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PostPosted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:40 pm 
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After a week of work in assembling today we went to water.

6 Knots in the morning and the afternoon at least 15 Knots.
The boat goes very well, i think wind up the mast need more backward
The extension of the rudder needs to be greater for a person to go to the trapeze
I felt the need to put a Handle on seat wing, it is difficult to know where ends.

Fabio Rudge
Buzios, Brasil

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:29 am 
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Great shot... We don't recommend trapeze from the wing on a Getaway, so a longer tiller would not be included in the base package.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:15 am 
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Yup, Awesome pic spymiami.

mmiler, why is trapping from the wing not recommended?

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:05 pm 
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The wing system telescopes and if not properly pined in place could fold unexpectedly.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:16 pm 
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That's the only reason?


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:00 am 
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Seems like a CYA legal statement so stupid people can't sue Hobie for their own mistake. I've trapped from the wings for 6 years without issue.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:44 pm 
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I understand mmiller and what you said makes sense, if not properly pined in place could fold unexpectedly.

I could add a "keeper pin" or "Ring" to improve safety ?


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:32 am 
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A little off topic, but speaking of wing pins, is there a way to make both pins work? I can only get one pin in each wing when deployed.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:14 am 
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Mine can be a little suborn at times, but between pushing or pulling I can get both wing pins in.
The key is to try to look straight down at the hole to see where its off.

If yours is really bad perhaps if you loosen the leg bolt where it attaches to the main cross beams you can get it aligned better, then re-tighten the bolt.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:18 pm 
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Get a pretty long adjustable Hot Stick..I've trapped off my wings for 7 or 8 years now no
problem..I always check the pins in the wings..I got a spin set up also, and like it..doug


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