Hunter H18 - Fitting Out After Storage

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7.
6
* Stand or prop up cushions remainin
g
on board to allow
g
ood air circulation around them. Han
g
life preserver and
o
ther equipment to prevent mildew.
* Remove an
y
detachable and valuable equipment and
e
l
ec
tr
o
ni
cs.
** Prepare Exterior of Boat for Stora
g
e
:
*
Appl
y
a coat o
f
wax to the entire boat. Put rust inhibitor
o
n a
ll
meta
l
p
arts.
*
C
over the boat with a tarpaulin or moorin
g
cover. I
f
the
b
oat
i
s store
d
outs
id
e,
y
ou ma
y
nee
d
to p
l
ace supports
under the cover to shore up pockets where rain or snow
ca
n
co
ll
ec
t.
7.5.
4
Drainin
g
Your Boa
t
Your boat has a drain plu
g
for drainin
g
water from the
bil
g
es. Prop the trailer ton
g
ue and remove the drain plu
g
so that an
y
water that ma
y
enter will drain
7.5.6 Supportin
g
Your Boat Durin
g
Stora
ge
A trailer is the ideal support for
y
our boat whenever it is
not in the water. Properl
y
desi
g
ned and located, the trail-
e
r will support the boat under the main
f
rames.
S
upport
at these points is essential for preventin
g
dama
g
e to the
h
u
ll.
If a trailer is not available, the boat ma
y
be supported
o
n two lon
g
itudinal timbers alon
g
the bottom o
f
the boat.
Th
e
tim
be
r
s
a
n
d
th
e
fou
n
da
ti
o
n m
us
t
be
subs
t
a
nti
a
l
e
nou
gh
to prevent an
y
c
h
an
g
e
i
n s
h
ape w
hil
e support
i
n
g
the boat durin
g
stora
g
e. The wei
g
ht carried b
y
the sup-
ports should be evenl
y
divided.
S
tore the boat with the bow up so an
y
accumulation o
f
m
o
i
s
t
u
r
e
will r
u
n
off
.
7.6 Fittin
g
out after Stora
ge
Before launchin
g
y
our boat, do not load unneeded equip-
ment and
p
ersonal items until the launch and final check-
o
ut are complete
.
7.6.1 Pre-Launch Checkou
t
** Before placin
g
y
our boat in the water, check and per-
form the followin
g:
* Check all lines and
g
ear and replace, if necessar
y.
*
Make sure all drain plu
g
s are installed.
C
heck all cen-
terboard and rudder hardware
f
or dama
g
e and ti
g
htness.
R
epa
i
r or a
dj
ust as nee
d
e
d
.
*
Launch
y
our boat
.
7.6.2 Post Launch Checkou
t
**
A
f
ter launchin
g
y
our boat, check the
f
ollowin
g
:
* Check all sources of
p
ossible leaks from bow to stern.
M
ake this check with boat
f
ull
y
in the water, but still in on
th
e
tr
a
il
e
r!