Hobie MAX RACE User manual

ASSEMBLY MANUAL

Last up-date : January 2005

HOBIE MAX RACE

Necessary tools

⇒

2 spanners nr 17

⇒

1 pair of niversal pliers

It is advisable to be at least two people to

assemble the Hobie Max

List of the parts

LIST OF THE PARTS

⇒ 2 hulls

⇒ 1 front crossbar with self-tacking jib

tracak

⇒ 1 rear crossbar (trampoline lacing

posts)

⇒ 1 Mast

⇒ 1 Boom

⇒ 1 one-piece trampoline with vectra

line + fibreglas rod

⇒ 1 part bag (wires)

⇒ 1 rigging bag

⇒ 1 ropes bag

⇒ 2 Rudder assemblies

⇒ 1 Tiller crossbar

⇒ 1 Tiller extension

⇒ 1 mainsail + battens (7)

⇒ 1 jib

⇒ 1 trumpet spi kit (composed of one

asymmetrical spinnaker, one

polyester trumpet, one spi bag, one

rigging kit + ropes)

CAUTION - DANGER

ALUMINIUM MAST - STAY AWAY

OF ELECTRICAL WIRES

TABLE OF CONTENT

List of the parts..............................2

Hull assembly................................5

Trampoline.................................6-7

Rudders, tiller and tiller extension.8

Preparation of the mast.................9

Spreader .....................................10

Mast assembly............................11

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

Trapezes.....................................13

Boom...........................................14

Mainsail.......................................15

Cunningham................................16

Jib................................................17

Jib self tacking system ...............18

Jib car control..............................19

Mainsheet...............................20-21

Spinnaker kit ...............................22

List of the parts

1 2 3 4

5 6

3 4 5

WIRES :

1. Shrouds

2. Bridles

3. Forestay + pigtail

4. Trapeze cable crew

5. Trapeze cable skipper

6. Rigid forestay

7. Kit trapeze handles skipper

8. Kit trapeze handles crew

9. Spreader wires

ROPES :

All ropes are labelled with ref.

number and name. Please check

carefully before using.

1. Mainsheet

2. Righting lline

3. Cunningham line (red)

4. Jib halyard

5. Jib line

6. Rotation line

Trumpet spi kit

1. Spinnaker sheet

2. Spinnaker halyard

3. Tack line

4. Pole fixation line

5. Trampoline rig

6. Trumpet screw

7. Single block for spi head

8. Sister block

9. Shackle 4 mm

10.& 11 2 pole blocks + 2 plastic springs + 2

shackles 6 mm.

1 2 3

8 9

10 11

List of the parts

Rigging bag

All pieces are labelled with name and reference number. Please carefully check the labels.

1. Spreader bars

2. Stay adjuster

3. Cunningham cam cleat (at tge mast base)

4. Heart block

5. Hull plugs

6. Shroud anchor bars and stay adjusters

7. Mainsheet fourfold block

8. Mainsheet threefold block

9. Silicone

10. Stop balls and hull screw caps

11. Shackles

12. Gooseneck vertex with pin and split ring

9 10

Fix the pole to the middle of the front crossbar

Hull Assembly

Position the hulls in parallel with the

inner sides fa-cing the ground.Lift

the right hull. One person straddles

the hull tohold it in place. The other

person applies the siliconesealant

(for waterproofing) around the screw

holes.

Take the front crossbar (with

dolphin striker). Place itin its

support so that the trampoline

track faces therear of the boat.

Insert the two bolts. Pass

yourhand through the inspection

port to position the nutsand

washers onto the screws photo).

Fasten loosely.

Apply silicone sealant around the screw holes at

theback of the hulls. Place the rear crossbar on the

rightside. Insert the bolts, washers and nuts as

shownfor the front crossbar. Do the same thing for

the leftside.Once the frame has been mounted,

tighten all thebolts fully and then install the lock nuts.

and place the other end on the

ground.

It is advisable to check the fastening of the

Do not forget to put the plugs before sailing. On

land take the plugs off to drain the water.

Unfold the trampoline. Note that the trampoline has side tension lines that are already pre-threaded.

Insert the front edge of the trampoline into the track at the left, rear side of the front crossbar. Continue

feeding the trampoline into the track and position it in the center. line up the grommet in the center of the

trampoline with the dolphin striker post to ensure it is centered.

Take one of the side tensioning lines and pass the line

through the pad-eye that is fixed to the front crossbar.

Then tie with a bowline knot the line onto the grommet of

the trampoline near where the rope exits the trampoline.

Repeat this step at the opposite side front corner.

Trampoline

Move to the rear of the trampoline. Very closely to where

the side tensioning line exits the rear of the trampoline tie

a loop. ensure you pull the side tensioning line firmly as to

tie the loop as closely to the trampoline where the rope

exits as possible. Tie a bowline or a similar loop in the

line which will be used for a 4:1 purchase of the side

tensioning lines. Repeat this step for the opposite side

rear corner.

Now take the tale of the side

tensioning line and pass the

rope through the pad-eye

mounted on the rear cross beam

closest to where the line exits

the trampoline. Then pass the

line back through the loop tied in

step3. Again go through the

pad-eye on the beam and back

through the loop. This will

provide a 4:1 purchase. Pull the

line slightly as to take some tension for the sides but do not

completely tension at this stage. Repeat this step for the opposite

side rear corner. Ensure that the trampoline is still centered.

Trampoline

Again, take the side tensioning line and very

firmly pull the line. Once as tight as possible tie

off the line with an adequate knot. Repeat this

for the opposite side rear corner.

NB : It is important that the trampoline be strongly tightened.

Check the tension on a regular basis.

Find the trampoline rod and insert it

into the rear of the trampoline.

Commence lacing the rear of the

trampoline. The lacing line starts at the

left, rear lacing button on the rear

crossbar. Lace the rear of the

trampoline as tightly as possible as per

the photographs and diagrams

supplied. Continue across the rear

crossbar and tie off securely when

Début

Now, once the side tension line has

been tied off, using the long tail, pass it

back through the grommet at the rear

corner of the trampoline near where the side

tensioning line exits the trampoline. Then pass

the line through the pad-eye on the rear

crossbar. Again pass the tail through the

grommet on the trampoline and pull the line

firmly. Once the sides of the trampoline have

been further tightened, tie off the line and hide

the tail under the trampoline. Repeat this step

for the opposite side rear corner.

RUDDER

Identify the right rudder from the left rudder (green

sticker = right ; red sticker = left) As shown on the

picture, align the holes of the rudder castings onto

the gudgeons.

Rudder assembly Tiller bar

& Tiller extension

Insert the pin that is linked to the lower gudgeon in

order to ensure the rudders. This pin will avoid the

rudders to jump out of the gudgeons in case of

capsizing.

TILLER BAR

Take the tiller crossbar and insert the right

side into the right rudder arm and the left side

into the left rudder arm.

TILLER EXTENSION

Take the yoke connection of the tiller extension and fix

it into the middle of the tiller crossbar .

Then fix the tiller head into the yoke

connection as shown on the picture.

Mast set-up

Place the mast onto two supports (eg: two pieces of

polystyrene).

Unroll all the cables and fix them using a shackle to

the lower hole on the mast tang as shown on the

drawing.

NOTA : The spectra wires of the crew trapeze are

knotted on the shroud wires and the spectra wires of

the skipper’ trapeze are inserted directly in the

shackle pin.

Link the big stay adjuster to the forestay.

IMPORTANT : Do not forget to attach the jib

halyard rope to the small single block at the

end of the pigtail. Tie off the two ends of the

jib halyard near the base of the mast.

Spinnaker kit :

Attach the halyard block to the shackle on the upper part

of the mast. Insert the spi halyard in the block sheave as

shown on the picture.

1- Shrouds

2 - Crew trapeze

3 - Skipper trapeze

4 - Forestay and pigtail

Spreader bars

Slide the diamond Wires into the corresponding slots at

the end of the spreaders. Ensure the black plastic roller

is above the spreader arm. It may be necessary to

release tension from the diamond wire turnbuckle

adjuster near the base of the mast. Secure the

diamond wire with the thin wire supplied. Pass the wire

through the small hole near the spreader tip, bend the

wire and on one side of the spreader turn the wire

around the thicker diamond wires two or three times.

Do the same for the other side of the spreader. Cut off

the excess thin wire ensuring it is bent neatly onto the

diamond wires as to prevent the wire from tearing the

sails. Once secured, tape over the spreader tips to

further ensure there are no sharp edges.

Unroll the diamond wires.

Attach the joint end of the

diamond wires onto the

turnbuckle adjuster near the

base of the mast (level with the

security sticker) using the pin

and split ring.

Take the loose ends of the

diamond wires and hold tight to

adjust to the same length, using

the turnbuckle adjuster which is

located on the lower section of

one of the wires. Once they are

the same length, attach the two

wires to the shield plaes

situated on each side of the

mast under the mast tang.

Assemble the spreaders on the

centre of the mast. The spreader

root attaches to the front of the mast

section onto the one-piece stainless

steel strap. The spreader rake

adjuster barrel attaches on each

side to the individual fittings on both

sides of the mast nearer the sail

track. To adjust the spreader rake,

adjust the length of the barrel (by

winding in or out) and measure from

the wire positions at the tips of each

spreader.

Caution : do not try to adjust

spreader rake while diamond wires

are tensioned. Only adjust under no

diamond wire tension and screwing

the barrel by hand.

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