Hunter 50 - Steering Components and Rudders

Hu
nt
e
r
50
•
U
nderwater
G
ea
r
6
.
3
6.1.4
S
truts
E
ach propeller sha
f
t is supported b
y
man
g
anese bronze
s
tr
u
t
s
fas
t
e
n
ed
t
o
th
e
bo
tt
o
m
of
th
e
h
u
ll. Th
e
s
tr
u
t
s
h
a
v
e
rep
l
acea
bl
e
b
ear
i
n
g
s to m
i
n
i
m
i
ze wear an
d
to protect
the sha
f
t at the points where it passes throu
g
h the strut
hubs. The strut bearin
g
s should be inspected annuall
y
and replaced as necessar
y
. Location of the struts can be
f
ound in the Underwater
G
ear
C
omponents illustrations
at the end o
f
this chapter.
6.1.5 Shaft Lo
g
/ Stuffin
g
Bo
x
The shaft lo
g
is a fiber
g
lass tube inserted into an open-
in
g
in the bottom o
f
the boat a
f
t,
f
or the propeller sha
f
t.
A short len
g
th o
f
f
lexible hose connects the sha
f
t stu
ff
in
g
box to the shaft lo
g
. See fi
g
. 6.1.
The stu
ff
in
g
box keeps water
f
rom leakin
g
around the
shaft into the boat. The stuffin
g
box has a Flex packin
g
s
y
stem
.
The sha
f
t seal assemblies should be inspected at least
annua
lly
.
6.1.6 Ali
g
nmen
t
Ali
g
nin
g
the en
g
ine with the propeller sha
f
t is critical
f
or
smooth operation o
f
y
our boat.
S
ha
f
t ali
g
nment ma
y
c
han
g
e sli
g
htl
y
after
y
our boat is in use. Your dealer
should check ali
g
nment as part o
f
commissionin
g
, par-
ticularl
y
i
f
there is vibration, a drummin
g
sound, or loss
o
f RPM’
s
.
I
f
ali
g
nment is necessar
y
, see
y
our authorized service
t
ech
n
icia
n
.
6.2 Steerin
g
Components
DA NG ER
! !
Keep clear of movin
g
steerin
g
parts at all times. Pro-
t
ect movin
g
parts from access durin
g
normal use!
6.2.1 Steerin
g
S
y
ste
m
Th
e steer
i
n
g
s
y
stem on
y
our
b
oat uses a tw
i
n setup t
h
at
c
onnect the wheel to the steerin
g
g
ear via universal
j
oints
at each connection. Fi
g
. 6.4
g
ives
y
ou a view at some
o
f the basic components of this s
y
stem. The steerin
g
is
detailed
f
urther at the end o
f
this chapter in the steerin
g
s
y
stem illustration.
The Whitlock
®
S
teerin
g
Sy
stem is one o
f
the most popu-
lar steerin
g
s
y
stems installed on sailboats toda
y
! To keep
i
t
i
n t
h
e top operat
i
n
g
con
di
t
i
on p
l
ease rea
d
y
our manua
l
supplied in
y
our owner’s packet. This manual contains
all the s
y
stem requirements and maintenance require-
ments to keep
y
our steerin
g
s
y
stem workin
g
for
y
ears.
Note: If the steering system needs repair, your dealer has the
correct tools. Do not try to service the system yourself.
6.2.2 Rudders
Your Hunter 50 rudder is constructed with a foam
f
illed composite blade b
y
hand la
y
-up connected to
an internal 316L stainless steel
g
rid and rudder stock