Hunter 50CC - Back-Up Rudder System (Option)

Hu
nt
e
r
50
CC
•
U
nderwater
G
ear
6.8
attaches to tiller level and secured b
y
a safet
y
pin which
holds the tiller baase and the lever to
g
ether.
6.7.1 Before Usin
g
Emer
g
enc
y
Tiller S
y
ste
m
1. I
f
the boat is equipped with autopilot, disen
g
a
g
e the
s
y
stem
.
2. Ensure the sa
f
et
y
pin on rudder quadrant is secured
i
n
pl
ace.
3
.
C
heck on the rudder assembl
y
, make sure the rudder
will rotate freel
y
.
4. I
f
steerin
g
g
ear
j
ams, rudder will not turn
f
rom its quad-
rant.
Th
e t
id
e ro
d
li
n
k
e
d
b
etween
g
ear
b
ox an
d
ru
dd
er
quadrant should be removed usin
g
appropriate tools.
R
udder should rotate
f
reel
y
as soon as the lock nuts are
loose
n
ed
a
n
d
r
e
m
o
v
ed
.
5
. I
f
the boat is equipped with autopilot,
y
ou will need to
disconnect rudder sensor from rudder
q
uadrant,
then the rudder quadrant should turn
f
reel
y.
6.7.2 Use of Emer
g
enc
y
Tiller S
y
ste
m
1. Remove the stainless access plate which located in
front of transom cente seatin
g
on deck. Removin
g
this
access plate usin
g
desi
g
nated wrench to open the plate.
2. R
e
m
o
v
e
th
e
till
e
r
base
access
co
v
e
r. thi
s
access
co
v
e
r
i
s
l
oca
t
ed
o
n th
e
ce
nt
e
r
of
af
t
cab
in
af
t h
ead
lin
e
r.
3
.
Op
en aft cabin bunk aft lid. First, check on the
p
ossible
loose connection o
f
the
g
ear, bolts that were mounted
and secured on the rudder quadrant.
S
econd, check on
the rudder stock, make sure the safet
y
pin is inserted in
place
.
5
. Insert Tiller Base throu
g
h access from outside throu
g
h
deck to rudder quadrant. Install tiller lever into handle
base and have sa
f
et
y
pin inserted.
6
. Install the tiller assembl
y
on rudder stock with the
sa
f
et
y
pin inserted inplace.
7.
S
ecure control line around tiller handle throu
g
h hook
ey
e on tiller handle then lead lines port
&
starboard
throu
g
h stern rail seats then on both aft winches. secur-
in
g
and ti
g
htin
g
the sontrol sheetin
g
on both
j
ib
f
urlin
g
win
c
h
es.
Note:
Use extremely caution when the boat is operating nunder
using of emergency tiller.
6.8 Back-Up Rudder S
y
stem
(
Option
)
WARNING
! !
Because the Backup Rudder S
y
stem ma
y
a
lso be lost, Boat O
p
erator MUST be able
to sail without a rudder or otherwise be
p
re
p
ared to assemble a makeshift rudder
.
6.8.1 SAFETY FIRST
1. BE SURE TO SECURE YOURSELF AND ANYONE
A
SS
I
S
TING WITH RUDDER IN
S
TALLATION WITH
A SAFETY HARNESS, SAFETY LINE AND WEAR
A
P
ERSONAL FLOTATION DEVISE AT ALL TIMES
.
2. Drop sails, cut en
g
ine power and deplo
y
anchor dur-
in
g
installation to minimize stress on the backup s
y
stem.
D
o not attempt this installation with the propeller shaft
e
n
g
a
g
e
d
.
3
. Secure Rudder to preven t its loss. Alwa
y
s attach
safet
y
/recover
y
lines to the e
y
es located on the top and
bottom o
f
the rudder be
f
ore attemptin
g
to install
.
4
.
I
t
i
s our recommen
d
at
i
on t
h
at t
h
e
B
ac
k
u
p
R
u
dd
e
r
Sy
stem be stowed in an easil
y
accessible location such
as
a
n
a
ft
bu
lkh
ead
.
6.8.2 Limitations on Backup Rudder S
y
stem Us
e
1. Do N
O
T o
p
erate the boat over 4 knots with the
Backup Rudder
Sy
stem in place
.
2. The s
y
stem is not desi
g
ned to handle the ri
g
ors o
f
racin
g
or reachin
g
f
ull hull speed.
3
. The Backup Rudder S
y
stem is not desi
g
ned or meant
to be a replacement
f
or
y
our boats ori
g
inall
y
equipped
rudder. The Backup Rudder
Sy
stem should onl
y
be
used to brin
g
the boat to the closest port for a full repair.