Hunter 50 - Seawater Intake and Strainers

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nt
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r
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U
nderwater
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ea
r
6
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structure. The rudder bearin
g
s are self lubricatin
g
high
tec
h
nee
dl
e t
y
pe
b
ear
i
n
g
s w
i
t
h
a
d
ou
bl
e
li
p sea
l
.
E
nsure to inspect the
f
ree and smooth operation o
f
the rudder stock and bearin
g
s at re
g
ular intervals.
This Fi
g
.
(
Fi
g
6.5
)
g
ives
y
ou a view at the rudder under
y
our boat.
Y
our steer
i
n
g
s
y
stem is a ver
y
important part o
f
y
our
b
oat an
d
ver
y
important to
y
ou
r
boatin
g
sa
f
et
y
.
H
owever, a
ll
b
oat
o
perator’s should
be prepared
f
or
r
udde
r f
a
il
u
r
e
o
r
loss. That is wh
y
Hu
nt
e
r M
a
rin
e
h
as
a
b
ac
k
u
p
ru
dd
er
s
y
stem that can be
purchased
f
or our
cu
rr
e
nt m
odels
.
O
ther commercial
suppliers o
ff
er
s
i
m
il
ar s
y
stems at
di
ff
erin
g
bene
f
its
and costs and
y
o
u
should
co
n
duc
t
y
our own anal
y
sis to determine which alterna-
tive is best
f
or
y
ou
.
CAUTION
! !
B
ecause t
h
e
b
ac
k
up s
y
stem can a
l
so
b
e
l
ost an
o
p
erator must be able to sail without a rudder or oth-
e
rwise be prepared to assemble a makeshift rudder.
Important: Look to the Getting Underway Chapter (chapter 12)
for information about using your emergency tiller system. The
connections and use are detailed in that section.
The next Fi
g
ure in this section will allow
y
ou to observe
th
e
c
r
oss
sec
ti
o
n ill
us
tr
a
ti
o
n
of
th
e
r
udde
r in
s
t
a
ll
ed
o
n
y
our
b
oat.
Thi
s v
i
ew a
l
so s
h
ows
y
ou t
h
e upper an
d
lower rudder bearin
g
s
.
6.3 Seawater Intak
e
6.3.1 Pick Ups and Intakes
O
n the bottom of
y
our boat,
y
ou will find pick ups and
intakes
f
or the suppl
y
o
f
raw water to
y
our boat’s various
s
y
stems.
S
hown in Fi
g
. 6.7 is an example o
f
three t
y
pes o
f
intakes.
These intakes are the “
g
ravit
y
fed” t
y
pe, and the water
forced t
y
pe. The forced t
y
pe is fed b
y
the velocit
y
of sea-
water bein
g
f
orced throu
g
h the intake b
y
the boat speed.
These t
y
pes are alwa
y
s positioned with the openin
g
side
o
f the intake in the forward position. Gravit
y
fed intakes
are the opposite.
Fi
g
. 6.
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