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STEP 12- Cargo Rack Installation
1. Take the assembled rack and slide the ends with the holes in the
hangers located on the bottom of the front crossbar.
2. Secure in place with lynch pins.
3. Push the ends of the long cross piece into the indentations on the pon-
toons. The cross piece will snap into place. Push hard to install and pull
hard to remove; you will not damage the boat. The rack should sit flat if
the hangers were installed properly.
STEP 13- Oarlock Frame Installation
1. Locate the two pre-assembled oarlock frames. Snap each of
the frames in the receptacles on the sides of the pontoons with the
short upright tube in receptacles nearest the stern and the long
tube nearest the bow.
2. Attach the short strut to the attachment attachment tab on the
footrest bar with the screw and nut supplied.
Oar Assembly
Insert the upper handle portion of the oar into the
lower portion by depressing the snap button and slid-
ing into each other until the button pops into place.
Oar Alignment
Each of the oars are marked right and left. This is based on your right and left when sitting
in the boat. Insert the oarlock into the opening on the top of the oarlock frame. To get the
oar to slide in, align the groove in the oarlock with the screw on the oarlock frame. By rotat-
ing the oar in the rowing position, you will lock it in place. To remove the oar, rotate approxi-
mately 180 degrees from the rowing position and pull up. To determine if the oar is in the
proper oarlock, the oar blade should be 90 degrees to the water while the oar is straight out
from the side of the FLOAT CAT.
Oar Clips
To install, simple insert the post on the C-clamp through the predrilled recess
located near the oarlock. Secure with the 1 1/2" screw. You want to position the
opening of the C-clamp perpindicular to the shaft and tighten. To use the oar clip,
lay the oar flat on the pontoon and snap clip on the crossbar where it is exposed
in the trough.
All hinged and molded joint parts of the Float Cat Rowing System are designed and made specifically for use on the
Hobie Float Cat. The rigid structure of the Float Cat is used to complete the rowing system for maximum strength. Do
not twist parts into non intended positions while installing or removing the Float Cat Rowing System.
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long strut
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oar lock
groove
pin
short
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oar lock frame
Oarlock Groove
strut
attachment
tab
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