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1 ASSEMBLY MANUAL TABLE OF CONTE NT List of parts ....................................2 Hull assembly .. ..............................4 Trampoline ............ .........................5 Rudder assembly ........................... 7 Tiller crossbar & stick .................... 8 Mast set up ...... .............................. 9 Spreader bars[...]
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2 Tools necessary ⇒ 2 spanners - No. 17 ⇒ 1 pair of universal pliers It is advisable to be at least 2 people to asse mble the Hobie Tiger . List of Parts LIST OF PARTS Hulls (2) Front crossbar Rear crossbar Mast Boom Trampoline Part bag (wires) Rigging bag Ropes bag Rudder assemblies (2) Tiller crossbar Tiller extension Mainsail + battens (7) J[...]
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3 List of parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WIRES : 1. Shrouds 2. Bridles 3. Spreader diamond wires 4.5. Jib halyard + fore stay 6.7. Trapeze wires 8. Spreader wire 9. Stay adjuster cover ROPES : All ropes are labell ed with re f. nu m ber an d nam e. Please check carefully b efore using. 1. Righting line (white) 2. Trapeze shock cord[...]
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4 Hull assembly Position the hulls in paralle l with the inner sides fa- cing the ground . Lift the ri ght hull. One person stradd les the hull to hold it in place. The other person applie s the silicone sealant (for waterproofing) around th e screw holes. 1 Take the front cro ssba r (with do lphin striker). Place it in its support so that th e tra[...]
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5 Trampoline Unfold the trampoline. No te that the side tension lines are prethreaded. Insert the front sealed bolt rope edge into the tram- poline track of the front corssbar. Continue feeding the trampoline into the trampo line track and position it in the centre. Line up th e grommet in the centre of the front ed ge of the trampoline w ith the d[...]
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6 Trampoline Retighten rear lacing from left to righ t. Tie the rear laci ng off securely at the eyelet posts on the right ha nd end of the re ar bea m. NB : It is impor- tant that the trampoline la cing is kept very tight. 7 NB : Check the trampoline tension on a regu lar basis. Remember : all ropes streches![...]
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7 Identify the right rudder from the left rudde r (green sticker = right ; red sticker = left) Take the left rudder, and align the upp er rudder cas- ting onto the rear gudgeo n. 1 Rudder assembly Insert the rudder pin, and do not forget to put in the two split rings: one on top an d one at the bottom of the rudder pin. 2 Repeat the procedure for t[...]
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8 Tiller crossbar & extension Take the tiller crossbar and insert the right side into the right rudder arm and th e left side into the left rud- der arm . 1 Take the yoke co nnection of the tiller exten sion and fix it into the middle of the tiller crossbar Then fix the tiller head into the yoke connection as shown on the photo. 2 3[...]
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9 Mast Set-up Place the mast onto two supports (eg: tw o pieces of polysty rene). Unroll the trapeze wires and fix them using a shackle to the upp er hole on the mast t ang (tw o on each side). 1 Unroll the shrouds and the forestay wire (w ith the jib haly ard block) and fix them to the low er hole of the mast tang using a shackle. The shrouds go o[...]
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10 Spreader Bars Slide the diamond Wire s into the c orres pon ding sl ot s at the e nd of the s preaders. Ensure the b lac k plas tic roller is abov e the spreader arm. I t m ay be necess ary to release tens io n from th e diam ond wire turnbuck le adjuster nea r the base of t he m ast . Secure the dia- mond wire w ith the thin wire supplied. Pas [...]
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11 Attach the bridle wi res to the bow tangs. Mast Set-up Lay the mast on top of the boat with the sail track to the bottom and the mast base toward the bo ws. Place padding unde r the mast to preve nt scratching. 1 Lay the shroud wires and trapeze wires down each side of the mast. Secure the trapeze wires temporarily near the base of the mast. 2 E[...]
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12 Once the mast is secure remove the bolt from the base of the mast and stow it in a secure pl ace. You will need the bolt later for safe lowering of the mast. Place the mast foot on the mast base and place the pin in it. This prevents the mast from leaving it s base when lifted. Check that the wires ar e not tangled. 1 Stepping the mast Then, wit[...]
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13 Trapeze Release the trapeze wires from the base of the mast. Th e crew’s trapeze has the clamcleat swaged to the wire. Ensure that the crews trapeze wire is positioned in front of the shroud. Attach the trapeze handle s an d kits to the trapeze wires. 1 Pass the trapeze shock cords undernea th the trampoline and up throug h the grommets at the[...]
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14 Boom Tie one end of the rotatio n line to the front of the clamcleat on top of the boom. Pass the other end of th e line through the end of th e ro tat i on arm on the mast. Take the line back th ro ug h the clamcleat and fit a plas tic ball stopper at the end. 4 Slide the outbo ar d en d of the bo om th rough the webbing loop attache d to th e [...]
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15 Mainsail Always point your Hobie directly into the win d be fore you raise the mainsail. Unfold the mainsail onto the tramp oline and insert each batten into its respective pocket. The batte ns are numbered (from 1 to 7) the smallest (N ° 1) goes at th e top of the sail and the longest (N° 7) at the bottom of the sail. Attach the batten end ca[...]
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16 Take the righting line from the rope ba g. Attach it to the do lphin striker post und er the fron t crossbar (photo). Pass it under the trampoline throug h the grommet at the base of the mast. Fold up the end of the lin e and stow it in the trampoline pocket at the base of the mast. Cunningham 1 2 Attach the cunn i ng ha m bloc ks (with the hook[...]
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17 Shackle the jib head to the jib halyard. Then positi the jib and the halyard line ag ainst the forestay. Close the zipper ensuring that the halyard line re main s inside the zipper. As you pull down on th e ha lyard line close the zipp er as th e sail is raised. Jib Once the jib is fully raised, take the jib luff tensioner l ine and secure it to[...]
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18 Jib sheet (self tacking system ) Take the white spectra ro pe and to one end tie on to th e top of the middle size block. Now take the yellow thicker sheet rope and starting from one swivel cam cleat on the front crossba r pa ss the rope under the thinner white spectra rope throu gh the middle size pulley (2) and back to the other side swivel- l[...]
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19 Shackle the mainsh eet ratchet block to the top of the main traveller car. Mainsheet system Thread the tail of the main sheet thro ugh the swivel cleat assy on the rear beam, thro ugh the sheave s o n the traveller car, do wn through the eyestrap on the rea r of the beam and tie a figure «8» knot in the end. Your mainsheet system has been pre-[...]
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20 Before Sailing Install the drain plugs – do not overtighten , han d tig ht is sufficient. Overtightening may cause the drain plug flange to d istort and cause leakage. Tension the rig. This can b e acco mplished by having your assista nt hang from the trapeze or you can use main sh eet tension on one side at a tim e so that yo u can adjust t h[...]
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21 Attach the Spi halyard block Shackle the spi halyard block through the small bow shackle attached to the thin cord at the top of your FX- One mast. Now pass the halyard through the pulley and thread as pe r the photograph . Classical Spinnaker kit 1 Fit the two ratchet bl ocks and stan d-up spri ngs to the eye straps on the inbo ard side of the [...]
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22 The spinnaker sheet (red ) can now be rigged as per the schematic. Tie both end s of the spinnaker sheet to the clew of the spinnaker using either bowline knots or figure «8» knots. NB : ensure that the spinna ke r she e t run s th ro ug h th e ra tch et blocks in the right dir ec tio n. Classical Spinnaker kit Use the small le ngth of 3mm lin[...]
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23 Schematic of Tiger classical spi set-up head Tack clew point H a l y a r d S p i s h e e t T a c k l i n e Classical Spinnaker kit[...]