Hunter 50 - Fitting Out After Storage

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14.
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* Turn off
p
um
p
and reconnect hose to water heater and
p
u
mp
.
* Remove seacock drain plu
g
s to prevent dama
g
e from
f
reezin
g
.
C
lose all seacocks.
** Prepare Interior of Boat for Stora
g
e
:
*
To keep mildew
f
rom
f
ormin
g
, remove all items that will
hold moisture
(
PFD’s, towels, blankets, clothin
g
, canvas,
e
tc.
).
* Make sure all
g
arba
g
e is removed.
*
S
crub the inside o
f
the boat.
C
lean cabinets, drawers,
and cupboards. Allow cabin area to dr
y
and air for at
least one da
y
i
f
possible.
* Stand or prop up mattresses and cushions remainin
g
o
n board to allow
g
ood air circulation around them. Han
g
li
f
e preserver and other equipment to prevent mildew.
*
Remove an
y
detachable and valuable equipment and
e
l
ec
tr
o
ni
cs.
**
Prepare Exterior o
f
Boat
f
or
S
tora
g
e
:
* Sand the hull bottom and appl
y
at least one coat o
f
anti-
f
oulin
g
paint.
Note: This coat of paint must be applied during winterization or
before the beginning of a new boating season. Check with your
dealer for information about the paint you should use.
*
Appl
y
a coat o
f
wax to the entire boat. Put rust inhibitor
o
n all metal parts.
*
C
over the boat with a tarpaulin or moorin
g
cover. I
f
the
boat is stored outside,
y
ou ma
y
need to place supports
un
d
er t
h
e cover to s
h
ore up poc
k
ets w
h
ere ra
i
n or snow
ca
n
co
ll
ec
t.
1
4.6.3 Drainin
g
Your Boa
t
Your boat has bil
g
e pumps
f
or drainin
g
water
f
rom the
bil
g
es. Some compartments in the bil
g
e ma
y
not drain
c
ompletel
y
because o
f
the position o
f
the boat. Pump
these compartments out then use a spon
g
e to remove all
rema
i
n
i
n
g
water.
P
rocedures
f
or drainin
g
and winterizin
g
the
f
resh water
s
y
stem are in this section under the “Preparin
g
for
S
tora
g
e” headin
g
.
1
4.6.4 Supportin
g
Your Boat Durin
g
Stora
ge
A cradle is the ideal support for
y
our boat whenever
it is not in the water. Properl
y
desi
g
ned and located,
the cradle will support the boat under the main
f
rames.
S
upport at these points is essential for preventin
g
dam-
a
g
e to the hull.
If a cradle is not available, the boat ma
y
be supported on
tw
o
o
r thr
ee
tim
be
r
s
ac
r
oss
a
boa
t w
e
ll
o
r
o
n
a
n
o
th
e
r
f
irm
f
ootin
g
substantial enou
g
h to keep the boat level. The
timbers and the foundation must be substantial enou
g
h
to prevent an
y
chan
g
e in shape while supportin
g
the
boat durin
g
stora
g
e. The wei
g
ht carried b
y
the supports
s
h
ou
ld
b
e even
ly
di
v
id
e
d
, t
h
e
k
ee
l
s
h
ou
ld
carr
y
a s
h
are
of
it.
S
tore the boat with the bow up so an
y
accumulation o
f
m
o
i
s
t
u
r
e
will r
u
n
off
.
14.7 Fittin
g
out after Stora
ge
I
f
the hull was not painted durin
g
winterizin
g
, sand and
pain the hull bottom before removin
g
the boat from its
c
r
adle
.
Before launchin
g
y
our boat, do not load unneeded equip-
ment, furniture, and
p
ersonal items until the launch and
f
inal checkout are complete.
1
4.7.1 Pre-Launch Checkou
t
** Before placin
g
y
our boat in the water, check and per-
form the followin
g:
* Check all anchor lines and
g
ear and replace, if neces-
sar
y
.
* Check all throu
g
h hull fittin
g
s to make sure the
y
are
c
lean. Make sure all drain plu
g
s are installed. Check
all strut and throu
g
h hull hardware
f
or dama
g
e and ti
g
ht-
ness. Repair or ad
j
ust as needed.
*
C
heck propellers and propeller sha
f
ts
f
or proper instal-
lation and ti
g
htness. Clean propeller and shafts. Check
shaft pla
y
in strut bearin
g
. Replace bearin
g
if pla
y
is
e
x
cess
iv
e
.
* Check shaft ali
g
nment. Refer to the en
g
ine owner’s
manual or check with
y
our boat dealer
f
or details.