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To furl the sail, be sure that the
mainsheet is free from any

obstructions. Grab the furling line and pull
through the padeye. This will cause the
mast to rotate with the sail around it. Once
the sail is fully furled, cleat the furling line
on the cleat on the A-frame.
Sometimes, when furling, the sail will not
wrap completely around itself. This will be
fine if you are beaching for a short time.
But if it is over a long period of time or for
transport, unhook the mainsheet and wrap
the sail around itself. Run the knot of the
blue rope at the base of the sail through
the plastic hook.

The sail furling system of your Hobie Bravo makes rolling up your sail a snap.
Before you can unfurl the sail, it is important that you have the furling line running

through the padeye on the A-frame to the knob on the mast (see stepping the mast)

In order, for the furling mechanism to work properly, the sail must be rolled up on the
mast when raised. With the sail rolled and mainsheet attached, remove the blue sail-
holder line from the plastic hook and pull on the mainsheet line. You will see that the
furling line has been wound around the mast. If the mast does not seem to be unrolling,
check to see that the furling line has not been stopped in the cleat on the A-frame or
been caught somewhere on the boat.

UNFURLING/FURLING THE SAIL

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We recommend furling up the sail

whenever the boat is not in use.

This will help prolong

the life of the sail.

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Summary of Contents for Brave

Page 1: ...terminology 2 List of the parts 3 Frame and mast ball 4 Righting line 5 Sail 6 Mast assembly 7 Mast and sail assembly 8 Mast float 10 Rudder 11 Stepping the mast 12 Mainsheet system 13 Unfurling furling the sail 14 Boom option 15 Reefing the sail 16 ...

Page 2: ...ety on the water DOWNHAUL The downhaul is a line at the base of the sail that is used to righten the sail on the mast A FRAME The A Frame provides a structurally secure base for attaching the mast eliminating the need for side stays HULL The Bravo hull is constructed from Super Linear polyethylene The polyethylene provides an extremely durable hull that is quite resistant to dings and scratches RU...

Page 3: ...od clean spot lay out all of your components and run through the checklist Large Parts 1 1 Hobie Bravo hull 2 1 A Frame with vertical support 3 1 Sail 4 3 Battens 5 1 Lower Mast Assembly 6 1 Upper Mast Assembly 7 1 Rudder with tiller extension 8 1 Mast float Small Parts 1 1 Main sheet system 2 1 Mast ball with hardware 3 1 Bag of A frame hardware ...

Page 4: ...rs around the post will help complete the installation Continue to screw in the post until the plate is flush against the hull and screw holes are aligned 3 Open the package of screws that were attached to the mast ball 4 Insert and tighten screws into each of the holes in the plate FRAME 1 2 3 Place the arms of the A Frame into each of the designated slots in the hulls 4 Loosely connect the tip o...

Page 5: ... that they do not fall back through the scupper holes RIGHTING LINE 1 Tip When tying one of the lines off put a knot at the end of the other line to prevent it from falling through the scupper hole Use a slip knot and tie each of the ends to the base of the A Frame The left line goes to the left side of the A Frame and the right line goes to the right side of the A Frame 2 1 3 2 4 5 ...

Page 6: ...he battens into their proper sleeve all the way to the end 2 Once the battens are fully installed use the diagrams below to guide the lacing of the battens to the sail When tying in the battens it is important to use the line to push the batten into the pochet Tension each batten so that it is well seated and removes any wrinkles in the batten pocket 3 Pull on line to push batten into pocket Cleat...

Page 7: ...et drops into the notch 2 Position the sail so that the bottom of the sail is at the top of the mast Insert the top of the mast into the sleeve at the foot of the sail Gently slide the remainder of the mast into the sail sleeve While putting the mast into the sail be sure that the webbing at the top is in the saddle and the forward edge of the sail is aligned with the forward side of the comptip n...

Page 8: ...sleeve Once the tension is applied the sail top will not rotate relative to the bottom MAST SAIL ASSEMBLY Rotate the mast so that the knob just above the bearing lines up with the small loop and line at the base of the sail 4 5 1 2 3 4 The downhaul tension may have to be adjusted from time to time When the downhaul tension is lost the sail sleeve could start to twist on the mast If this happens un...

Page 9: ... sail in the same orientation as shown in the diagrams rotate the mast counterclockwise The sail will start to roll around the mast Continue to roll the sail until it is completely around the mast 6 MAST SAIL ASSEMBLY After the sail has been rolled onto the mast it will still be a little loose Give the loose end a pull to snug up the sail 7 Take the blue line that runs through the grommet in the s...

Page 10: ...ure that it is oriented in the correct direction You will notice that on one side of the sleeve there is white stitching holding the sleeve together The slimmer side of the float is to point toward the white stitching 2 Slide the float onto the mast and clip the mast float to the sail 3 If you are trailering the Hobie Bravo long distances it is a good idea to unclip and remove the mast float from ...

Page 11: ... the handle with the palm of your hand 1 Rudder locked Rudder unlocked Align the holes of the lower rudder section over the top of the pintles 2 Once they are aligned lower the rudder down so that the pintles are fully inserted If it is difficult to slide down pivot the rudder back and forth while pushing it down 3 NOTE the split ring will be installed after the mainsheet system has been mounted ...

Page 12: ...ly constant forward pressure on the mast ball so that it does not pop off As you raise it you will walk forward and move your hands down the mast 3 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 Once it is sitting securely on the ball raise the mast on your shoulders 2 4 When the mast is all the way up it wi...

Page 13: ...eat off the line simply pull the mainsheet into the spring loaded cleat To uncleat the line a flick of the wrist with the line in hand can usually pop it out of the cleat 4 The red switch on the side of the mainsheet block controls the pulley wheel Having the switch pointing up prevents the pulley from rolling backwards This will help you hold onto the line if it is not cleated With the switch in ...

Page 14: ... Hobie Bravo makes rolling up your sail a snap Before you can unfurl the sail it is important that you have the furling line running through the padeye on the A frame to the knob on the mast see stepping the mast In order for the furling mechanism to work properly the sail must be rolled up on the mast when raised With the sail rolled and mainsheet attached remove the blue sail holder line from th...

Page 15: ...outhaul It controls the location of the clew of the sail By pulling on the outhaul line it will move the clew of the sail out on the boom away from the mast 5 To unfurl the sail uncleat the mast furling line from the A Frame and pull the outhaul to move the sail out on the boom Once at the desired location cleat the outhaul line at the cleat on the bottom of the boom To furl the sail uncleat the o...

Page 16: ...e sail Remember to place the furling line in the cleat on the A Frame or the sail will unroll whenever you pull in on the mainsheet Shown above are examples of two different reefed positions Keep in mind that the higher the wind the more the sail should be reefed Also for best performance adjust the reefing position so that the mast float faces forward To get the sail to its original size uncleat ...

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