Hunter 50 - Equipment Manufacturer Manuals; Warranties; Hull Identification Number; Manufacturers Certifications

H
unter
50
• Introductio
n
1.4
H
unter recommends that
y
ou purchase and read the
f
ollowin
g:
Y
ac
ht
s
m
a
n H
a
n
dboo
k
b
y
Tom Bottoml
y
M
otor Yacht and Sailin
g
P
.
O
. Box 2319, FDR
S
tatio
n
New York, NY 1000
2
The
C
omplete Book o
f
Maintenance and Repai
r
b
y
Dave Kendall
D
oubleda
y
and Co.
G
arden
C
it
y
, NY 1153
0
P
leasure Yachtin
g
and Seamanshi
p
U
.
S
.
C
oast
G
uard Auxiliar
y
306
Wilson Road
O
aklands
Newark, DE 1971
1
1.5 E
q
ui
p
ment Manufacturer Manuals
H
unter purchased various equipment and components
from other manufacturers and installed them on
y
our
boat while it was bein
g
built. Examples include the
e
n
g
ines, pumps, and the
g
enerator. Most
O
EMs
(O
ri
g
inal
E
quipment Manufacturers
)
have provided operation and
maintenance manuals
f
or
y
our boat’s equipment. Keep
O
EM manuals with
y
our Hunter
O
perator's Manual in a
safe and accessible place. Be sure to pass them alon
g
to the new owner i
f
y
ou sell
y
our boat.
NOTE: The OEM manuals take precedence over the
Hunter Operator's Manual. If information in the Hunter
Operator's Manual differs from that in the OEM manuals,
follow the information in the OEM manuals.
1.6 Warranties
Nearl
y
all
O
EM equipment has its own limited warran-
ties. Warrant
y
re
g
istration cards are in
y
our
O
perator’s
p
ac
k
et.
Locate and read the individual warranties; put them
to
g
ether for eas
y
, future reference.
For international owner's;
y
our warrant
y
can be
f
ound in
y
our CE compliant
O
wner's Manual.
For U.
S
. and non-EU compliant countries,
y
our warrant
y
in
f
o can be
f
ound in the Warrant
y
section, chapter 3 o
f
the
O
perator's Manual.
1.7 Hull Identification Number
(
HIN
)
Th
e
"H
u
ll I
de
ntifi
ca
ti
o
n N
u
m
be
r" l
oca
t
ed
o
n th
e
s
t
a
r
boa
r
d
a
f
t side, is the most important identi
fy
in
g
f
actor, and must
be included in all correspondence and orders. Failure
to include it creates dela
y
s. Also of vital importance are
the en
g
ine serial numbers and part numbers when writ-
in
g
about or orderin
g
parts for
y
our en
g
ine. Refer to the
e
n
g
ine manufacturers manuals for locations of en
g
ine
serial numbers
,
and record them
f
or
f
uture re
f
erence
.
US
-H
U
NP
C
XXXDXX
X
H
u
ll N
u
m
be
r f
o
rm
a
t
:
“
U
S
” - countr
y
ori
g
in,
“
LHR” - Manu
f
acturer,
“
P
C
” -
len
g
th code, “XXX” - hull number, “D” - month code, “X”
-
y
ear code,
“
XX” - model
y
ea
r
1.8 Manufacturers Certifications
As a boat manu
f
acturer Hunter builds their products to
g
uidelines established under the Federal Boat Safet
y
Act
o
f 1971. The act is promul
g
ated b
y
the U.S. Coast Guard
who has authorit
y
to en
f
orce these laws on boat manu-
facturers that sell products in the United States. Hunter
e
nsures that all of it's products compl
y
with these laws.
The NMMA, National Marine Manufacturers Association,
provides Hunter with a third part
y
certification. The
NMMA is an or
g
anization that represents the marine
industr
y
and assists manufacturers, boat dealers, mari-
nas, repair
y
ards and component suppliers in areas o
f
le
g
islation, environmental concerns, marine business
g
rowth, and state and federal
g
overnment a
g
enc
y
inter-
action. The third part
y
certification that Hunter partici-
pates in, uses well known
S
tandards and Recommended
P
ractices of the ABYC, American Boat and Safet
y
Council.
We at Hunter participate extensivel
y
in the ABY
C
, which is
all non-profit, and develops and publishes voluntar
y
stan-
dards and recommended
p
ractices for boat and e
q
ui
p
ment
desi
g
n, construction, service and repair. We utilize all appli-
cab
l
e
ABY
C
s
t
a
n
da
r
ds
in th
e
co
n
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
o
f H
u
nt
e
r
boa
t
s
.
Finall
y
Hunter sells their products worldwide, and as
such must conform to the various rules and re
g
ulations
required b
y
other countries. Most notabl
y
are the IS
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