Hunter 50CC - Bow Thruster Option; Emergency Tiller Syetem

Hu
nt
e
r
50
CC •
U
nderwater
G
ear
6.7
6.5 Bow Thruster
(
Option
)
Your Hunter boat is o
ff
ered with a bow thruster option. I
f
installed the bow thruster will assist maneuverin
g
in ti
g
ht
s
p
aces or mar
i
nas an
d
w
i
t
h
a
d
verse w
i
n
d
di
rect
i
ons.
Th
e
bow thruster is installed below
y
our v-berth bunk into a
t
u
nn
el
t
ha
t
is
build
i
nt
o
t
he
hull
s
tr
uc
t
u
r
e
u
n
de
r t
he
w
a
t
e
r-
line. When operated it
f
orces a
j
et o
f
water
f
rom 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
of
the bow thruster in open and still water be
f
ore attempt-
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
f
or this to be at
f
ull char
g
e and capacit
y
to assure
f
ull
functionalit
y
. Please refer to the supplied vendor specific
manual
f
or sa
f
et
y
tips and service requirements.
DA NG ER
! !
D
ANGER OF SERIOUS INJURY
:
ROTATING PROPELLER – DO NOT SWIM IN THE
V
ICINITY OF THE BOW THRUSTER
!
Fi
g
. 6.12 bow thruster tunnel
Fi
g
. 6.13 The bow
thruster control
p
anel located on
c
ockpit pedestal.
See instructions on
B
ow
Th
ruster user’s
m
anual for bow
thruster o
p
eration.
Refer to Bow thrust-
er owner’s manua
l
f
or more details
6.6 Troubleshootin
g
Thou
g
h we cannot cover ever
y
problem
y
ou mi
g
ht
e
ncounter in boatin
g
, we hope to assist
y
ou in the
basic o
p
eration and maintenance of the com-
ponents aboard, or installed on
y
our boat.
A
A
s difficult as it would be to also cover ever
y
option
o
r component installed we hope we have covered the
basic essentials
y
ou will need in order to have man
y
a
safe and comfortable outin
g
s in
y
our new boat. As in all
f
c
ases alwa
y
s consult
y
our
O
EM manuals in all cases o
f
review of the documentation of the components aboard
o
r installed on
y
our boat. If the manuals are not available
r
in
y
our owner’s packet, contact Hunter Marine, or
y
ou
r
dealer. It is the ultimate in importance that
y
ou under-
stan
d
a
ll
y
ou s
h
ou
ld
a
b
out t
h
e equ
i
pment on
y
our
b
oat.
H
ere we
g
ive
y
ou a short
g
uide concernin
g
the trouble-
r
shootin
g
of the equipment that fall in the underwate
r
g
ear section o
f
y
our boat. Read this
g
uide, and use it in
tr
y
in
g
to discover the root o
f
an
y
issues that mi
g
ht arise.
R
emember:
O
EM manuals take precedence over an
y
r
in
f
ormation
y
ou ma
y
f
ind in the Hunter
O
wner’s o
r
Op
erator’s Manuals.
6.7 Emer
g
enc
y
Tiller S
y
ste
m
The tiller assembl
y
is stored in transom upper locker. The
location of the tiller assembl
y
is ver
y
visible when
y
ou
op
en t
h
e
l
oc
k
er
.
E
mer
g
enc
y
tiller s
y
stem of
y
our boat contains tiller base
a
n
d
till
e
r l
e
v
e
r. Th
e
bo
tt
o
m
e
n
d
o
f till
e
r i
s
fitt
ed
o
n th
e
r
ud
-
der quadrant and secured b
y
a sa
f
et
y
pin, the upper end