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Hobie Tandem Mirage User Manual

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Congratulations on purchasing the Hobie

Sail Kit. Follow these simple instructions

and you'll be out and sailing in minutes. If

you are using this kit for your Tandem

Mirage, ignore steps 5 and 6 shown here

and consult your conversion kit manual.

Step 3: Insert
batten into the
narrow sleeve at
the top of the sail.

Step 4: Tie in the batten (Note: Be sure that
when tying, the batten is pulled snug into the sail).

Step 2: Slide the
mast into sail.

Step 1: Connect
mast poles
together.

Feed the line through the
hole in batten head.

Next, feed the line
through ring on the
opposite side of sail and
pull back snug into the

Step 5: Insert
mast into kayak
and attach
stretch cord to
hook at the base
of the mast.

Step 6:
Run the
mainsheet
from the sail

side, through
the rear pad-eye,
and up through the
right clip on your seat.

This configuration allows you
to steer with your left hand
and control the sail with your
right.

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TIP:

ie the end of

the main sheet

in a knot after

sliding through

the seat clip.

This helps

keep the end of

the line from

falling into the

water if you

should happen

to lose your

grip.

T

TIP:

A little tape around the
mast connection helps

hold mast together when

removing from sail.

Mainsheet