Table of content/Sommaire/Inhalt List of parts/Liste des pièces/Ersatzteile ........3-4 Hull assembly/Montage des coques/Rümpfe.........5 Trampoline/Trampolin/Trampoline ..........6-7 Rudder assembly/Gouvernail/Ruderanlage ........8 Tiller crossbar & extension/Barre accouplement & stick Anlenkstange und Pinne ..............9 Spreader bars/Barres de flêche/Saling u. Diamondwant....10 Wire & mast preparation/Préparation mât et câbles/ Mast und Käbel ................
List of Parts/Liste des pièces/ Ersatzteile Tools necessary/outils nécessaires/ : It is advisable to have 2 people to assemble the Hobie FX-One . ⇒ 2 wrenches - No. 17/2 clés à pans n° 17 Il est souhaitable d’être 2 personnes pour assembler ⇒...
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ROPES BAG/SAC DE CORDES/LEINENSACK Mainsheet (black and yellow) Righting line (white) Cunningham line (red & yellow) Trampoline lacing rear (black pink green) Rotation (white & red) Trapeze lines (black & red) Trapeze shock cord (black) Ecoute de grand-voile (noir & jaune) bout de redressement (blanc) bout de cunningham (rouge &...
Hull assembly/Montage des coques/ Rümpfe Position the hulls in parallel with the inner sides facing the ground. Lift the right hull. One person straddles the hull to hold it in place. The other person applies the silicone sealant (for water- proofing) around the bolt holes.
Trampoline/Trampolin Unfold the trampoline. Note that the side tension lines are prethreaded. Insert the front sealed bolt rope edge into the trampoline track of the front corss- bar. Continue feeding the trampo- line into the trampoline track and position it in the centre. Line up the grommet in the centre of the front edge of the trampoline with the dolphin striker post.
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Trampoline/Trampolin Tensioning the sides : starting at the right rear corner, take the line that emerges from the trampoline. Lead it through the eye strap on the rear beam and then through the grommet/eyelet. Tie it off with a bowline knot or similar. Tension des côtés : en partant du coin arrière droit, prendre le lacet émergeant du trampolin.
Rudder assembly/Gouvernails/ Riuderanlage Identify the right rudder from the left rud- der (green sticker = right ; red sticker = left) Take the left rudder, position the washer as indi- cated on the photograph, then align the rudder casting onto the gudgeon. Repérer le gouvernail droit du gauche (étiquette verte = droit ;...
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Tiller crossbar /Barre d’accouplement Anlenkstange Take the tiller crossbar and insert the right side into the right rudder arm and the left side into the left rudder arm. Prendre la barre d’accouplement et insérer le côté droit sur le bras de gouvernail droit et le côté gauche sur le bras de gouvernail gauche.
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Spreader bar/Barres de flêches Unroll the diamond wires. Unwind the top of the large turnbuckle all the way – leave 6 or so threads so it does not come apart. Attach the thimble at the bottom of the diamond wire to the top of the turnbuckle.
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Mast preparation/Mât/Mast Locate the two shrouds, two forestay/bridles and the two trapeze lines. Unroll all the wires and remove any kinks. Attach the loop at the top of the trapeze lines to the thimbles at the top end of the shrouds. Prendre les deux haubans, les deux brides étais et les deux trapèzes.
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Raising the mast/Monter le Mât Lay the mast on top of the boat with the sail track facing down and the mast base toward the bows. Tip : Disconnect one side of the tiller crossbar and swing it to one side. Use some padding under the mast to prevent scratching.
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Raising mast & trapeze/Mât & trapeze/Mast und Trapez The person on the trampoline now pushes the mast into the fully upright position and holds it in position. TIP : The second person may assist in the above procedure. Once the mast is in the fully upright position one person is sufficient to hold it there.
Mainsail/Grand-voile/Großsegel * Always point your Hobie into the wind before raising the sails. * *Placer votre Hobie face au vent avant de monter la grand-voile.* Unfold the mainsail on a clean surface and insert each batten into its respective pocket. The bat- tens are numbered from 1 to 7.
Boom /Bôme /Baum Slide the outboard end of the boom through the webbing loop attached to the clew of the mainsail. Insérer l’extrémité de la bôme dans la lanière atta- chée au point d’écoute de la grand-voile. Connect the boom to the mast using the hinge vertex, clevis pin and split ring.
Mast rotation/Rotation de mât Locate the rotation line. Pass one end through the end of the rotation arm. Both ends of the line go down through the grommet lo- cated in the middle of the trampoline behind the trampoline pocket. Prendre le bout de rotation.
Cunningham Shackle the cunningham blocks into the grommet of the mainsail tack. Take the cunningham line and feed as follows : (NB : the line must go through the inside of the rotation arm) - Start from the cunningham block ont the left side of the mast. Feed the rope into the cleat around the sheave push the cord up through the first sheave of the left block from back to front take the rope back down, thread it through the left sheave at the base of the mast from front to back...
Righting Line/Bout de redressement/ Aufrichtungsleine Take the righting line from the rope bag. Attach it to the dolphin striker post under the front crossbar (photo). Pass it under the trampoline through the grommet at the base of the mast. Fold up the end of the line and stow it in the trampoline pocket at the base of the mast.
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Main sheet system/Palan de GV/ Großschot-Systeml Your mainsheet system has been lovingly assembled by your dealer. Votre palan de GV a été assemblé par votre revendeur Shackle the boom block to the webbing loop. Attacher la poulie de bôme à la lanière Shackle the mainsheet rat- chet block to the top of the main traveller car.
Jib kit / Kit de foc / Fock-Kit Mounting jib sheet tracks Mounting the furler cleat The inboard end of the track is located 320 The cleat is located 180 mm to the left side mm from the centre of the front cross beam of the centre of the front cross beam and and 40 mm up from the trampoline slot.
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Jib kit / Kit de foc / Fock-Kit Attaching the bridles and furler Connect the bridles supplied with the jib kit to the bow tangs. Fasten the inboard end of the bridles to the furler. Ensure that the hole in the furler housing is pointing towards the front cross beam.
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Jib kit / Kit de foc / Fock-Kit Montage du foc Unfold the jib and open the zipper on the luff. Use the 4 mm bow shackle to connect the jib tack to the furler mounted stay adjus- ter. Montage du foc Déplier le foc et ouvrir le zip.
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Jib kit / Kit de foc / Fock-Kit Shackle the two jib clew blocks to the jib clew plate using the shackle provided. A l’aide de la manille fournie, attacher les deux poulies de point d’écoute de foc comme indiqué sur la photo. Jib sheet line Take the jib sheet (yellow) and tie one end to the becket on one of the jib sheet blocks...
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Spinnaker Kit/Kit de spinnaker Attach the Spi halyard block Shackle the spi halyard block through the small bow shackle atta- ched to the thin cord at the top of your FX-One mast. Now pass the halyard through the pulley and thread as per the photograph. Attacher la poulie de drisse de spi Fixer la poulie de drisse à...
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Spinnaker Kit/Kit de spinnaker Mounting the spi pole First drill and rivet to attach the spi pole mount bracket on the center front side of the front cross beam. Attach the base of the spi pole to the bracket, then attach the spi pole bridle and support wires to the bow tang using the sha- ckles provided.
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Spinnaker & Snuffer /Spi et avaleur Attach the loose end of Halyard to the spin- naker head with bowline. Attacher l’extrémité libre de la drisse à la tête du spi avec un noeud de chaise. Pass the other end of the halyard (dead halyard) down through the pulley at the base of the pole.
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Spinnaker & Snuffer /Spi et avaleur Take the the tail of Now at- this dead halyard tach the around the mast tack of base and lead back the spinnaker to through the spinnaker the pole end snuffer bag. To pass the with the short halyard through the bag piece of spectra...
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Spinnaker & Snuffer /Spi et avaleur Once the spinnaker is correctly attached retrieve into the bag using the retriever line which was the ‘dead hayard’. Une fois le spi correctement attacher, le faire des- cendre dans l’avaleur en tirant sur la drisse à l’arrière de l’avaleur.
Pre-sailing/Avant de naviguer bevor segeln Install the drain plugs – do not overtighten, hand tight is sufficient. Overtightening may cause the drain plug flange to distort and cause leakage. Installer les bouchons en les serrant à la main. Un serrage trop dur pourrait endommager l’habitacle du bouchon et causer des fuites.
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Caution & safety tips/Sécurité et conseils/Sicherheit und Trim CAUTION / SAFETY TIPS A LIRE AVANT DE PARTIR ♦ ♦ Whether on land or on the water, watch for A terre ou sur l’eau, rester toujours éloigné overhead power lines . Contact with power des fils électriques .