Hunter 50 - Bow Thruster Option

Hu
nt
e
r
50
•
U
nderwater
G
ea
r
6
.
6
6.4.2 Anchor
Your Hunter is equipped with a Dan
f
orth t
y
pe anchor
well and drain and a Dan
f
orth t
y
pe anchor as standard
eq
u
ip
ment.
Th
e anc
h
or
i
s se
l
ecte
d
to su
i
t t
h
e s
i
ze an
d
wei
g
ht o
f
y
our boat under normal anchorin
g
condi-
tions, and is most e
ff
ective in mudd
y
or sand
y
bottoms.
C
heck out the
G
ettin
g
underwa
y
C
hapter in this manual,
c
hapter 12
f
or more in
f
ormation about anchorin
g
y
our boat.
Fi
g
. 6.10 will show
y
ou the details o
f
the windlass and
anchorin
g
s
y
stem in illustrated detail, showin
g
the plan
v
ie
w.
Fi
g
6.11 shows
y
ou a pro
f
ile view o
f
the anchorin
g
, and
windlass s
y
stem. This illustration shows the smaller and
t
h
e
l
ar
g
er anc
h
or we
ll
,
i
n re
l
at
i
on to t
h
e
l
ocat
i
on.
WARNING
! !
Anchorin
g
in unusual water, and or weather condi-
tions will re
q
uire additional
p
recautions. Consult an
a
pproved
g
uide for su
gg
estions
.
6.5 Bow Thruster
(
Option
)
Your Hunter boat is offered with a bow thruster o
p
tion. I
f
installed the bow thruster will assist maneuverin
g
in ti
g
ht
spaces or marinas and with adverse wind directions. The
b
ow t
h
ruster
i
s
i
nsta
ll
e
d
b
e
l
ow
y
our v-
b
ert
h
b
un
k
i
nto a
t
u
nn
e
l th
a
t i
s
bu
il
d
int
o
th
e
h
u
ll
s
tr
uc
t
u
r
e
u
n
de
r th
e
w
a
t
e
r-
line. When operated it forces a
j
et of water from one side
o
f the bow to the other and consequentl
y
pushes the
bow towards the opposite direction o
f
the
j
et. You should
familiarize
y
ourself with the maneuverin
g
and operation
o
f the bow thruster in o
p
en and still water before attem
p
t-
in
g
to maneuver in ti
g
ht spaces or marinas! The bow
thruster is powered b
y
y
our on board DC s
y
stem and it is
vital for this to be at full char
g
e and capacit
y
to assure full
f
unctionalit
y
. Please re
f
er to the supplied vendor speci
f
ic
manual for safet
y
tips and service requirements.
DA NG ER
! !
D
ANGER OF SERIOUS INJURY
:
ROTATING PROPELLER – DO NOT SWIM IN THE
Fi
g
. 6.10
Fi
g
. 6.1
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