I bought a crusty 2000 Hobie Cat 17 from an auction. I know almost nothing about Hobie Cats. HIN is: CCMLZ941k900. On each hull, on top and near the beam, there is a metal thing with a rope coming out of it. If I pull up on the rope, it pulls up some small rudder-like thing into a cavity. This rudder-like thing is normally sticking out a bit from the bottom of the cavity it sits in.
What is this thing protruding from the bottom? What model of 2000 Hobie Cat came with whatever this is?
Picture of Boat:
https://ibb.co/Wp64BYYZPicture of the metal hole with rope to pull:
https://ibb.co/XkrcnHbdPicture of the rudder-like thing:
https://ibb.co/WpKhHDpSPicture of the cavity:
https://ibb.co/tMNhF4jZNote: the img tags with brackets is not working.