Hobie 18 SX - Manual (Page 19)

DAGGER BOARDS
1. Slip the shock cord through the hole in the upper
portion of the dagger board, take both ends to the hole
on the out board deck flange. Pass both ends through
the hold and tie a knot under the rail.
2. Pass the rope handle through the same hole in the
dagger board as before. Tie the two ends together to
form a large loop which will serve as the handle. See
Figure 42.
3. When raising or lowering the board do not rock it fore
and aft. This will cause damage to the trailing edge. Pull
the leading edge of the dagger board aft about 1/4 of an
inch so that it is not contacting the lip of the deck and it
can be easily moved up and down.
4. IMPORTANT. If you expect contact with an object or
the shore, pull the dagger boards up out of the way.
Severe damage can resuIt if the boards contact any
solid object regardless of the speed.
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Figure 42