Hobie 18 Jib Halyard Rigging

Hello,

I am new to sailing and new to the Hobie 18. Please forgive me if I use the incorrect terms as I am still learning, however I am very excited to restore this used Hobie to her former glory and get out on the water. I was hoping someone could please share some photos of their Jib Halyard system both during setup and when it's fully rigged up. I am using the Hobie 18 Assembly Manual which has been a great help but I'm still unsure about a lot of things. For example, the manual asks us to "tie the line around the fork at the bottom of the forestay" but I don't know what the fork is. Sorry if this is a stupid question. I would also love some photos of the boom to mast area as I struggle to get my head around this as well. I believe we have the newer style.

Thank you in advance.

Sorry, I don’t have any photos to share, but will try to describe.

The main thing about the jib halyard system is that it uses two separate lines (in addition to the wire halyard). There is a very thin line, about 20 feet long, that is used for hoisting. There is a second shorter line for tensioning (about 3/16” diameter, 3 feet long).

When you start, the thin line is connected to the wire. There is a shackle on one end of the wire halyard, connect that to the head of the jib. The thin line is tied to the thimble on the opposite end of the wire halyard (in some cases there is a small pulley on this thimble).

Wrap the jib luff around the forestay and place the thin halyard inside the pocket formed by the zipper. Start hoisting and zipping. The halyard should be inside the luff pocket. When the jib is most of the way up, the opposite end of the wire halyard will appear.

Now you need the short thicker halyard line. Tie a loop in that line. Take the tack shackle for the jib and pass it through the the tack grommet on the sail. Also connect the loop that you made in the short halyard line to that shakle and then pin the shackle to the forestay adjuster. Pin abiut 1/3 of the way up from the bottom.

Now take the free end of the short halyard line and pass it up through the thimble on the wire halyard (the same thimble that the short halyard is tied to), and then come back down to the cleat that is riveted at the tack of the jib. Set the tension and cleat it off. You can now untie the thin hoisting line and stow it. Then tie off the tensioning line securely and zip the luff zipper closed.

Hope that helps.

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