Hobie catsy User manual

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ASSEMBLY MANUAL
HOBIE CAT EUROPE
ZI Toulon Est, BP 250
83078 Toulon cedex 9, France
Tel : [phone] - Fax : [phone]
Email : hobie[email protected] - http://www.hobie-cat.net
HOBIE CATSY

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ALUMINIUM MAST
KEEP AWAY FROM
ELECTRICAL WIRES
ASSEMBLY MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENT
List of parts................................................. 2
Wires and ropes.......................................... 3
Part bag, trampoline.................................... 4
Beaming the hulls....................................... 5
Trampoline fitting.....................................6-7
Rudder assembly........................................ 8
Mast
Preparation of the mast...................... 9
Bridle wires & stay adjuster.............. 10
Raising the mast.........................11-12
Jib sail ...................................................... 13
Main sail ................................................... 14
Mainsheet system & Cunningham............. 15
Hawaïan righting system.......................... 16
Safety & advice......................................... 17
LIST OF PARTS
⇒ Hulls (2)
⇒ Front crossbar
⇒ Rear crossbar
⇒ Mast
⇒ Trampoline
⇒ Rudder assembly (2)
⇒ Tiller crossbar
⇒ Mainsail
⇒ Jibsail
⇒ Batten set (7)
⇒ Part bag
⇒ Rope bag
⇒ Wire bag
Tools required
2 #13 spanners
1 pair of pliers
Two persons are recommended to
assemble the boat

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Wires
1. Shrouds with adjuster covers
2. Brides
3. Forestay, jib halyard assembly
4. Hawaïan righting kit (shock cord, line and
pulley)
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Ropes
1. Righting line
2. Mainsheet
3. Jibsheet
4. Main halyard
5. Jib Halyard
6. Trampoline lacing line
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Wires and ropes
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Part bag :
1. Mainsheet top block with hook
2. Mainsheet ratchet block
3. Tiller crossbar screws.
4. Stay adjusters, clevis pins and split rings (2)
5. Jib stay adjuster
6. Shackle
Other parts not shown above :
⇒ Drain plugs (on the hulls)
⇒ Screws for bar fixing (on the bars)
Part bag & Trampoline
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Position the hulls parallel on the ground
approximately 2 meters apart. Now prepare the
front cross bar by removing the nuts and
washers from the underside of the beam on all
Beaming the hulls
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Take the front cross bar, making
sure that the track for the trampoline
is facing rearward and seat the
beam on the hull moulding. The
bolts will line up through the holes
on the hull. Push the beam down so
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it sits flush in the beam well.
Pass your arm into the hull through the
inspection port directly behind the side
you are working. By hand place the
washer first then turn a nut onto the bolts
inside the hull. Tighten the nuts with a
13mm spanner. Once tight turn on the
locking nuts and again tighten with a
13mm spanner.
Now take the other hull and repeat the process to attach the front cross bar. Once the front cross bar is attached
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the bolts.
Lift a hull into an upright position. One person
straddles the hull to hold it in position. The
second person can then apply the silicone
sealant to the beam wells for the front cross bar.
Apply the sealant in a circle around the bolt holes
on the hull and also as to cover the rivet heads.
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Repeat this process for the rear of the trampoline so
that all four corners are tensioned.
You will notice a loop of black cord exiting the
beams near the four corners of the platform.
These loops are for attaching the four corners
of the trampoline. Simultaneously tension the
front corners of the trampoline as to keep the
trampoline in the center of the beam.
Line up the grommet in the center front edge of the
trampoline with the dolphin striker post. Be sure to back feed
the left front corner of the trampoline into the track also.
Unfold the trampoline and locate the front side. The front of
the trampoline is the side with the pocket mounted closest.
Now slide the front edge of the trampoline bolt rope into the
front cross beam track via the cut out on the left side of the
beam.
Trampoline fitting
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Feed the trampoline into the track and
position it in the center of the beam.
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Also the rear side of the trampoline must be laced
and tensioned. To do this, firstly insert the fibreglass
rod into trampoline from the side. Now lace the
black lacing as per the photograph through the
trampoline and back up to the buttons on the rear
cross beam. Tension so that the trampoline is tight.
Tie off the lacing securely. You can cut off or tie off
the excess as you desire.
Trampoline fitting
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Take the tiller cross bar and locate the sticker that
indicates the right end. The tiller cross bar attaches to
each tiller arm using the bolts that are loosely fitted to
the tiller bars. Tighten with a 10mm spanner and
screwdriver the bolts so that the tiller is firm yet free to
move.
Insert the retainer clip to the lower
pintle to prevent the rudders from
falling off!
Line up the rudder pintles (metal pegs that are
attached to the hulls) with the holes in the rudder
castings. Push the left and right castings down onto
the pintles of the left and right hull.
Identify the right rudder and left rudder. To do this look
for the stickers on the rudder arms.
Red = left, green = right
Rudder Assembly
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Now also find the jib halyard rope. Pass the rope through the eye near the
top of the forestay. The eye is at the end of a short strop that is part of the
forestay wire. Take both ends of the jib halyard and tie them both at the
Remove all the wires from the bag and unroll them.
Ensure that all the twists are removed. Locate the
6mm bow shackle and attach the 3 wires to the
mast, using the shackle as shown. Tighten the
shackle securely. See photo for positioning of the
wires.
Now secure both the wire and the rope sections of the
halyard at the bottom of the mast.
Having removed the mast from the
plastic un-roll the main halyard wire that
is taped near the top of the mast. Also
find in the rope bag the main halyard
rope. Tie using a bowline knot the main
halyard rope to the wire. Tie the knot to
the end of the wire that has the stainless
steel thimble.
Mast preparation
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6 mm bow shackle
Forestay
Shrouds
Jib halyard

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The stay adjuster should have another shackle and
a clevis pin and ring attached to it. The second
shackle is to mount the jib and the clevis pin and
ring to attach the forestay, which holds the mast up.
Bridle wires and stay adjuster
Attach the bridle wires at the bow of each hull. Un-
roll the wire and find in the parts bag a 6mm
shackle and a stay adjuster. Using the shackle, join
the wires, together with the stay adjuster as per the
photograph.
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