Hunter H31 - Interior

boat’s bonding system) on the outside of the transom.
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4.2.10.1 Keel Maintenance for Cast Iron
(
where appli-
c
able
)
T
he cast iron keel
(
upper section onl
y
on some mod-
e
ls
)
was coated with an epox
y
primer before leavin
g
Hunter Marine. You will find that as with most items,
p
articularl
y
underwater
g
ear, on
g
oin
g
maintenance
will probabl
y
be required durin
g
seasonal or routine
h
au
l
outs.
T
he epox
y
primer used on
y
our boats Keel or upper
section was manufactured b
y
International Marine
Coatin
g
s. The product numbers used are as Follows
:
I
nter
g
rade 269 Epox
y
Primer / Tie Coatin
g
Color / EGZ088 – Red Bas
e
Converter / Curin
g
A
g
ent – EGA 089
T
he above products should be applied accordin
g
t
o the manufactures
p
rinted instructions. For more
i
nformation
y
ou ma
y
wish to visit their website at
http:
//
www.
y
achtpaint.com
/
usa
/
or call 800-468-7589
by email to Interluxtechnicalservice@international-
p
a
i
nt.com .
Compatibilit
y
of product should be investi
g
ated if
other brands or t
y
pes of Epox
y
Coatin
g
s are pre-
ferred b
y
the boat owner or repair facilit
y
.
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4.2.11 Flexiteek
Listed below are speci
f
ic instructions
f
or the maintenance
o
f
y
our Flexiteek. These instructions are direct from the
vendor
C
ontrol Masters.
“
Y
ou
r Fl
e
xit
ee
k
dec
k i
s
l
o
w m
a
int
e
n
a
n
ce
a
n
d
n
e
v
e
r n
eeds
o
ilin
g
or special sealants. The on board shoe tra
ff
ic
amount will determine how o
f
ten
y
ou will need to rinse or
was
h
y
our
d
ec
k
.
Fl
ex
i
tee
k
i
s sta
i
n res
i
stant.
M
ost sp
ill
s
will brush awa
y
with soap and water.
(S
imple
G
reen is one
recommended soap brand.
)
S
hould a chemical stain be
left to dr
y
out and soap is not enou
g
h, then remove it with a
piece o
f
60-
g
rit sandpaper on a sandin
g
block
g
oin
g
alon
g
the
g
rain pattern. Your deck panels are not a laminate so
a li
g
ht sandin
g
will not harm the surface. No sealant is
e
ver necessar
y
a
f
ter sandin
g
either. Blend toned b
y
li
g
htl
y
sandin
g
the surroundin
g
area parallel to the caulk lines b
y
appl
y
in
g
strokes to the surface in one direction.
F
lexiteek ma
y
be pressure cleaned. Pressure cleanin
g
is
e
ffective, if necessar
y
, to li
g
hten the tone of a deck should
y
ou notice an
y
shadin
g
has occurred which ma
y
take place
in re
g
ions close to the Equator. You ma
y
choose to sand
with 60-
g
rit sandpaper on a sandin
g
block as described
to restore to the ori
g
inal tone.
O
nl
y
appl
y
li
g
ht pressure
when sandin
g
f
or the best results. Unlike real teak, onl
y
mi
n
i
ma
l
san
di
n
g
i
s ever nee
d
e
d
on
Fl
ex
i
tee
k
.
U
se
b
oat
s
hoes or no shoes at all as
y
ou normall
y
do alread
y
. Black
s
ole shoes permitted on deck ma
y
scu
ff
an
y
deck sur
f
ace.
The uni
q
ue non-skid characteristic of the deck surface will
g
rip shoes and
f
eet when wet.
Do Not place hot metals on Flexiteek decks.
T
reat
y
our
F
lexiteek deck with the care
y
ou would
g
ive a teak deck
(
except oilin
g)
!
Acetone must never be used to clean this material sur-
face.
Do Not try to mop the surface. Use a bristled brush, rinse
with a hose and leave it to air dr
y
. Power sanders will
di
stort t
h
e tea
k
woo
d
a
pp
earance.
Do Not oil, bleach, varnish, paint or lacquer your Flexiteek
as this will reduce the non-slip characteristic of the mate-
rial. I
f
y
ou wash
y
our walls with bleach, then
f
irst spra
y
the
F
l
e
xit
ee
k
dec
k with w
a
t
e
r in
o
r
de
r t
o
d
il
u
t
e
b
l
eac
h th
a
t will
r
un on the deck surface. After walls are washed, re-spra
y
both the wall and Flexiteek in order to rinse awa
y
an
y
bleach that has pooled on top o
f
the Flexiteek. A patch
c
an repair an
y
portion of the deck that becomes dama
g
ed.
C
ontact
y
our re
g
ional distributor listed on our webpa
g
e:
www.
f
l
e
xit
ee
k.
co
m.
”
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4.3 Interior
Y
ou can usuall
y
clean the surfaces of these components
w
i
t
h
a m
ild
c
l
eaner suc
h
as
F
antast
i
c.
A
vo
id
us
i
n
g
h
ars
h
or abrasive cleaners. Use approved marine sanitar
y
treat-
m
ent chemicals to control the odor in the toilet and holdin
g
t
a
n
k
.
14.3.2 Walls
The wood used in
y
our boat is treated at the
f
actor
y
with
a multi-coat finish process. To maintain the finish, use a
g
ood
g
rade of furniture polish
.
14.3.4 Bil
g
es
The bil
g
es are
f
inished with a hi
g
h qualit
y
g
elcoat which is
e
as
y
to kee
p
clean. Several brands of bil
g
e cleaners will
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