Thanks mate. Hobie should provide an internal (inside the hull) parts and rope, bungee and wiring diagram that includes images, comparable to the diagrams they have for all exterior lines. I don't even know where the "foothold wedges" should be located.
tonystott wrote:
A helpful step would be to use a small camera/phone to take multiple photos inside a standard Island, and then label them carefully by pushing and pulling etc to ensure you have it right.
I had a real problem fully lowering the rudder on my TI (which led to snapping one of the turning lines because the rudder blade was no longer semi-balanced), which turned out to be caused by the lines from the front and rear handles twisting enough to almost lock the line. I solved this problem by cutting the down line under the front seat, inserting s small (fishing tackle) swivel, and relocating the return block from under the gunwhale next to the "foothold wedges" to alongside the front hatch. The Rudder Down handle line now runs into the hull at the normal position, forward to the turning block, and then aft to the front of the new swivel. My down line now is butter smooth, and the rudder comes into the operating position with a healthy loud clunk.