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Report any such power lines to your local power authority and sail elsewhere. We take pride in presenting this Hobie Cat to you and hope that you’ll take as much pride in owning her.
Ref : MM_TEDDY Issued by : IR Date : 01/2015 Up-date : 2 Page : 3/32 HOBIE TEDDY OWNER’S MANUAL Table of content Pages Description OWNER’S MANUAL Boat description Safety advices Complementary information Handling and maintenance Warranty conditions Your distributor...
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Homologation EC N° Module Abis Category Hull construction Sandwich polyester The manufacturing of Hobie Cats conforms to the following ISO norms : Hull construction and scantlings ISO 12215-1:2000 Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorization ISO 12217:2000 Hull identification -- Coding system...
Issued by : IR Date : 01/2015 Up-date : 2 Page : 5/32 HOBIE TEDDY OWNER’S MANUAL Safety advices Read carefully before sailing : • Whether on land or on the water, WATCH FOR OVERHEAD POWER LINES. Contact with power lines can cause serious injury or death.
OWNER’S MANUAL Complementary information INTERNATIONAL HOBIE CLASS ASSOCIATION (I.H.C.A.) Hobie Cat owners are organised in a world-wide class association : the IHCA (Interna- tional Hobie Class Association). For Europe, you can contact theEHCA (European Hobie Class Association). Visit their web site : http://ehca.hobieclass.com to find the name and contact details of the association of you country.
In order to avoid hull damages : - Always use a dolley to transport your Hobie on the beach (even if it is sand beach) and for launching. Step into the water with the dolley and once the cata is afloat take out the dolley.
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Climb abord and continue sailing. Maintenance of your Hobie This manual is not an exhaustive guide for the mainteance or repair of your Hobie. In case of difficulties, take contact with the builder or his representative.
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How to obtain warranty performance within 30 days of discovering the defect: Bring your boat to the nearest authorised Hobie Cat Europe dealer (a list of the dealers is available on the website). Be sure to take proof of date of retail purchase (invoice).
Please carefully read the warranty conditions written in this manual. Please carefully and thoughroughly read this manual. Keep it in a safe place Give it to the new owner if you resell your Hobie. www.hobiecat.com...
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Issued by : IR Date : 01/2015 Up-date : 2 Page : 12/32 HOBIE TEDDY ASSEMBLY MANUAL Spare part list Your Hobie Teddy is delivered in 5 or 6 parcels as follows : N° Description Reference Front crossbar 13662610 Rear crossbar...
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Designation Reference WIRE SET WITH JIB FURLER 13670500 TRAPEZE WIRES DRAG/TEDDY 13570540 SHROUDS TEDDY 2004 13670520 FORESTAY WIRE TEDDY 2009 13670530 2 BUCKLE TRAPEZE SHOCK CORDS ADV/TED 13680500 HC14 JIB PIGTAIL R2080 14070591 JIB SHEET BLOCK SMALL RF188 16080516 BLUE TRAPEZE LINE D6 1ML >TI<...
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