Hobie Tandem Mirage Leaflet

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