Hobie Mirage Compass User manual

Hobie®Mirage®
Compass/Compass Duo

.

In 1950, Hobie’s dream was born in his
parents’ garage when he decided to apply his
love of woodworking to the sport of surfing.
Dad backed out the Buick... Hobie carved out
his very first surfboard...
Hobie’s business of fun had begun.

4
Table of Contents
Anatomy .....................................................................................................................................5
Seating...... ..................................................................................................................................6
MirageDrive®Instructions ........................................................................................................8
On the Water ............................................................................................................................11
Lowrance®Ready Option ........................................................................................................13
Storage and Transport............................................................................................................16
Maintenance and Care ............................................................................................................19
Kick Up Adjustment.................................................................................................................21
Safety ........................................................................................................................................22
Warranty...................................................................................................................................24
Please read through the instruction manual before using this product

5
hobie.com
Anatomy
1. Hull
2. Paddle
3. MirageDrive 180 KU (DUO 1x MD180 KU and 1x MDGT KU)
4. Seat - (x2 Duo)
5. Cassette Plug - (x2 Duo)
6. Lowrance Ready Kit
Items not shown to scale
OR
1
3
4
2
5
6
Mirage Drive GT Kick
Up Fins (Duo Only)
Mirage Drive 180 Kick
Up Fins

6
Seat Installation
2
1
3
Stretch the Bungee over the seat
frame tube and loop it over the
seat mount hooks.
Snap the bottom seat frame
into the two seat mounts.
Swing the under-seat kickstand
fully forward.
Seating

7
hobie.com
Seating
4
Make sure the seat clips are
attached to the boat... NOT the
retention loops on the seat itself.
Clip the two back straps to the pad
eye loops on each side of the cock-
pit. Adjust the strap lengths so that
the seat is in a comfortable upright
position.
Using the Seat Outside the Boat
2
Clip the two seat back straps to
the seat retention loops on the
sides of the seat frame. Adjust the
strap length so that the seat is in
a comfortable upright position.
1
Unclip the seat back hooks and frame
Bungees to detach the seat from the
boat.

8
CLICK
Removal
Level
Press down and lock drive into
Click and Go’s. The drive locks
automatically when installed.
Lower drive
straight down
making sure the
spine is level.
Lift drive
straight up
Pull back
each Click
and Go lever
Installation
1
2
1
2
MirageDrive 180 Instructions

9
hobie.com
MirageDrive 180 Instructions
Pedal Adjustment
Squeeze
Adjust cranks by
rotating and click-
ing them into the
desired position.
Make sure both
cranks are in the
same position
number.
With both feet on
the pedals and
together (fins
straight down),
your knees should
be comfortably
bent and not
crunched or over
extended.
Squeeze adjuster
handle
1
2
3

10
Reverse (MD180 only)
From the forward
position, pull the
right handle to
shift the drive into
reverse. (This is
the longer handle
of the two)
Shifting with the
fins too far apart
can cause inter-
ference with the
shift. Pull with firm
pressure while
cranks are close
together.
From the reverse
position, pull the
left handle to shift
the drive into
forward.
1
2
Left Handle = Forward
(shorter handle)
Right Handle = Reverse
(longer handle)
reverse
forward
MirageDrive 180 Instructions