Hunter H18 - Boarding and Preparing the Boat; Launching Procedures

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nt
e
r 1
8
• Gettin
g
Underwa
y
6
.
2
Before
y
ou
g
o on the first cruise,
y
ou should be able to
answer “
y
es” to the followin
g
questions
:
H
as
y
our dealer completed the pre-deliver
y
service
inspection? Have
y
ou and
y
our dealer si
g
ned the Pre-
D
eliver
y
Inspection Report
?
H
ave
y
ou filled out and mailed all warrant
y
re
g
istra-
ti
o
n
ca
r
ds?
H
ave
y
ou read and do
y
ou understand this owner
’
s
manual and the
O
EM manuals
?
H
as
y
our
b
oat
b
een re
gi
stere
d
w
i
t
h
t
h
e proper aut
h
or-
ities
?
Does
y
our hull displa
y
the proper identi
f
ication
?
H
as
y
our dealer reviewed with
y
ou the operation o
f
the boat and its s
y
stems
?
Has
y
our dealer answered all
y
our questions
?
I
f
y
ou have taken care o
f
these preliminar
y
steps,
y
ou
are read
y
to take
y
our
f
irst cruise. Be
f
ore
y
ou start,
g
ive
some thou
g
ht to the cruise itself. Choose a calm da
y
i
f
yo
u
can
.
6.1 Boardin
g
y
our Boa
t
M
ake it a routine to visuall
y
inspect the exterior o
f
y
our
boat ever
y
time
y
ou approach it to board. Look for si
g
ns
o
f dama
g
e that could be caused b
y
the dock or other
boa
t
s.
6.1.1 Preparin
g
to Board
As
y
ou board
y
our boat,
y
ou should make sure
y
ou have
all
g
ear safet
y
g
ear aboard and a plan for exitin
g
the boat
ramp. I
f
y
our boat is equipped with an en
g
ine, please
remember that C
O
fumes can be deadl
y
. Since
y
our
b
oat ma
y
b
e equ
i
ppe
d
w
i
t
h
an out
b
oar
d
en
gi
ne t
h
at
i
s
e
xterior mounted and there is no enclosed cabin
,
there is
no C
O
alarm installed which would indicate the presence
o
f deadl
y
Carbon Monoxide
g
as. The dan
g
ers of Carbon
M
onoxide are detailed at len
g
th in the Boatin
g
S
a
f
et
y
C
hapter of this manual, and in the insert that is placed in
the Boatin
g
Safet
y
Chapter.
Accumulation o
f
CO
can be deadl
y
. Be sure to operate
y
our en
g
ine in a well ventilated area and be mindful o
f
the smell of exhaust fumes as these are a si
g
n of the
presence o
f
CO
g
as.
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•
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•
6.1.2 Upon Boardin
g
I
f
y
ou detect
f
uel
f
umes,
f
ollow the procedures listed here
and in the Fuel Cha
p
ter of this manual.
6.1.3 Stron
g
Fuel Fumes
F
ue
l
fu
m
es
a
r
e
h
ea
vi
e
r th
a
n
a
ir
a
n
d
ca
n
co
ll
ec
t in th
e
bil
g
e area. These
f
umes are extremel
y
hazardous. I
f
y
ou
detect stron
g
fumes, proceed as follows
:
WARNING
! !
L
eakin
g
fuel is a fire and explosion hazard. Personal
i
n
j
ur
y
or death could occur
.
DA NG ER
! !
E
x
p
losive fuel va
p
ors can become tra
pp
ed in the
lower
p
ortions of the boat. Close all hatch covers,
windows, doors, and compartments while fuelin
g
y
our
b
oat
.
1. Evacuate all occupied enclosures immediatel
y.
2.
S
hut down en
g
ine
.
3
. Turn off all electrical circuits
.
4. In
f
orm the dockmaster i
f
possible. Have a quali
f
ied
tec
h
n
i
c
i
an c
h
ec
k
t
h
e
b
oat
i
mme
di
ate
ly
to
d
eterm
i
ne t
h
e
sou
r
ce
of
th
e
odo
r.
5
.
Op
en the boat for natural ventilation.
6
. When
y
ou can no lon
g
er smell
f
umes, locate the
source. Dispose of fuel in a safe, approved manner
.
6.2 Launchin
g
1. Remove all tie down straps securin
g
the boat to the
tra
il
er as we
ll
as an
y
li
nes secur
i
n
g
t
h
e ru
dd
er
i
n t
h
e
upri
g
ht position or on centerline. The onl
y
attachment o
f
the boat to the trailer should be the strap from the bow
ey
e to t
h
e tra
il
er w
i
nc
h.