Hobie Hobie 16 manual Righting

RIGHTING

Since

it

is predictable

that

you

will

eventually

capsize

your

Hobie

Ca~

and

because

it can

be

assured

that

you

will

not

have

this

manual

for

reference

at

the

time

(it

will

float

away),

please

familiarize

yourself

thoroughly

with

what

follows:

Always

carry

a 15

to

20

foot

long

righting

line

aboard

your

Hobie

<!> 16.

One

half

inch

diameter

poly

rope

is

recom-

mended,

and

should

be

available

from

your

Hobie

dealer.

The

mainsheet

can

be

used

to

right

the

boat

in

a

pinch,

but

this

adds

unnecessary

complication

to

the

procedure

as

the

sheet

must

first

be

removed

from

the

mainsheet

block

system.

Stow

the

line

aboard

in

such

a

manner

as

to

allow

immediate

access

whether

the

boat

is

on

its

side

or

completely

inverted

(turtled).

One

popular

method

is

to

tie

each

end

around

the

forward

pylons,

then

wrap

the

excess

loop

around

the

dolphin

striker.

It takes

two

people

to

right

the

Hobie

16.

First,

hang

onto

the

boat

as

it

cap-

sizes.

It

doesn't

normally

turn

over

very

fast,

so

holding

on

shouldn't

be

difficult.

Avoid

jumping

or

falling

into

the

sail.

Second,

uncleat

the

jibsheet,

the

mainsheet,

and

the

mainsheet

traveler

so

you

won't

be:

attempting

to

lift

a

sail

full

of

water.

Next,

tie

the

righting

line

around

the

FIGURE

55

shroud

adjuster

at

its

anchor

point

(chain

plate)

on

the

upper

hull.

If

the

boat

is

turtled,

this

will

be

the

wind-

ward

hull.

Route

the

line

over

that

hull

and

down

(or

over)

to the

opposite

one.

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Refer

to

the

photos.

Stand

in

the

center

of

the

lower,

or

leeward

hull

and

hold

onto

the

righting

line,

leaning

back

about

45

degrees

or

so.

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