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Owner's manual - Hobie 16
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  • Page 1 Hobie Cat® Europe Owner’s manual - Hobie 16...
  • Page 2 Hobie Cat will provide years of enjoyment for everyone, from children through senior citizens. The Hobie 16 is the most popular catamaran in the world and is still the Hobie best seller ! From sai- ling school to high level competition, everybody can find a Hobie 16 to sail everywhere.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Hobie Cat® Europe Owner’s manual - Hobie 16 tablE Of COntEnt Pages Description OWnER’S ManUal Boat description Safety advices Complementary information Handling and maintenance Warranty conditions Your distributor aSSEMblY ManUal List of the parts delivered - List of the necessary tools...

  • Page 4: Boat Description

    HCE 97 0063 S 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 12217-3:2002 Hull identification ISO 10087:1995 Builder’s plate...

  • Page 5: Safety Advices

    Hobie Cat® Europe Owner’s manual - Hobie 16 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. • DO NOT sail while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs • Only sail in conditions in which you feel comfortable and where you feel confident that you can safely sail the boat.
  • Page 6 Owner’s manual - Hobie 16 IntERnatIOnal HObIE ClaSS aSSOCIatIOn (I.H.C.a) 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 the EHCA (European Hobie Class Association).
  • Page 7 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.
  • Page 8 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.

  • Page 9: Hobie Cat® Europe

    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 at HCE). Be sure to take proof of date of retail pur- chase (invoice).
  • Page 10 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.hobie-cat.net...

  • Page 11: List Of The Parts

    Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 lISt Of tHE PaRtS list of the parts delivered • Hulls (2) • Front crossbar • Rear crossbar • Side bars (2) • Mast (with mast step link for safety assembly) • Boom (except HC16 Easy) • Trampoline...
  • Page 12 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 lISt Of tHE PaRtS Wires Big jib halyard block Small jib halyard block 2 sets of trapeze (1 for Easy & Classic models) 2 shrouds Forestay + pigtail + 8 mm shackle trapezes 4 Trapeze handles (2 for Easy &...
  • Page 13 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 lISt Of tHE PaRtS Rig bag 2 stay adjusters + twist toggles 2 stay adjuster + shackles Additional stay adjuster (16 Race) 4 pylon screws + 4 pylon screws Tiller connection kit (except 16 Race)

  • Page 14: Hull / Crossbar Assembly

    Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 HUll / CROSSbaR aSSEMblY Position the hulls parallel (2 meters apart) and check the left from the right hull (anti-skid on the deck towards the out- side). Start each corner casting onto the pylon just to get them together. Use the soft mallet.
  • Page 15 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 tRaMPOlInE aSSEMblY - RIGHtInG lInE 1. Insert trampoline half into the flared sidebar track so that the grommets are running down the center and across the back. Position the forward edge even with the forward crossbar.

  • Page 16: Rudder Assembly

    Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 RUDDER aSSEMblY 1. Rudder head Identify the right rudder assembly (green sticker) and the left one (red sticker). They must not be reversed. Slip the rudder pin down through the casting and gudgeons.
  • Page 17 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 RUDDER aSSEMblY Rudder adjustment The two rudder blades must be parallel or slightly tur- ned inside (3-4 mm). To do this it is necessary to adjust the length of the tiller crossbar. The screw under the tiller crossbar allows for this adjustment.
  • Page 18 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 MaSt PREPaRatIOn 1. Take the wire sets and install them along the mast as shown on the drawing below : • helm’s trapeze (2) • crew’s trapeze (3) • shroud (4) • forestay + pigtail (5) • shroud •crew’s trapeze • helm’s trapeze Use the schackle to fix the wires to the mast tang (1) insu-...
  • Page 19 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 MaSt PREPaRatIOn 4. Take the small block down to the bottom of the mast. Thread the jib halyard around the cheek block at the base of the mast, through the jib downhaul block and around the cleat as shown.
  • Page 20 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 MaSt PREPaRatIOn 7. Check that the bolts of the shroud anchor bars are well tightened. Attach the shroud stay adjuster to the anchor bolts on each hull with the clevis pins and lock rings supplied.

  • Page 21: Stepping The Mast

    Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 StEPPInG tHE MaSt attEntIOn - DanGER alUMInIUM MaSt - When stepping the mast or launching the boat watch for overhead electric wires. Shock or even death could result if the mast comes in contact with overhead electric wires.

  • Page 22: Main Sail

    Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 MaIn SaIl before hoisting the sail, place your Hobie Cat directly into the wind Unfold the mainsail on the trampoline and insert the bat- tens starting from the top of the sail.
  • Page 23 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 MaIn SaIl taCK lInE Hobie 16 Easy This model has no boom. To fix the tack point attach the supplied tack line in the grommet at the tack point of the main sail using a bow line knot, lead the line down to and around the black cleat , then up through the grommet and down again around the cleat.

  • Page 24: Boom And Cunningham (Race)

    Fix the upper triple block to the lowest gooseneck thimble using the supplied 4 mm shackle.The cunningham line is threaded in the same way as the mainheet system (6:1 purchase). No other system is authorized by the Hobie Cat class rules.

  • Page 25: Mainsheet System

    Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 MaInSHEEt SYStEM The mainsheet system is already mounted when delivered with your boat. We indicate hereunder the way to thread it, in case that you need to change the line. Shackle the boom block to the boom block hanger.
  • Page 26 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 Unfold the jib on the trampoline and inser’t the battens in their pockets following the instructions below. (If you have a jib furler, your jib is not battenned. Go to the next step).
  • Page 27 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 1. Shackle the jib tack to the 4th or 5th hole of the fores- tay adjuster (depending on the sailing conditions). WITHOUT FURLER WITH FURLER 2. Take the jib block at the bottom of the mast and fix it to the head of the jib.
  • Page 28 - Hobie 16 HObIE 16 RaCE JIb HalYaRD The Jib halyard adjustment system is installed as serial equipment on the Hobie Cat 16 Race. Just thread the jib halyard rope as indicated on the picture and stop it into the white cleat.
  • Page 29 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 tRUMPEt SPInnaKER (OPtIOn) the trumpet spinnaker system is an option - for full details, please read carefully the assembly instructions delivered with the kit. www.hobie-cat.net...
  • Page 30 Hobie Cat® Europe assembly manual - Hobie 16 GEnnaKER (OPtIOn) the gennaker system is an option - for full details, please read carefully the assem- bly instructions delivered with the kit. www.hobie-cat.net...
  • Page 31 Hobie Cat Company Holding Company Oceanside, California, USA 1-800-HOBIE-49 hobiecat.com Hobie Cat Australasia Subsidiary Huskisson, New South Wales, Australia 1-800-4-HOBIE hobiecat.com.au Hobie Cat Europe Subsidiary Toulon, France +33(0)494 08 78 78 hobie-cat.net Hobie Cat Brazil Independent Distributor Bahia, Brazil +55 (73) 9982 2424 hobiecat.com.br...

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