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WELCOME TO THE HOBIE WAY OF LIFE Congratulations on the purchase of your new HOBIE 18’ and welcome to the HOBIE® sailing family. The HOBIE 18 cannot be outgrown. A single adult can sail it at top performance - and a crew of four can cruise in comfort. We offer this manual as a guide to increased safety and enjoyment of your new boat. The purpose of this publication is to provide easy, simple and accurate instructions on how to get your Hobie 18’ ready for the water. Please read them carefull
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HOBIE 18 ASSEMBLY MANUAL This assembly manual takes you step- by-step through the setting-up and sailing of your new HOBIE 18. This manual will help you understand each part in detail. Note that this manual applies for both Hobie 18 SE and SX models. Setting up your HOBIE 18 PAGE Packaging Layout.................................2 Framing the Hulls .................................3 Sailing your HOBIE 18................PAGE Installing the Trampoline ...................4-6 Balancing the boat .....
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Packaging Layout Figure 1 1. Port Hull 2. Starboard Hull 3. Back Bar 4. Boom 5. Tiller Cross Bar 6. Front Bar 7. Battens 8. Rigkit Box #1 9. Rigkit Box # 2 10. Rudders 11. Daggerboards 12. Sail Main and Jib 13. Trampoline 14. Mast (not shown) Figure 2 See page 25 for descriptions Hobie Cat 18 SE Rig Kit Box #1 (fig 2) Description Quantity 1. Shrouds, Forestay 2,1 2. 7/16” Mainsheet 48’
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metal chips or dirt particles inside the bar which could Framing the Hulls be hindering the bolt's progress. (Recommend two people) *Port refers to left, starboard refers to right. Tools-HEX wrench (provided) and a screwdriver with a 1 /4" head. IMPORTANT Retaining Channel 8 Read this before framing the hulls. Front Bar Inboard Bolt 3 3/4" 2 Prior to inserting each crossbar bolt, (Framing the Front Bar Outboard Bolt 2" 2
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Figure 6 10. The four outboard bolt assemblies are identical. To TRAMPOLINE ASSEMBLY install, first slip the bolt through the outer end of the corner casting and down through the rail of the boat. 1. Install the aft lacing strip. Feed the lacing strip into Place the stainless steel channel over the bolt's the rear cross bar at the right just inside the hull where exposed section which is under the rail. Spin the nylock the track has been cut away. See Figure 7. Center it nut on the bolt but d
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5. Insert the aft outboard corner of the trampoline into the extrusion on the inside of the hull and pull the trampoline as far aft as it will go. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 for installing the starboard trampoline. 7. In front of the rear cross bar there is a hole in either inboard rail. Insert the port aft lacing line into this hole on the port hull and exit it straight down. Tie a knot in the tail of the line and then pull the knot up under the rail. Figure 10 8. Thread the lacing line from the in
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MAST ASSEMBLY 1. Support mast at both ends on saw horses or other NOTE: The style of rotator yoke shown in such devices. Ref: Illus. #1, Pg. 20. Figure 12 is the older mast rotator style. Current models do not have a pulley. See page 2. Spreaders. In the rig kit you will find all the parts of 20 for details on the new style. the spreader assembly. 3. The larger of the two pairs of aluminum rods (1-1), is the spreader arm. Attach it to the aft tab of the spreader through the large hole in on
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19. Slip the port diamond wire into the tip of the port 25. Locate the shrouds and forestay in the rig kit. They spreader arm. Make sure that the anti-chafing roller on are packed together and are the only rigging which is the diamond wire is above the spreader tip. Secure the vinyl coated. The three wires are already attached to a diamond wire by installing one of the long cotter pins (1- large shackle. Remove the pin from the shackle and 8) through the tip of the spreader. attach it to the mas
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STEPPING THE MAST. DANGER - Do not attempt to step the mast in an area of low overhead wires. A mast contacting an electrical wire could be fatal. 1. Secure the four trapeze wires near the bottom of the mast so that they will be out of the way while the mast is being raised. Jib Halyard Wire 2. Attach the jib halyard line to each end of the jib halyard wire to form a very large loop. Tie the line around the fork at the bottom of the forestay. The Luff Tensioner halyard line must be connected t
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CAUTION: We recommend two people for stepping the mast. It is heavy for one person and could slip causing injury or damage. 8. Stand on the trampoline next to the back bar and raise the mast to your shoulders. Make sure the shrouds are not fouled and the stay adjusters are free before advancing further. Do not raise the mast in an area with any overhead wires. If everything is clear walk straight ahead raising the mast as you go. See Figures 20, 21, and 22. 9. Once the mast is in the vertical
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block on the end of the mast rotation control yoke and 13. Lace it through the rope lock and then through the then feed it through the jam cleat. Tie a knot thimble at the end of the trapeze wire. Now tie the line in the end of the line so that it will not slip back through onto either end of the dogbone. See Figure 23. the jam cleat. 14. Repeat this process for the other three trapeze wires See Figure 35. at the respective locations. Once again, be sure to note that this is the older style
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Hobie 18 and SX18 UPDATES INSTALLING THE SAIL BATTENS INSTALLING THE RUDDER ASSEMBLY Unfold the sail and lay it out on the trampoline. There The rudders were updated after 1987. The newer will be a small bundle of thin lines tied to the top of the rudders use a black plastic cam to lock the rudder in the sail. These are the batten tension lines. Tie the batten down position. Locate the left and right rudder tension lines to one of the small grommets at the end of assemblies. The left one has a
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3. To distinguish the port rudder from the starboard RUDDER AND TILLER CROSS BAR rudder, the port rudder arm will bend toward the center INSTALLATION (Pre 1987 boats) of the boat when on the port hull. 1. Disengage the tiller arm from the lower casting and 4. Attach the tiller cross bar to the tiller arm as shown in lock the tiller arm and rudder in the kicked up position. figure 31. This will pull the rudder blade up and out of the way so the rudder pin can be installed. 2. Hold the lower cast
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RAISING THE SAILS 1. Point the boat into the wind before you begin this operation. 2. Lay the main sail out on the trampoline. Insert the battens into the batten pockets starting at the top of the sail and working your way down. The batten has a tip on each end. The end without any holes goes into the sail first. Slip the batten in until it seats into the batten pocket protector at the leading edge of the sail. 3. Thread the batten tie through the aft batten tip and the sail as shown in Figur
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Figure 35 Note: Old style mast rotator shown here. 10. Attach the three boom blocks to the hangers on the H18SX Downhaul Instructions boom. Secure the ratchet block to the top of the traveler car. Thread the mainsheet through the blocks as shown 1. Using the twist shackle, attach the double block to the in Figure 37. Slip the other end of the mainsheet sail luff grommet. through the traveler jam cleat, then guide the line 2. Tie off the downhaul line (10' of 3 /16" yt braid) to the through the
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Raising the Jib 1. Attach the shackle on the end of the jib halyard wire to the head of the jib. 2. Wrap the luff pocket of the jib around the forestay and engage the zipper an inch or so. Next thread the jib halyard line inside the luff pocket. See Figure 38. Figure 39 9. Thread the remaining portion of the jib sheet through the starboard jib block in this same fashion. 10. The roller furler line can be temporarily secured in the jam cleat on the back side of the front cross bar. Figure 38 Rol
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Figure 42 3. When raising or lowering the board do not rock it fore DAGGER BOARDS and aft. This will cause damage to the trailing edge. Pull the leading edge of the dagger board aft about 1/4 of an 1. Slip the shock cord through the hole in the upper inch so that it is not contacting the lip of the deck and it portion of the dagger board, take both ends to the hole can be easily moved up and down. on the out board deck flange. Pass both ends through the hold and tie a knot under the rail. 4.
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