Hunter 50CC - Page 84

Hu
nt
e
r
50
CC
•
U
nderwater
G
ear
6.
4
6.2.2 Rudders
Your Hunter
50
cc rudder is constructed with a
f
oam
f
illed composite blade b
y
hand la
y
-up connected to
an internal 316L stainless steel
g
rid and rudder stock
structure. The rudder bearin
g
s are sel
f
lubricatin
g
hi
g
h tech needle t
y
pe bearin
g
s with a double lip seal.
E
nsure to ins
p
ect the free and smooth o
p
eration o
f
the rudder stock and bearin
g
s at re
g
ular intervals.
This Fi
gg
ure
g
ives
y
ou a look at the rudder under
y
our
boat. Your steerin
g
s
y
stem is a ver
y
important part of
y
our
boat and ver
y
important to
y
our boatin
g
sa
f
et
y
. However,
all boat operator’s should be prepared
f
or rudder
f
ailure
o
r
l
oss.
Th
at
i
s w
hy
H
unter
M
ar
i
ne
h
as a
b
ac
k
up ru
dd
er
s
y
stem that can be purchased
f
or our current models.
O
ther commercial suppliers o
ff
er similar s
y
stems at di
ff
er-
in
g
benefits and costs and
y
ou should conduct
y
our own
anal
y
sis to determine which alternative is best
f
or
y
ou
.
Fi
g
. 6.5 shows
ima
g
e of rudder
Make sure the
r
udder swings
e
asily & correct
w
ith
w
h
ee
l
d
i-
rec
ti
o
n
.
R
udder
and post inspect-
ed
f
o
r
c
ra
c
k
s
an
d/o
r
co
n
ce
al
ed
damage. Only a
qualifi ed Tech-
ni
c
ian
s
h
ou
l
d
r
epairs or doing
t
he inspections
for your need.
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 with-
out a rudder or otherwise be
p
re
p
ared to
a
ssemble 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
o
f 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
.
UPPER AND LOWER
NEEDLE BEARING
g
6.3 Seawater Intak
e
6.3.1 Pick U
p
s and Intakes
O
n the bottom of
y
our boat,
y
ou will find pick ups and
intakes for the suppl
y
of raw water to
y
our boat’s various
s
y
stems.
The boat’s operator should become familiar with the la
y
-
o
ut o
f
the water and waste s
y
stems b
y
walkin
g
throu
g
h
the boat with the dia
g
rams provided in this manual. I
t
i
s espec
i
a
lly
i
mportant t
h
at t
h
e operator
k
nows a
ll
t
h
e t
h
ru-
hull valve locations and inspects
f
or leaks
f
requentl
y
.
S
hown in the Fi
g
. 6.7 is an example of three t
y
pes o
f
water intake
f
ittin
g
s. These intake
f
ittin
g
s 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 seawater bein
g
forced throu
g
h the
intake b
y
the boat speed.
Fi
g
. 6.
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