Hobie Twist N Stow Rudder Users Manual And Replacement

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Twist and Stow Rudder Replacement

Use the following instructions to replace your twist and stow rudder. To remove the rudder that is cur-

rently on the boat, bend and pull the cotter pins that are at the bottom of the rudder pin and push the

pin out of the top. There are 4 Phillips head screws which are clamping down the steering and up/down

lines. Partially unscrew them to release the line. Once the lines are free from the rudder, tie a loose

knot at the ends to prevent them from getting pulled into the hull.

Rudder Installation

1. Place the new rudder over the mount at the end of the boat and slide

the rudder pin through to hold it in place. Slide the cotter pins through the

hole and twist them around the pin with a pair of needle nose pliers.

Up/Down Control Line Installation

1. Now that the rudder is on the boat,

you need to disassemble the rudder

blade from the rudder housing. Using a

socket or wrench, unscrew the bolt that

is on the bottom of the rudder. When

the bolt is unthreaded, the rudder with

come off with the bolt and a small plas-

tic washer.

2. To make sure that you can tell

the difference between the up and

down line, put the up down control

handle in the forward position.

Grab a hold of the two up and

down control lines and pull them

taught. You will notice that one line is longer than the other. Start with

the shorter line which is for the down control.

3. Feed the end of the down control line through the two holes at the top

of the rudder housing.

FORWARD

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.

LOWER HOLE

UPPER HOLE

Pull up on these

lines here.

Steering Control Lines

1. The two lines that exit the sides of the boat are for the steering. Before running the lines to the rud-

der, place the steering handle in the close to center position. On the Mirage Adventure, keep the steer-

ing handle turned slightly to the right.

2. Run the right steering line up to the right

side of the rudder. Pass the line through the

hole and pull the slack out of the (make sure

that you don’t pull too hard and move the

steering handle). Wrap the line around the

Phillips head screw and tighten down to hold

the line.

3. The left side steering line will be insert-

ed into the hole at the bottom of the bolt that

connect the two halves of the rudder.

Continue to the pass the line up through the

bolt and pull the line taught. Wrap the end

around the Phillips head screw and tighten

down.

4. Go ahead and try the left and right steering. If you

notice that the rudder is turning more or less to one

direction, you may need to adjust the steering lines a

little bit to get the steering balanced.

8. Now you are ready to trim the up/down control. With the

rudder in the down position, loosed the forward most screw

to free up the down control line. By pulling on this line, you

will stretch the Bungee cord in the hull (you may need to pull

a little on the down control line exposed on the deck to help

you stretch the Bungee). What you want to do is pull some

more of the line and wrap it around the Phillips head screw

and tighten it down. This stretch that you are getting will

give you down tension on the rudder.

9. At this point you want to try the up down handle to see how the up down control works. You may

need to adjust the lines further to get them adjusted just way you want them. If you need to get more

up control, follow the same adjustment procedure with the up control line. If it is difficult for the rudder

to disengage and go up, try to loosen up the bolt that connects the two halves of the rudder together.