Hobie Quest 13 User manual

Hobie
Quest Manual
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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.

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Table of Contents
Anatomy ...............................................................................5
Assembly Required ............................................................6
Vantage CT.............................................................................7
On the Water........................................................................14
Lowrance Ready Option ......................................................15
Storage and Transportation ................................................17
Paddling ..............................................................................20
Safety...................................................................................21
Warranty..............................................................................23
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1. Hull
2. Vantage CT Seat
3. Paddle
4. Gear Bucket
Anatomy
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Assembly Required
Line up threaded
inserts on seat
back frame with
holes molded
in seat bottom
frame.
Once aligned,
insert screws
and tighten.
Vantage CT Assembly
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Vantage CT
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Items not shown to scale
Front Up/Down Adjust
Structural Inserts for Kickstand
Supports (Insert Does Not Require Any
Fasteners)
Kickstand Activate Handle
Molded-in Kickstand Supports
(Exclude Quest 11 Models)
Front Up/Down “Key”
Recline Adjust
Seat Bottom Frame “Shoe”
BOA Lumbar Adjust
Leash
Kickstand
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Anatomy
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Line up the
front of the seat
bottom frame
over key and
slide the back of
the frame to the
back wall in the
cockpit.
Put pressure
on the front of
the seat mesh &
lift the back of
the seat bottom
frame to set the
seat into the key.
Push the
seatback frame
down once the
seat frame is fit
into the key. Pull
up on front of
seat to check
for proper
installation.
Flip seat back
up.
Vantage CT
Seat Installation
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Locate leash
buckle on the
seat bottom
frame and
firewall behind
the seat.
Line up and plug
in the two parts
of the buckle.
When the two
parts are clicked
into place, the
seat is secured
to the kayak.
Pinch to unlock.
Warning: Failure to secure the seat
with the leash buckle could result in
loss of seat during a capsize event.
Vantage CT
Seat Installation
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Pull lever out
to activate front
up/down
adjustment.
Lean back into
seatback to
raise the front
up/down
adjustment. Use
body weight in
seat bottom to
drop into a lower
positon.
Release lever to
lock the desired
position of the
front up/down
adjustment.
Vantage CT
Front Up/Down Adjustment
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