Hunter H18 - Page 3

H
unter 18 •
Op
erator's Manua
l
C
As the owner of a Hunter,
y
ou have chosen one of the finest boats mone
y
can bu
y.
H
unter
C
orporation, is one o
f
America’s oldest privatel
y
held boatin
g
companies. In Februar
y
1996 Hunter became
an emp
l
o
y
ee owners
hi
p compan
y
.
W
e cont
i
nue to
b
e
d
e
di
cate
d
to
gi
v
i
n
g
y
ou a qua
li
t
y
b
oat t
h
at w
ill
b
r
i
n
g
y
ou
y
ears
o
f
en
j
o
y
ment whether
y
ou’re spendin
g
a da
y
at the marina or cruisin
g
down a waterwa
y
. Per
f
ormance, dependabilit
y
,
s
a
f
et
y
, and com
f
ort is more than
j
ust a catch
y
phrase at Hunter. It is the basis
f
or ever
y
step o
f
desi
g
n and construction
to assure
y
ou of man
y
pleasure-filled
y
ears of boatin
g
.
A Proud Herita
ge
With ever
y
Hunter, three
g
enerations o
f
experience combine with modern en
g
ineerin
g
and production techniques pro-
vide
y
ou one of the most affordable, full featured sailin
g
boats in the industr
y
toda
y
.
From the stem to the stern, ever
y
piece o
f
equipment and its placement has been en
g
ineered to provide the most
s
easone
d
sa
il
er w
i
t
h
t
h
e
b
est a
d
vanta
g
e on t
h
e water.
H
unter
h
as
i
nc
l
u
d
e
d
ever
y
t
hi
n
g
to ma
k
e ours t
h
e most comp
l
ete
s
a
ili
n
g
vesse
l
on t
h
e mar
k
et to
d
a
y
.
How to Use this Manual
M
an
y
people read their operator’s manual from be
g
innin
g
to end when the
y
first receive their new boat. If
y
ou do this, it
will help
y
ou learn about the features and controls for
y
our new boat. In this manual,
y
ou’ll find that pictures and words
work to
g
ether to explain thin
g
s quickl
y
.
T
able of Content
s
A
g
ood place to look for what
y
ou need is in the Table of Contents in the be
g
innin
g
of this manual. It is a list of the
c
hapters and the pa
g
e number where
y
ou’ll
f
ind them.
Safet
y
Warnin
g
s and S
y
mbols
In Boating Safety section you will find a number of cautions, warnings, and danger symbols to tell you about things
that could hurt you.
In this chapter we tell you where the hazards are. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce them. Please
read this chapter carefully, to prevent yourself or someone else from possible injury.
An
y
questions re
g
ardin
g
y
our Hunter ® or this manual contact Customer Service at
:
H
unter
C
orporatio
n
R
oute 441, Post
Off
ice Box 103
0
Alachua, FL. U
S
A 32616
P
hone:
(
386
)
462-307
7
F
ax:
(
386
)
462-407
7
e
-mail: customerservice
@
huntermarine.com
(
8am to 5pm E
S
T
)
1-800-771-5556