Hobie TriFoiler, Assembly Manual

1100)) Raise the port mast.

If the trailer is not hitched to a car, beware

that the tongue of the trailer may move as you

push the mast up.

Being sure that the forestay and the backstay

are clear, starting near the top half of the mast,

walk the port mast up hand-over-hand to the

upright position. 

Watch to make sure that the

mast is not binding on anything when the

mast is going up or down.

Once the mast is

up it should only require a small amount of

pressure to keep it up. Walk back holding ten-

sion on the backstay and hook the backstay to

the pad eye on the hull. 

The port mast should be secure and held in

place by the forestay, backstay and port boom.

1111)) Attach the compression

strut to the port mast. 

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88)) Attach the port boom to the

port mast.

Slide the

plastic block

on the front

end of the

port boom

over the pin

on the port

mast. Be

sure that the

curved por-

tion of the

boom is

down. The

plastic block

is as shown in the picture. The 1/2" bolt is in

the upper half of the block. A detent ball in the

plastic block will engage into a groove in the

pin on the mast. This ball will hold the boom

onto the mast and would require a quick jerk to

remove the boom from the mast.

99)) Attach the rear end of the

boom to the king post.

Connect the

carbine hook,

hanging from

the king post,

through the

hole in the

cleat on the

end of the port

boom.

WARNING!!

Watch for overhead

power lines. Never rig, trailer or sail

the boat near overhead power lines.

Mast contact with a power line could

be fatal.

Curve is down

King post

Boom supports mast!

Port mast is secure

Compression strut