Hobie Mirage Compass User manual

Hobie®Mirage®
Compass
Kayak Manual

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.

4Table of Contents
Anatomy ............................................................................................................................................................ .5
Seating................................................................................................................................................................ .6
MirageDrive®................................................................................................................................................ .10
On the Water................................................................................................................................................ .13
Lowrance®Ready Option......................................................................................................................... .15
Storage and Transport............................................................................................................................. .18
Maintenance and Care............................................................................................................................. .21
Safety ............................................................................................................................................................... .23
Warranty ........................................................................................................................................................ .25
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Anatomy
1. Hull
2. Seat
3. MirageDrive
4. Paddle
5. Cassette Plug
6. Lowrance Ready Kit
Items not shown to scale
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6Seating
Seating Assembly
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2
Line up threaded
inserts on seat
back frame with
holes molded
in seat bottom
frame.
Once aligned, insert
screws and tighten. Do
not over tighten as seat
will not be able to pivot.

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Seating Anatomy
Seating
Seat back
Seat frame
Support strap
adjustment
Mesh tension straps
Lumbar adjustment strap

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Pad Eye
Seat Installation
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2
3
Seating
Place the seat onto the
seat mounts.
To secure the seat to the boat,
attach the two hooks under the
seat to the seat retention loops.
Clip the two back straps to pad eyes
on the boat.
Make sure clips are attached to
the boat not the retention loop
on the chair itself.

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Using the seat outside the boat
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2
Seating
Unhook the seat retention hooks
from the boat and remove the seat.
Clip the two back straps to the
seat retention loop.

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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
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MirageDrive Instruction