Hobie ADVANCE User manual

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ASSEMBLY MANUAL
HOBIE CAT EUROPE
ZI Toulon Est, BP 250
83078 Toulon cedex 9, France
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HOBIE ADVANCE

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ASSEMBLY MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENT
Spare part list.........................................2
Wires & Ropes ......................................3
Part bag .................................................3
Hull assembly......................................4-5
Trampoline fitting ...................................6
Rudder assemblies and tiller extension.7
Preparation of the mast..........................8
Stepping the mast.............................9-10
Main sail ..............................................11
Jib sail..................................................12
Mainsheet system................................13
Cunningham and righting line..............14
Safety devices......................................15
“Hawaian” righting device ....................16
Safety tips............................................17
SPARE PART LIST
⇒ Hulls (2)
⇒ Front crossbar
⇒ Rear Crossbar
⇒ Mast
⇒ 1 piece trampoline
⇒ Rudder assemblies (2)
⇒ Tiller crossbar
⇒ Tiller extension
⇒ Main sail
⇒ Jib sail
⇒ Batten set (6)
⇒ Part bag
⇒ Rope bag
⇒ Wire bag
TOOLS required
2 x #13 spanner
1 x pair of pliers
Two persons are recommended to as-
semble the boat.
CAUTION - DANGER
ALUMINIUM MAST
STAY CLEAR OF OVERHEAD
ELECTRIC WIRES

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Wires
1. Shrouds with adjuster cover
2. Trapeze wires
3. Forestay, jib halyard assembly
4. Trapeze handles, rope lock and shock
cord + line + shackle
Ropes
1. Righting line
2. Jib sheet
3. Main halyard
4. Jib luff tensioner line
5. Trampoline line (rear)
6. Jib halyard
7. Cunningham
WIRES, ROPES & RIG
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Part bag :
1. Full mounted mainsheet as-
sembly with hook
2. Stay adjusters, clevis pins
and split rings
3. Cunningham
4. Jib clew blocks
5. Jib furler assembly
6. hawaian righting system
7. Silicone
Other pieces not shown above :
⇒ 2 drain plugs (on the hulls)
⇒ Screws for bar fixing (on the
crossbars)
⇒ Main halyard wire (on the
mast).
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Position the hulls parallel on the ground approximately 2 meters apart. Prepare the front crossbar. Unscrew
the nuts off of the two 2 external head bolts. Unscrew the nuts also off of the two internal headless bolts.
NB : Periodically check the tightness of all 8 bolts.
HULL ASSEMBLY
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See drawing hereunder to position the screws
Lift the right hull into an upright position. One person
straddles the hull to hold in position. The other one ap-
plies the silicone sealant (for waterproofing) around the bolt
holes and on rivets.
2
Taking the front crossbar, position it on the crossbar
moulding in the deck making sure that the eye strap
on the bar is facing to the rear of the boat and the remai-
ning headless bolt on the cross bar fits in the hole on the
deck. Insert the long external screw.
3
Pass your hand through the ins-
pection port to position the nuts
and washers onto the long bolt and
the headless bolt.
4
Repeat the same operation for
the other hull. Repeat step 1
and 2 for the rear crossbar.
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All go round the boat and tighten
all eight bolts and 16 nuts.
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Long Bolt
Short Bolt
Stainless steel nut
Inox washer
Plastic washer
Crossbar/
Long bolt
Short bolt

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HULL ASSEMBLY
Identify the right side from
the left side of the bar (look
for the stickers) and position
it the right way between the
two hulls and attach the bar
with the supplied shackles as
shown on the photo.
VERY IMPORTANT / TRES IMPORTANT
Never use the forward spreader bar to carry the boat. Use the 4 handles
(2 at the front, 2 at the rear of the boat) to carry the boat.
Forward spreader bar assembly
It is highly recommended to install the forward sprea-
der bar if the loaded weight is more than 75 kg and
wind force more than 3. Failure to respect this recom-
mendation may cause structural damages on the hulls
that will not be covered by warranty.

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Tensioning the sides :
starting at the right
rear corner, take the
line that emerges from the
trampoline. Lead it through
the eye strap on the rear
beam and then through the
grommet/eyelet. Tie it off
with a bowline knot or simi-
lar.
Unfold the trampoline. Note that the side tension
lines are prethreaded. Insert the front sealed bolt
rope edge into the trampoline track of the front cross-
bar. Continue feeding the trampoline into the trampoline
track and position it in the centre. Line up the grommet in
the centre of the front edge of the trampoline with the dol-
phin striker post. This will position the trampoline in the
TRAMPOLINE
Trampoline fittings
each side.
Commence lacing the rear of the trampoline. The lacing line ties
off on the lacing post at the left rear of the rear beam. Pass the
line around the rod and back around the first lacing post. Lead
the line around the second lacing post and pass it around the rod
on the first trampoline cut out. Now, come back around the se-
cond lacing post and continue towards the third. Continue all the
way across the beam in the same fashion and tie off loosely. Do
no t
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centre.
Pull the trampoline to the back of
the boat and insert the fibreflass
rod into the rear flap of the trampoline.
Leave an equal amount protruding from
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Now lead the end of the line through the
eyestrap on the rear of the front beam and
back through the loop. Lead the end back
through the eyestrap and apply as much tension as
possible. Maintaining the tension, lead the line
through the grommet and back to the eyestrap.
Next, lead the line through the grommet in the front
edge of the trampoline and tie off securely. Repeat
Move to the front
right corner of the
trampoline. Pull on
the line as firmly as pos-
sible and tie a bowline knot
or loop in the line as close
to the trampoline edge as
possible. This will enable a
4:1 purchase to be used for
tensioning. Tie off once
tensioned to secure.
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procedure for port
side.
Retighten rear lacing
from left to right. Tie the rear
lacing off securely at the eye-
let posts on the right hand
end of the rear beam. NB : It
is important that the trampo-
line lacing is kept very tight.
Check the trampoline tension
on a regular basis. Remem-
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Locate the tiller crossbar and identify the left and right hand ends. NB: the tiller crossbar (1) locates on top of
the tiller/rudder arms (2).
Identify the right rudder from the left rudder (look
for the stickers on the rudder arms). As shown,
line up the rudder pintles (metal pegs on the
hulls) with the rudder castings . Push the rudder cas-
tings down onto the pintles.
RUDDER ASSEMBLY AND TILLER EXTENSION
Rudder assembly
1
Insert the retainer clip attached to the lower pintle to lock
the rudders in place. The clip will prevent the rudders from
falling off the boat in the event of capsize.
2
Locate the tiller extension and secure it to the tiller crossbar
using the clevis pin and ring clip provided.
Tiller crossbar and extension
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Remove the main and jib halyard lines from the ropes bags.
Unroll the main halyard wire that is secured at the head of
the mast. Using a bowline knot, secure the main halyard line to
the thimble at the end of the halyard wire. Now, secure both ends
at the base of the mast.
Mast & rigging
MAST PREPARATION
1
Remove all the wires from the wires bag and unroll them.
They are all already mounted on the 8 mm shackle. Ensure
that all twists are removed.
Tighten the shackle securely on the mast tang.
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1. Trapezes
2. Shrouds
3. Pigtail, forestay and jib halyard
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Using a bowline knot secure the jib halyard line to the small
block on the end of the jib halyard wire. Now secure both
ends at the base of the mast.
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Locate the Jib furler and shackle it to the bridles
using the 6 mm shackle provided. Ensure that the
exit hole in the furler is pointing at the furler cleat on
the front crossbar. Check that the screw on the under-
side of the furler is tight. This prevents the outer cover
from rotating.
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Wind the furler up in a clockwise direc-
tion. Leave enough furler line to reach
the furler cleat.
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Jib furler

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With the base of the mast facing towards the front of the boat, lay the
mast on top of the boat. (place some pading under the mast to prevent
scratching).
Next, fasten the shrouds into the stay ad-
justers. To begin with, fasten the shroud
about half way up the adjuster. This posi-
tion can be adjusted later. The position in-
fluences mast rake. Now fasten the stay
adjusters on each side of the boat. You
can pull the cover partially over the stay
adjusters at this time. The assembly of the
trapeze wires can wait until after you have
raised the mast.
RAISING THE MAST
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Now, ensure that the forestay wire is not twisted around any other wires and
you are ready for raising the mast. For safety, two people should raise the
mast. One person now takes the head of the mast while the other person po-
sitions the base on the mast step ball, which is in the center of the front cross
beam. Remove the nut and bolt from the mast base for the mast to sit on the
ball. Once fitted replace the bolt and nut. This will ensure the mast does not
‘pop off’ of the mast step ball.
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Once the mast is standing and the wires all attached remove the nut and
bolt from the mast base. This is only necessary for raising and lowering
the mast.
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CAUTION ALUMINIUM MAST -
WATCH FOR OVERHEAD POWER LINES.
Contact with power lines can cause serious injury or death.
With the person on the trampoline
supporting the mast, the other per-
son takes the forestay and connects
it to the stay adjuster fixed to the jib
furler. Pin the forestay towards the
top of the adjuster. Now, provided
all the clevis pins have the split rings
fitted, the mast is supported by the
shrouds and forestay.
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With the mast now secure, the
trapeze wires can be fitted with
the handles, rope locks and
ajuster lines as shown in the
photograph. Use a bowline knot
to secure the line to the trapeze
shock cord.
Now the rig can be tensioned. One person can pull
down on a trapeze handle whilst the other person re
positions the clevis pin in the stay adjuster. Ensure
that the two shrouds are pinned at the same height
in both adjusters. If too much tension is applied it
may become difficult for the mast to rotate freely.
Check this before proceeding with raising the sail.
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RAISING THE MAST
Fitting of trapezes
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The height of trapezing can be
adjusted by changing the posi-
tion of the rope lock.