Hunter 50 - Storage and Lifting Procedures

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14.6 Stora
g
e and Liftin
g
In most cases, the reason
f
or stora
g
e is winter la
y
up.
The information in this section is a
g
eneral
g
uide. Your
b
oat
d
ea
l
er or a competent
b
oat
y
ar
d
s
h
ou
ld
prepare
y
our
boat
f
or winter stora
g
e. I
f
y
ou are removin
g
y
our boat
from the water for another reason, use the information in
t
hi
s sect
i
on as a
g
u
id
e
li
ne.
F
o
ll
ow
i
n
g
t
h
e proce
d
ures
i
n
this section helps to extend the li
f
e o
f
y
our boat and its
e
quipment and simplifies re-commencin
g
in the sprin
g
.
Indoor stora
g
e is bene
f
icial i
f
y
ou are storin
g
y
our boat in
a climate that produces ice and snow. However, the stor-
a
g
e
b
u
ildi
n
g
s
h
ou
ld
b
e a
d
equate
ly
vent
il
ate
d
, not t
igh
t
ly
c
losed. Ventilation, both around and throu
g
hout the boat,
is ver
y
important.
I
f
y
ou use outdoor stora
g
e
f
acilities, cover
y
our boat with
a canvas cover with provisions
f
or ventilation to keep the
boat from “sweatin
g
.” Buildin
g
a frame over the boat to
support the canvas will allow the passa
g
e o
f
air around
th
e
boa
t. Th
e
f
r
a
m
e
s
h
ou
l
d
be
a
fe
w in
c
h
es
wi
de
r th
a
n
t
he
boa
t
so
t
he
ca
nv
as
w
ill
clea
r t
he
r
ails
.
Be
f
ore preparin
g
y
our boat
f
or winter stora
g
e, check the
c
ondition of the boat and its s
y
stems and equipment.
Note an
y
repairs needed. The need
f
or other repairs ma
y
become apparent durin
g
winterization. Make arran
g
e-
ments to
h
ave t
h
e re
p
a
i
rs com
pl
ete
d
.
1
4.6.1 Liftin
g
Your Boa
t
Followin
g
are
g
uidelines which will help prevent dama
g
e
to
y
our boat as it is bein
g
lifted.
*
Never hoist the boat with a
g
reater than normal accu-
mulation of water in the bil
g
e. Fuel and water tanks
should be empt
y
.
* Place slin
g
s where indicated b
y
the slin
g
ta
g
s on the
g
unwale. Proper location o
f
the a
f
t slin
g
is critical. Li
f
tin
g
a
f
t o
f
the station indicated ma
y
dama
g
e the propeller
shaft. Liftin
g
forward of the station indicated, with the
slin
g
under the exhaust outlets, ma
y
cause crackin
g
which is not covered b
y
the warrant
y
. Blocks or pads at
t
h
e c
hi
ne corners w
ill
h
e
lp
k
ee
p
p
ressure to a m
i
n
i
mum
at this point
.
* Disconnect the
p
ro
p
eller shafts at the transmissions to
prevent dama
g
e to the transmission.
* Use flat, wide slin
g
s made of beltin
g
and spreader bars
lon
g
enou
g
h to keep pressure o
ff
the
g
unwale. Do not
use cable slin
g
s. Pressure b
y
the slin
g
s on the
g
unwale
c
an cause severe
g
e
l
coat craz
i
n
g
or more ser
i
ous
h
u
ll
dama
g
e.
* The spreader bar at each slin
g
should be as lon
g
as the
distance across the widest point the slin
g
surrounds
.
* Wei
g
ht should be primaril
y
distributed alon
g
the keel.
I
f
a marine railwa
y
or plat
f
orm is used, locate and ad
j
ust
the blockin
g
to distribute the wei
g
ht over several areas at
the intersection of strin
g
ers and bulkheads. The bunks
Li
f
tin
g
Points Illustratio
n