Stepping The Mast - Hobie Wave Assembly Manual

4. MAST WIRES
The mast will be held in the upright position by two side
wires (shrouds) and one front wire (forestay). The
forestay will attach to two shorter wires (bridles) with a
"7 hole" adjuster. Locate the three main (longer) wires
and install onto the mast tang as shown below using the
1/4" threaded shackle provided in the rig kit. The shorter
forestay wire goes in the middle of the shackle with one
shroud on either side.
Connect one adjuster plate to the anchor plate to each
hull using the clevis pins. Once the adjuster plates are
installed, place the shroud in the adjuster and run a cle-
vis pin through to secure (see image below).
Slide the vinyl boot over the assembly to cover and pre-
vent loss of the pins if a ring should fall
To attach the bridles, unscrew the two screws at the
bows of each hull. Included in the small hardware pack-
age are two bow tangs. For the
Club Wave, you'll want to place
the bow tangs through the thim-
ble on the bridle wires and
screw the tangs to the hull.
You'll notice that the tangs have
a "slope" to them. You want the
"slope" of the tang to point
toward the middle of the boat.
If you are assembling a Wave
Classic, attach just the bow
tangs to the hull.
out.stay from the
Center
of the
boat.
Bow tang is leaning
toward the center of
the boat.
CLASSIC Wave:
Attach the multi hole adjuster
to the forestay as shown in the
image to the right with the cle-
vis pin and ring at the end hole
of the adjuster. This is the
loose adjustment. Shackle the
bridle wires (thimble loop end)
to the bottom of the adjuster.
This leaves the spring hook at
the very end of the
forestay/adjuster/bridle
assembly.

5. STEPPING THE MAST

To set the mast into the upright position, position the
mast base at the mast step ball located on the front
crossbar as shown below. The mast top and float should
be positioned to the rear of the boat in the center of the
rear crossbar.
Connect the mast base to the step ball by positioning
the step ball inside the mast base cup. Pass the pin
through the mast base as shown below.
9
PIN