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2007 Adventure Island Rudder “T” Handle Kit
As you start sailing your Hobie Mirage Adventure Island in more challenging conditions, you may
require more force to keep the rudder locked in the down position. This rudder lock upgrade kit will
allow you to apply more holding power for the rudder. To install this new system you will be removing
the up/down handle that you are currently using. Follow the instructions below for the kit installation.
1. Using an Allen key wrench, unscrew the bol
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6. With the up and down control lines loose, pull on them and re- move them from the hull with the tubes. If they get hung up inside the hull, you can cut whatever is preventing you from taking out the lines. You will no longer need these lines and tubes with this kit. 7. With the old tubes and lines removed, install the new tubes with lines that are in this kit into the holes that you just removed the old tubes from. Getting the end fittings into the holes will be a tight squeeze, so
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11. Now feed the UP control line through the same two holes above the rudder pin to the inside of the rudder housing. Wrap the line so that it goes over top and around the drum. Insert the end of the line into the lower hole indicated in step 10 and tie a knot at the end of the line. 12. Slide the bolt through the rudder por- tion of the assembly and place the plastic washer over the threaded end. Insert then end of the bolt into the housing and bolt the rudder assembly back togethe
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14a. Place the loop around the screw and thread the screw back into the rudder. 14b. Follow the sample procedure with other screw and control line. 14c. Once the loops are held down with the screw, leave these lines alone for a bit and finish up the instructions below. 15. Locate the cleat in the kit and place it on the right side of the Drill Location kayak along the forward edge of the map pocket. Center the middle of the cleat to the point of the corner of the rails. Draw a small d
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18. Locate the cleat on the right side map pocket just like in step 7 and use the holes in the cleat as a guide to drill two 11/64” holes through the map pocket frame and kayak hull material underneath it. Make sure to center the cleat along the width of the map pocket frame so that it rests on a nice flat surface. 19. Place the padeye fitting over the cleat. Using the provided hard- ware, through bolt the cleat to the kayak. You will need to reach in- side of the middle hatch to put on t
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23. Through bolt the two pulleys on the inside of the kayak. On the RIGHT side of the kayak, use the existing screws that are being used to attach the mainsheet routing pulley line and place nuts on the outside of the new block to hold it in place. On the LEFT side of the kayak, use the new screws and nuts in the kit and bolt it through the holes that you drilled. When mounting the blocks make sure to take note that there is a larger gap on one side of the pulley which should be locat
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28. Pull the lines all the way back to the rear hatch and tie a simple knot approximately 4” from the end of the lines. 29. Now you are going to lock the small lines with loops at the end coming from the rudder to the knots that you just tied. To do this, follow the diagram below to form a cinch around the line up to the knot. Make sure that you know what line is the up and which is the down line coming from the rudder. To do this pull on the rudder lines to see what one start to pull t
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DOWN CONTROL LINE T Handles Rudder Line and Webbing Pulleys Larger Line Connections UP CONTROL LINE 29. Your up/ down rudder system is now ready to go a. Pull on the right “T” handle to lower the rudder. Pull the line tight and cleat off to hold it in the down position. b. To raise the rudder, uncleat the lock down line and pull the “T” handle on the left side of the boat. IMPORTANT! When the rudder is in the locked down position, it will have some flexibility in the system due to stret
