Hobie Twist-n-Stow Rudder manual Upper Hole

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4.WIth the line already passed though the housing, pick up the rudder section and feed the line though the upper most hole located along the circular drum. You will notice two Phillips heads screws very close to one another. Loosen the screws a few turns and pull the line up and around the forward most Phillips head screw and tighten it down.

5.Now take the up control line (the longer line of the two that you previously compared) and feed it through the two holes at the top of the rudder housing.

6.To fasten this line to the rudder drum, you will pass the line around the top of the drum and insert the end through the hole just below where you inserted the down control line. Wrap the end of the line around the rear most Phillips head screw and tighten down.

7.The next step is to put the two rudder

parts back together. Slide the bolt through the rudder portion of the assembly and place the plastic washer over the threaded end.

As you insert the rudder half into the housing, you have to be careful to not allow the rudder lines fall off the track around the circular rudder drum. To prevent this, pull up on the up/down con- trol lines that are exposed on the deck to remove the slack and keep the lines tight around the drum.

Thread in the bolt to hold the two halves together. IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT SCREW DOWN THE BOLT SO THAT IT IS TIGHT. YOU ACTUALLY WANT IT TO BE A FAIRLY LOOSE CONNECTION ALLOWING AN 1/8”-1/4” OF MOVEMENT. IF IT IS TOO TIGHT, THE RUDDER WILL NOT GO UP PROPERLY.

UPPER HOLE

LOWER HOLE

Pull up on these lines here.

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