Hull Assembly - Hobie ADVANCE Assembly Manual

Position the hulls parallel on the ground approximately 2 meters apart. Prepare the front crossbar. Unscrew
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the nuts off of the two 2 external head bolts. Unscrew the nuts also off of the two internal headless bolts.
Pass your hand through the ins-
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pection port to position the nuts
and washers onto the long bolt and
the headless bolt.
Repeat the same operation for
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the other hull. Repeat step 1
and 2 for the rear crossbar.
All go round the boat and tighten
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all eight bolts and 16 nuts.
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See drawing hereunder to position the screws
Lift the right hull into an upright position. One person
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straddles the hull to hold in position. The other one ap-
plies the silicone sealant (for waterproofing) around the bolt
holes and on rivets.
Taking the front crossbar, position it on the crossbar
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moulding in the deck making sure that the eye strap
on the bar is facing to the rear of the boat and the remai-
ning headless bolt on the cross bar fits in the hole on the
deck. Insert the long external screw.
NB : Periodically check the tightness of all 8 bolts.

HULL ASSEMBLY

Long Bolt
Short Bolt
Inox washer
Plastic washer
Stainless steel nut
Long bolt
Crossbar/
Short bolt