Hobie Mirage Drive User manual

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.

Table of Contents

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

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

MirageDrive ..........................................................................................................................................................7

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

1. Hull

2. MirageDrive 180

3. Vantage CT Seat

4. Paddle

5. Cassette Plug

6. Gear Bucket

Items not shown to scale

5 6

Assembly

7/32

MirageDrive Cranks

Insert cranks into

drums while

depressing button

at top.

Tighten crank

bolt all the way

(snug not tight)

using a 7/32”

Allen® wrench.

7/32

Depending on the Mirage

kayak model, cranks may or

may not require assembly.

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Assembly

Vantage CT Assembly

Line up threaded

inserts on seat

back frame with

holes molded

in seat bottom

frame.

Once aligned,

insert screws

and tighten.

Line up the

shorter (FWD)

handle on the left

and the longer

(REV) handle on

the right

Screw in both

pull handles into

the levers on the

MirageDrive

FWD/REV Handle Installation

Assembly

Shorter

handle on

the left

Longer

handle on

the right

Thread into

FWD/REV levers

Shorter

handle on

the left

Longer

handle on

the right

Thread into

FWD/REV levers

3/8 Wrench

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CLICK

Removal

Level

Press down and

lock drive into

Click and Go’s.

The drive locks

automatically

when installed.

Lower drive

straight down

making sure the

spine is level

Lift drive

straight

Pull back

each Click

and Go lever

Installation

MirageDrive Instruction

10 MirageDrive Instruction

Pedal Adjustment

Squeeze

Adjust cranks

by rotating and

clicking them

into the desired

position. 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.

Press the

adjuster button

at top of crank.

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