Hobie Brave User manual

ASSEMBLY MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENT

Hobie Bravo terminology............................................................................................. 2

List of the parts............................................................................................................ 3

Frame and mast ball.................................................................................................... 4

Righting line................................................................................................................. 5

Sail............................................................................................................................... 6

Mast assembly............................................................................................................. 7

Mast and sail assembly............................................................................................... 8

Mast float................................................................................................................... 10

Rudder....................................................................................................................... 11

Stepping the mast...................................................................................................... 12

Mainsheet system...................................................................................................... 13

Unfurling/furling the sail............................................................................................. 14

Boom (option)............................................................................................................ 15

Reefing the sail.......................................................................................................... 16

HOBIE BRAVO TERMINOLOGY

MAST FLOAT

The mast float serves as flotation

for the boat if it tips on its side and

helps to prevent turtling. Turtling is

when a sailboat turns completely

over and is upside down.

SAIL

The sail is a “square-top”

design, utilising the latest

technology in sail design.

BATTENS

Battens are long thin pieces

of fiberglass rod. These rods

give the sail stiffness and

help maintain sail shape.

The unique angles of the

Hobie Bravo battens allow

the sail to roller furl easily

MAST

The mast is a two piece, long

vertical tube designed for easy

trailering and storage. The upper

mast section features the Hobie

Comptip, a non-conductive piece

designed to maximise safety on

the water.

DOWNHAUL

The downhaul is a line

at the base of the sail

that is used to righten

the sail on the mast.

A-FRAME

The A-Frame provides a

structurally secure base

for attaching the mast

eliminating the need for

side stays

HULL

The Bravo hull is constructed from Super Linear polyethylene. The polyethylene

provides an extremely durable hull that is quite resistant to dings and scratches

RUDDER

Hobie rudders are

equipped with an

automatic kick-up

feature should you

encounter shallow water

MAINSHEET

The mainsheet is designed

with the novice user in mind.

The pulley system allows the

sailor to let the sail loose

quickly to easily reduce

ROLLER FURLER

The roller furler allows the sail to

be rolled around the mast for

easy storage and rigging.

TELL TAILS

Tell tails help to determine

the trim of the sail. They will

tell you whether you need to

sheet your sail in or out.

LIST OF PARTS

When opening your new Hobie Bravo, make sure to check that all of the parts are

present and that the boat is in good order. Find a good clean spot, lay out all of your

components and run through the checklist.

Large Parts

1. (1) Hobie Bravo hull

2. (1) A-Frame with vertical support

3. (1) Sail

4. (3) Battens

5. (1) Lower Mast Assembly

6. (1) Upper Mast Assembly

7. (1) Rudder with tiller extension

8. (1) Mast float

Small Parts

1. (1) Main sheet system

2. (1) Mast ball with hardware

3. (1) Bag of A-frame hardware

A-Frame Assembly

1 Separate the A-Frame and vertical support tube from each other.

2 Insert the bottom screw of the vertical support into the threaded insert in front of the mast ball. Once

completely screwed in, be sure that the connector at the top of the tube faces toward the back of the

boat (the half-round in the connector faces toward the back). If the connector does not face the proper

direction, either tighten or loosen it to adjust to the proper position.

Mast ball installation

1 Remove packaging from the mast ball.

2 Insert end of mast ball and start to screw into the hull. As the threads go

deeper in the hull, it will become difficult to turn further. Gripping a pair of pliers

around the post will help complete the installation. Continue to screw in the

post until the plate is flush against the hull and screw holes are aligned.

3 Open the package of screws that were attached to the mast ball.

4 Insert and tighten screws into each of the holes in the plate.

FRAME

3 Place the arms of the A-

Frame into each of the

designated slots in the hulls.

4 Loosely connect the tip of

the A-Frame to the

connector on the vertical

tube. This will help hold

the end up while you align

the other holes.

5 Install the screws into each

of the A-Frame legs. Before

tightening down, we

recommend that you start

to thread each screw with a

hand screwdriver. This

helps in aligning the holes

properly, and will prevent

crossthreading of the

screws. Once all the

screws have been started,

tighten each one down with

a screwdriver.

6 Tighten the screw that attaches to

the vertical support.

Coming up through the front scupper holes, you will find the installed righting line.

Untie the two ends of the line from each other. Be sure to hang onto the line when

untying them so that they do not fall back through the scupper holes.

RIGHTING LINE

Tip :

When tying one of the lines

off, put a knot at the end of

the other line to prevent it

from falling through the

scupper hole.

Use a slip knot and tie each of the ends to the base of the A-Frame. The left line

goes to the left side of the A-Frame and the right line goes to the right side of the A-

Frame.

Find a large clean area where you

can lay the sail flat.

The battens for the sail are the long

white rods that are attached to the

mast. Lay them next to each other to

help identify where they go. The

longest batten goes in the middle, the

shortest at the bottom, and the middle

sized batten at the top of the sail.

SAIL ASSEMBLY

Carefully slide each of the battens into their proper

sleeve all the way to the end.

Once the battens are fully installed, use

the diagrams below to guide the lacing of

the battens to the sail. When tying in the

battens, it is important to use the line to push

the batten into the pochet. Tension each

batten so that it is well seated and removes

any wrinkles in the batten pocket.

Pull on line to

push batten

into pocket

Cleat off

line in

batten

Tie a small figure 8 knot in the end of the

line to prevent the batten from falling from

the sail if the line comes out of the cleat.

MAST & SAIL ASSEMBLY

Place the top and bottom sections of the

mast end-to-end.

Insert the upper section of the mast

into the lower section. The end of the

upper section to be inserted has two

strips of clear tape and a notch on the

bottom. To make sure the comptip is

completely engaged, rotate the comptip

while pressing the lower section into the

extrusion until the rivet drops into the

notch.

Position the sail so that the bottom of the sail is at

the top of the mast.

Insert the top of the mast into the sleeve at the

foot of the sail. Gently slide the remainder of the

mast into the sail sleeve. While putting the mast

into the sail be sure that the webbing at the top is

in the saddle and the forward edge of the sail is

aligned with the forward side of the comptip

(note : the notch is located on the forward side of

the comptip).

Now that the sail is on the mast, you are ready to

put downhaul tension on the sail.

Top section

Bottom

section

(1) Wrap the line around the post,

(2) back through the loop, (3)

around the post again, (4) pull

tight and fasten in the cleat at the

base of the sail sleeve. The goal

here is to put tension on the sail

to pull all the wrinkles out of the

sail sleeve.

NOTE : Before applying downhaul on the sail, be sure that there are no twists in

the sail sleeve. Once the tension is applied, the sail top will not rotate relative to

the bottom.

MAST & SAIL ASSEMBLY

Rotate the mast so that the knob just above the

bearing lines up with the small loop and line at the

base of the sail.

1 2

3 4

The downhaul tension may have to be adjusted from time to time.

When the downhaul tension is lost, the sail sleeve could start to

twist on the mast. If this happens, unhook the downhaul and rotate

the mast to straighten the sail sleeve on the mast. Once straight,

put downhaul tension back on the sail.

Once the downhaul is attached, the mast

is no longer free to spin within the sleeve,

which allows the sail to be rolled around

the mast.

Pick up the bottom end of the mast,

leaving the top end resting on the

ground, or held by another person.

With the sail in the same orientation as

shown in the diagrams, rotate the mast counterclockwise. The sail will start to roll

around the mast. Continue to roll the sail until it is completely around the mast.

MAST & SAIL ASSEMBLY

After the sail has been rolled onto the mast, it will still be a little loose. Give the

loose end a pull to snug up the sail.

Take the blue line that runs through the

grommet in the sail and pull the knot through

the plastic hook.

MAST FLOAT ASSEMBLY

Notice that there is about 8” (20 cm) of extra

sail and mast extending above the actual sail.

This is designated for the mast float.

Before placing the float on the mast, you want to

be sure that it is oriented in the correct direction.

You will notice that on one side of the sleeve

there is white stitching holding the sleeve

together. The slimmer side of the float is to point

toward the white stitching.

Slide the float onto the mast and clip the mast

float to the sail.

If you are trailering the Hobie Bravo long

distances, it is a good idea to unclip and

remove the mast float from the sail.

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