Hobie Mirage Drive Assembly instructions

Hobie Mirage

Kayak Manual

® ®

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.

4Table of Contents

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Anatomy ................................................................................................................................................................5

Assembly ..........................................................................................................................................................6

MirageDrive ..........................................................................................................................................................8

Vantage CT ........................................................................................................................................................10

On the Water ....................................................................................................................................................17

Lowrance Ready Option................................................................................................................................20

Storage and Transport.................................................................................................................................23

Maintenance and Care.................................................................................................................................26

Safety ....................................................................................................................................................................28

Warranty.............................................................................................................................................................30

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Anatomy

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1. Hull

2. MirageDrive

3. Vantage CT Seat

4. Paddle

5. Cassette Plug

6. Gear Bucket

2 3

5 6

Anatomy

Items not shown to scale

6Assembly Required

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MirageDrive Cranks

Insert cranks into

drums.

Tighten crank bolt

using a 9/16” or

15mm wrench

until the bolt is

flush with the

drum.

Depending on the Mirage

kayak model, cranks may or

may not require assembly.

Assembly Required

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Assembly

Line up threaded

inserts on seat

back frame with

holes molded

in seat bottom

frame.

Once aligned,

insert screws and

tighten.

Vantage CT Assembly

8MirageDrive Instruction

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MirageDrive

CLICK

Removal

Level

Installation

Press down and

lock drive into

Click and Go’s.

The drive locks

automacally when

installed.

Lower drive

straight down

making sure the

spine is level

Lift drive

straight up

Pull back

each Click

and Go lever

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Squeeze

Pedal Adjustment

Adjust cranks to

desired position

by rotating and

clicking them into

the desired posi-

tion. Make sure

both cranks are in

the same position

number.

With both feet on

the pedals and

together (fins

straight down),

your knees should

be comfortably

bent and not

over crunched or

extended.

Squeeze adjuster

handle

10 Vantage CT

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Vantage CT

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Front Up/Down Adjust

Kickstand Activate Handle

Kickstand Shelf

Front Up/Down “Key”

Recline Adjust

Seat Bottom Frame “Shoe”

BOA Lumbar Adjust

Leash

Kickstand

Anatomy

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