Hunter 50CC - Page 145

Hu
nt
e
r
50
CC • En
g
ines and Transmissions
11.
5
E
n
g
ine shutdown: A sudden en
g
ine shutdown while the
boat is movin
g
ma
y
force water into the exhaust s
y
stem.
Anchored or adri
f
t: Rou
g
h seas ma
y
cause rockin
g
severe enou
g
h to cause water to splash out of the muf-
f
lers into the en
g
ine while the en
g
ines are shut down,
anchored
f
rom the stern, pullin
g
a sea anchor, or adri
f
t.
(2)
(1)
(4)
(3)
1 – Coolant Drain Cock
2 – Fuel Pump
3 – Seawater Drain Cock
4 – Marine Gear Cooler
Fi
g
. 11.
5
Improper hoistin
g
:
O
perators are sometimes tempted to
reduce hoistin
g
time
f
or propeller chan
g
es b
y
hoistin
g
onl
y
the boat stern.
S
uch hoistin
g
can cause residual water in
t
h
e ex
h
aust s
y
stem to enter t
h
e en
gi
ne c
yli
n
d
ers.
WARNING
! !
E
n
g
ine manufacturers do not warrant
y
items dam-
ag
e
d
by
hyd
ro
l
oc
k.
1
1.3.2 En
g
ine / Generator Exhaus
t
Your en
g
ine exhaust contains
C
arbon Monoxide! Be
sure and read the Boatin
g
S
a
f
et
y
C
hapter and know
the dan
g
ers and how to avoid them. Carbon Monoxide
will kill
y
ou, and in most situations, b
y
the time
y
ou
k
now somethin
g
is wron
g
it could be too late. Know
wh
a
t t
o
l
oo
k f
o
r
a
n
d
wh
a
t t
o
do
in
case
o
f n
eces
-
sar
y
action. Inspect
y
our boat’s exhaust s
y
stem
f
re-
quentl
y
, or have a quali
f
ied service technician ser-
v
i
ce t
h
e s
y
stem to ensure t
h
at t
h
ere are no
l
ea
k
s.
Al
wa
y
s ensure t
h
e ex
h
aust c
l
amps are t
igh
tene
d
,,
throu
g
hout the s
y
stem.
Keep the necessar
y
tools to perform this action on
h
a
n
d
.
DA NG ER
! !
Avoid the exhaust outlets, lines, hoses or e
q
ui
p
ment
when the en
g
ines have been run for a period of time.
T
hese areas ma
y
be ver
y
hot! You can be seriousl
y
burned b
y
the exhaust s
y
stem after the en
g
ines
have ran for a period of time. Allow the exhaust s
y
s-
tem to cool, before handlin
g
, or makin
g
ad
j
ustments
to avoid in
j
ur
y.