Hunter 50 - Periodic Maintenance

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14.
6
* Check the batter
y
ever
y
30 da
y
s. Keep the top of the
batter
y
clean. When necessar
y
, clean the top of the
batter
y
with a bakin
g
soda solution and rinse with
f
resh
w
a
t
e
r.
Important: To prevent battery failure, do not allow the soda
solution to enter the battery cells.
*
Inspect the cables and clamps re
g
ularl
y
.
*
Remove the batter
y
cables and clean the batter
y
ter-
minals and posts re
g
ularl
y
. Use a wire brush or bronze
wool. After re-connectin
g
the terminals, appl
y
a coatin
g
of
g
rease or petroleum
j
ell
y
(
Vaseline
)
to protect them
a
g
ainst corrosion.
Important: Be
f
ore cleanin
g
the batteries, disconnect and
r
e
m
o
v
e
th
e
m
f
r
o
m th
e
boa
t.
*
Replace corroded or dama
g
ed parts immediatel
y
.
* Remove the batteries from the boat durin
g
periods o
f
e
xtended stora
g
e.
S
tore the batteries in a cool
(
above
f
reezin
g)
, dr
y
area.
All batteries lose some char
g
e durin
g
stora
g
e, but the
loss o
f
char
g
e is inversel
y
proportional to the tempera-
ture.
Th
e
l
ower t
h
e temperature, t
h
e
l
ess c
h
ar
g
e
i
s
l
ost.
Avoid storin
g
the batteries in a humid area. Humidit
y
will
l
ead
t
o
co
rr
os
i
o
n
of
th
e
t
e
rmin
a
l
s
.
1
4.4.10 Shore Power Cable Car
e
WARNING
! !
E
lectrical shock can cause in
j
ur
y
or death. Before
wor
ki
n
g
on e
l
ectr
i
ca
l
s
y
stem,
di
sconnect a
ll
power
sources. Inform others to
p
revent accidental re-
c
onnection of electrical service. All volta
g
es above
1
2 volts are dan
g
erous. Maintainin
g
power cable
while connected to shore
p
ower can cause electrical
shock. Disconnect cord before maintenance
.
C
lean the cable with a
g
rease cuttin
g
household deter-
g
ent. Appl
y
a vin
y
l protector periodicall
y.
The metallic parts o
f
the cable are corrosion resistant.
You can, however, increase the li
f
e o
f
the cable in a salt
water environment b
y
wipin
g
the exposed parts with fresh
water. Then, dr
y
them and spra
y
them with a moisture
repellent
.
If the cable is dropped into salt water, rinse the plu
g
and
c
onnector end thorou
g
hl
y
in fresh water. Then shake or
blow o
ff
excess water and allow cable to dr
y
.
S
pra
y
plu
g
and connector with a moisture repellent be
f
ore
y
ou use
t
h
e ca
bl
e a
g
a
i
n.
1
4.4.11 Electrical S
y
stem Connection
s
At least once each
y
ear, disconnect electrical connectors
in the bil
g
e, en
g
ine, and upper control areas.
C
heck the
terminals for corrosive buildup. Have
y
our boat dealer
repair connectors and terminals i
f
the
y
are corroded
.
14.5 Periodic Maintenanc
e
P
roper and timel
y
maintenance is the best insurance
y
ou can bu
y
for trouble free and pleasurable boatin
g
.
I
n
cluded
i
n t
his
sec
t
io
n
a
r
e
m
ai
nt
e
n
a
n
ce
cha
rt
s
w
hich
identi
fy
maintenance tasks and their
f
requenc
y
. Use the
c
h
a
rt
s
as
a
c
h
ec
kli
s
t.
Followin
g
are speci
f
ic maintenance tasks that
y
ou should
c
omplete after the first 20 hours of operation:
*
C
heck rudder lip seal
f
or leaks
(
no leaks at all
)
.
* Check propeller shaft packin
g
g
lands for leaks
(
approx-
imatel
y
1 drop per minute
)
.
* Check all throu
g
h hull fittin
g
s for leaks
.
* Check all doors and cabinets for proper fit and opera-
t
io
n.
* Reali
g
n propeller shaf
t
*
Ti
g
hten all en
g
ine mounts
.
* Complete en
g
ine maintenance as recommended b
y
e
n
g
ine manu
f
acturer
.
* Ti
g
hten all hose clamps and lubricate them
.
* Check and ti
g
hten all pressurized water s
y
stem fit-
tin
g
s
.
* Check and service batteries, ti
g
hten batter
y
connec-
tions, and lubricate as needed.
At the end of this chapter,
y
ou will find a maintenance
schedule. It is important that
y
ou keep the manu
f
actur-
e
r’s documentation
f
or the components and
f
ollow the
ma
i
ntenance sc
h
e
d
u
l
es an
d
p
roce
d
ures
li
ste
d
i
n t
h
at
literature. This in
f
ormation takes precedence over what