Hunter H18 - Page 2

H
unter 18 •
Op
erator's Manua
l
B
Dear Hunter Owner
,
C
ongratulations and welcome to the Hunter
f
amil
y
! As a Hunter owner,
y
ou will enjo
y
the qualit
y
and the
a
ttention to detail for which Hunter Boats are renowned. Hunter and
y
our dealer are committed to
y
our
se
rvi
ce
a
n
d
t
o
t
a
l
sa
ti
sfac
ti
o
n.
This Operator’s Manual will acquaint
y
ou with the proper operation and maintenance of
y
our new Hunter
b
oat, as well as boating sa
f
et
y
, which is our primar
y
concern, whether in ports or at sea.
The new boat warrant
y
registration form
y
ou signed at the time of deliver
y
will be sent to us b
y
y
our dealer.
This registers the one
y
ear warrant
y
and establishes
y
our contact in
f
ormation in our s
y
stem. It will also
a
ctivate Hunter's
C
ustomer
S
atis
f
action program
(CSS)
, our e
ff
ort to insure the highest level o
f
satis
f
action
a
nd enjo
y
ment with
y
our new Hunter. Within a few weeks of deliver
y
y
ou will receive a letter asking
y
ou to
c
omplete an online questionnaire primaril
y
about
y
our experience with the dealer.
S
everal months later
y
ou
will receive a second letter asking
y
ou to evaluate the boat. We value
y
our opinion and hope that
y
ou will
t
ake the time to complete both surve
y
s.
As
y
ou alread
y
know, we work with the highest qualit
y
equipment manu
f
acturers to suppl
y
the component
s
for
y
our boat. To receive full warrant
y
coverage on all the individual components, such as engine and rig
-
g
ing, be sure to complete and return to the
O
riginal Equipment Manu
f
acturers
(O
EM
)
warrant
y
cards to
a
ctivate the individual warranties
f
or these important components. You will
f
ind them in the owner's packet
t
hat also contains the OEM manuals for this equipment. Please remember all the information contained in
t
he
O
EM manuals supersedes the in
f
ormation contained in this manual.
f
Finall
y
, if
y
ou are new to boating, be certain to learn the proper rules of seamanship to ensure the safet
y
o
f
y
our passengers. Re
f
er to
C
hapman's Piloting,
S
eamanship, and
S
mall Boat Handling Manual
f
or importan
t
a
nd useful information concerning this aspect of boating. Attend a safe boating course offered b
y
the Unite
d
States Coast Guard Auxiliar
y
, United States Power Squadron, or an
y
enterprise experienced in conducting
s
a
f
e boating courses
.
f
Thank
y
ou for choosing Hunter. I am confident
y
our new boat will provide
y
ou and
y
our famil
y
with
y
ears o
f
e
njo
y
able boating.
Thanks from Hunter
G
.M.
Th
a
nk Y
ou
!
From the
G
eneral Manager
M
ik
e
Willi
a
m
s
General Mana
g
er