Hunter 50CC - Fitting out after Storage

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nt
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r
50
CC • M
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14.
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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 u
p
p
oc
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 for drainin
g
water from 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 for drainin
g
and winterizin
g
the fresh 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
i
t
i
s not
i
n t
h
e water.
P
roper
ly
d
es
ig
ne
d
an
d
l
ocate
d
,
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 t
h
e
h
u
ll
.
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 firm
f
ootin
g
substantial enou
g
h to keep the boat level. The
timbers and the
f
oundation must be substantial enou
g
h
to prevent an
y
c
h
an
g
e
i
n s
h
ape w
hil
e support
i
n
g
t
h
e
boat durin
g
stora
g
e. The wei
g
ht carried b
y
the supports
should be evenl
y
divided, the keel should carr
y
a share
o
f 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
o
ff.
14.7 Fittin
g
out after Stora
ge
If the hull was not painted durin
g
winterizin
g
, sand and
pain the hull bottom before removin
g
the boat from its
c
r
ad
l
e
.
Before launchin
g
y
our boat, do not load unneeded equip-
ment,
f
urniture, and personal items until the launch and
final checkout are complete.
1
4.7.1 Pre-Launch Checkou
t
** Before placin
g
y
our boat in the water, check and per-
f
orm the
f
ollowin
g:
* Check all anchor lines and
g
ear and replace, if neces-
sary
.
* 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.
C
heck
all strut and throu
g
h hull hardware
f
or dama
g
e and ti
g
ht-
ness.
R
epa
i
r or a
dj
ust as nee
d
e
d
.
*
C
heck propellers and propeller sha
f
ts
f
or proper instal-
lation and ti
g
htness. Clean propeller and shafts. Check
sha
f
t pla
y
in strut bearin
g
. Replace bearin
g
i
f
pla
y
is
e
x
cess
iv
e
.
*
C
heck sha
f
t ali
g
nment. Re
f
er to the en
g
ine owner’s
manual or check with
y
our boat dealer
f
or details.
*
C
lean batter
y
terminal posts and cable terminals with
a
wir
e
b
r
us
h
o
r
b
r
o
nz
e
w
oo
l. In
s
t
a
ll
ba
tt
e
ri
es
a
n
d
a
tt
ac
h
c
ables. After cable posts are ti
g
htened down, coat posts
with oil or Vaseline to keep out air and acid.
C
heck all
wirin
g
connections and contacts
f
or corrosion and ti
g
ht-
ness
.
*
C
heck all seacocks
f
or eas
y
operation.
C
heck the
co
n
d
iti
o
n
o
f
a
ll h
oses
.
*
C
heck operation o
f
bil
g
e pumps in manual and auto-
matic modes. Check operation of shower sump pumps
.
*
C
heck all bil
g
e blowers
f
or proper operation
.
*
C
heck operation o
f
all D
C
circuits
.
* Launch
y
our boat
.
1
4.7.2 Post Launch Checkou
t
**
A
f
ter launchin
g
y
our boat, check the
f
ollowin
g
:
* Check all sources of possible leaks from bow to stern.
M
ake this check with boat
f
ull
y
in the water, but still in
the slin
g
s!
*
C
heck en
g
ines and
g
enerator
f
ollowin
g
procedures
described in equipment manuals.