Hunter H31 - Fitting out after Storage

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nt
e
r
31
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a
int
e
n
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n
ce
* Appl
y
a coat of wax to the entire boat. Put rust inhibitor
o
n all metal parts.
* Cover the boat with a tarpaulin or moorin
g
cover. If the
boat is stored outside,
y
ou ma
y
need to place supports
under the cover to shore up pockets where rain or snow
ca
n
collec
t.
1
4.6.3 Drainin
g
Your Boa
t
Your boat has bil
g
e pumps
f
or drainin
g
water
f
rom the
bil
g
es.
S
ome compartments in the bil
g
e ma
y
not drain
c
ompletel
y
because of the position of the boat. Pump
these compartments out then use a spon
g
e to remove all
remainin
g
water.
P
rocedures
f
or drainin
g
and winterizin
g
the
f
resh water
s
y
stem are in this section under the
“
Preparin
g
f
or
S
tora
g
e” headin
g
.
1
4.6.4 Supportin
g
Your Boat Durin
g
Stora
ge
A cradle is the ideal support
f
or
y
our boat whenever
it is not in the water. Properl
y
desi
g
ned and located,
the cradle will su
pp
ort the boat under the main frames.
S
upport at these points is essential
f
or preventin
g
dam-
a
g
e to the hull.
If a cradle is not available, the boat ma
y
be supported on
tw
o
o
r thr
ee
tim
be
r
s
ac
r
oss
a
boa
t w
e
ll
o
r
o
n
a
n
o
th
e
r
f
irm
f
ootin
g
substantial enou
g
h to keep the boat level. The
timbers and the foundation must be substantial enou
g
h
to prevent an
y
chan
g
e in shape while supportin
g
the
boat durin
g
stora
g
e. The wei
g
ht carried b
y
the supports
s
h
ou
ld
b
e even
ly
di
v
id
e
d
, t
h
e
k
ee
l
s
h
ou
ld
carr
y
a s
h
are
of
it.
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
.
14.7 Fittin
g
out after Stora
ge
If the hull was not painted durin
g
winterizin
g
, sand and
pain the hull bottom be
f
ore removin
g
the boat
f
rom its
c
r
ad
l
e
.
Be
f
ore launchin
g
y
our boat, do not load unneeded equip-
ment, furniture, and personal items until the launch and
final checkout are com
p
lete.
1
4.7.1 Pre-Launch Checkou
t
**
Be
f
ore placin
g
y
our boat in the water, check and per-
form the followin
g:
*
C
heck all anchor lines and
g
ear and replace, i
f
neces-
sary
.
*
C
heck all throu
g
h hull
f
ittin
g
s to make sure the
y
are
c
lean. Make sure all drain plu
g
s are installed.
C
heck
all strut and throu
g
h hull hardware for dama
g
e and ti
g
ht-
ness. Repair or ad
j
ust as needed.
* Check
p
ro
p
ellers and
p
ro
p
eller shafts for
p
ro
p
er instal-
lation and ti
g
htness.
C
lean propeller and sha
f
ts.
C
heck
sha
f
t pla
y
in strut bearin
g
. Replace bearin
g
i
f
pla
y
is
e
x
cessi
v
e
.
*
C
heck sha
f
t ali
g
nment. Re
f
er to the en
g
ine owner’s
manual or check with
y
our boat dealer for details.
*
C
lean batter
y
terminal posts and cable terminals with
a
w
i
r
e
b
r
ush
o
r
b
r
o
nz
e
w
ool
.
I
n
s
t
all
ba
tt
e
r
ies
a
n
d
a
tt
ach
c
ables. A
f
ter cable posts are ti
g
htened down, coat posts
with oil or Vaseline to keep out air and acid.
C
heck all
wirin
g
connections and contacts for corrosion and ti
g
ht-
ness
.
* Check all seacocks for eas
y
operation. Check the
co
n
d
iti
o
n
of
a
ll h
oses
.
* Check operation of bil
g
e pumps in manual and auto-
matic modes.
C
heck operation o
f
shower sump pumps
.
* Check all bil
g
e blowers for proper operation
.
*
C
heck operation o
f
all D
C
circuits
.
*
Launch
y
our boat
.
1
4.7.2 Post Launch Checkou
t
**
A
f
ter launchin
g
y
our boat, check the
f
ollowin
g
:
*
C
heck all sources o
f
possible leaks
f
rom bow to stern.
M
ake this check with boat
f
ull
y
in the water, but still in
t
h
e s
li
n
g
s
!
*
C
heck en
g
ines and
g
enerator
f
ollowin
g
procedures
d
escr
ib
e
d
i
n equ
i
pment manua
l
s.
*
C
heck the entire exhaust s
y
stem
f
or the en
g
ines and
the
g
enerator carefull
y
. Make sure all exhaust s
y
stems
are
g
asti
g
ht. I
f
exhaust openin
g
was plu
gg
ed or covered
durin
g
stora
g
e, remove blocka
g
e.
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