottom of the
forestay adjuster.
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Check that the bolts of the shroud anchor bars are well tightened.
Attach the shroud stay adjuster to the anchor bolts on each hull
with the clevis pins and lock rings provided.
lay the mast on top of the frame with the
mast head aft. Position the mast foot in
front of the step link body in order to insert
the pin through.
Attach the shrouds to the top holes of the
adjusters. Make sure that the shrouds are not
crossed at the mast tang. Put the shroud
covers over the adjusters. The mast is ready
for stepping.
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HOBIE CAT 16 Stepping the mast
Shrouds
We recommend that you have
someone assist you. As you begin
to raise the mast the link will ro-
tate upward. Stand on the rear
crossbar and raise the mast to
your shoulder. At this point, in-
sure that the shrouds are clear of
the rudders and rear corner
castings. An assistant is recom-
mended. Walk forward raising the
mast as you go. At the full upright
position, lean the mast forward
against the shrouds and have an
assistant attach the forestay
(upper hole).
NB : Later adjustment may be
necessary.
Once the mast is upright, take the
pin off the mast step link. Attach
one of the shroud to the four or fifth hole of the stay adjuster. Have someone pulling down on the
trapeze in order to relieve the shroud. Do the same operation on the opposite side. Caution : it is ne-
cessary to have the same tension on both sides. Then put the shrouds covers completely over the stay
adjusters.
Trapeze
Assemble the trapeze adjustment components as shown
in the illustration. The shock cord should passe beneath
the trampoline frame from the port trapeze line to the
starboard line
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