Actually this reminds me of some questions I have ... I'm new to owning a Hobie too.
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<br>When we're talking about rudders "locked down" how tight should this be? And how easy/hard should it be to to get the stay in the "up" position? On my H16 (not sure of the year, but suspect around '78-'82) I often have a problem getting both rudders to stay up (when I'm trying to pull the boat of the water, for example), I'll get one up, but when I get the other up, the first falls back down. Does this mean my tiller connections are maybe too loose?
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<br>And as far taughtness of the shrouds ... I've got my sidestays at the second hole from the bottom and the front stay second from the top (in an effort to get mast rake) but this means my front stay is a little loose (at least without the sails). I figured this was normal, is it? Or should I get some of those teflon mast bearings in the step (currently I don't have any)?<br><br>