New H17 owner - Halyard Lock

Hi All,

I recently purchased an '89 H17 with sport conversion and been figuring out how it all goes together. Sunday I raised the mainsail for the 1st time & then wondered where on earth do I tie off the main halyard.?? Dropped the sail and used a little google foo & discovered the hook, dropped the mast so I could take a look at it and figure out how it works and found what you see in the pic. Is what I'm looking at pinned with the rivet the 'old flopper'? At the moment it's bound up on the partially obscured rivet tail to the right of the pivot point - it looks like it was designed to rotate between the 2 rivet tails counter clockwise of where it currently sits.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/fvkgwcW5R4nf8XGZ9

Yep. Remove it for best function. Don't even recall them being on 17s.

Hoist FAQ: https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=371

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Yes, they were on the 17s. I had an...1988...I think. Bought it new in 1990. It had the flipper. I never had any problems hooking or unhooking.

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Yet another Bob!
"Firefly" - 2012 Hobie Getaway with wings and spinnaker
"Sparky" - 1978 Sunfish (OK, it's not a Hobie, but it's a fun little craft)
Too many canoes and kayaks

The one in the picture is bent and over-rotated past the upper stop. Maybe someone did that to “deactivate” it. Anyway, you can use a drill or grinder to remove the rivet that holds on the flopper and run without it. Make sure that the boat is pointed directly into the wind when raising and lowering the sail for best results.

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Thanks for all the comments, yes the flipper is kinda stuck in that position, next time I have reason to drop the mast I'll remove it.