Hunter H45DS - Storage, Lifting, and Launching

Hunter 4
5
DS
• Maintenanc
e
1
4.7
schedule. It is important that
y
ou keep the manufactur-
e
r’s documentation for the com
p
onents and follow the
maintenance schedules and procedures listed in that
literature. This in
f
ormation takes precedence over what
is su
pp
lied b
y
the boat manufacturer.
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14.6 Stora
g
e and Liftin
g
In most cases, the reason for stora
g
e is winter la
y
up.
The information in this section is a
g
eneral
g
uide. Your
boat dealer or a competent boat
y
ard should prepare
y
our
boat for winter stora
g
e. If
y
ou are removin
g
y
our boat
from the water for another reason, use the information in
this section as a
g
uideline. Followin
g
the procedures in
this section helps to extend the life of
y
our boat and its
e
quipment and simplifies re-commencin
g
in the sprin
g
.
Indoor stora
g
e is beneficial if
y
ou are storin
g
y
our boat in
a c
li
mate t
h
at
p
ro
d
uces
i
ce an
d
snow.
H
owever, t
h
e stor-
a
g
e buildin
g
should be adequatel
y
ventilated, not ti
g
htl
y
c
losed. Ventilation, both around and throu
g
hout the boat,
i
s ver
y
i
mportant.
If
y
ou use outdoor stora
g
e facilities, cover
y
our boat with
a canvas cover with
p
rovisions for ventilation to kee
p
the
boat
f
rom
“
sweatin
g
.” Buildin
g
a
f
rame over the boat to
support the canvas will allow the passa
g
e o
f
air around
th
e
boa
t. Th
e
fr
a
m
e
s
h
ou
l
d
be
a
f
e
w in
c
h
es
wi
de
r th
a
n
th
e
boa
t
so
th
e
ca
nv
as
will
c
l
ea
r th
e
r
a
il
s
.
Before preparin
g
y
our boat for winter stora
g
e, check the
c
ondition o
f
the boat and its s
y
stems and equipment.
Note an
y
repairs needed. The need
f
or other repairs ma
y
become apparent durin
g
winterization. Make arran
g
e-
ments to have the repairs completed.
1
4.6.1 Liftin
g
Your Boa
t
F
o
ll
ow
i
n
g
are
g
u
id
e
li
nes w
hi
c
h
w
ill
h
e
l
p prevent
d
ama
g
e
to
y
our boat as it is bein
g
li
f
ted.
* Never hoist the boat with a
g
reater than normal accu-
mulation o
f
water in the bil
g
e. Fuel and water tanks
should be empt
y
.
*
Place slin
g
s where indicated b
y
the slin
g
ta
g
s on the
g
unwale. Proper location o
f
the a
f
t slin
g
is critical. Li
f
tin
g
aft of the station indicated ma
y
dama
g
e the propeller
sha
f
t. Li
f
tin
g
f
orward o
f
the station indicated, with the
slin
g
under the exhaust outlets, ma
y
cause crackin
g
w
hi
c
h
i
s not covere
d
by
t
h
e warrant
y
.
Bl
oc
k
s or pa
d
s at
the chine corners will help keep pressure to a minimum
at this point
.
*
Disconnect the propeller sha
f
ts at the transmissions to
prevent dama
g
e to the transmission.
*
Use
f
lat, wide slin
g
s made o
f
beltin
g
and spreader bars
lon
g
enou
g
h to keep pressure o
ff
the
g
unwale. Do not
use ca
bl
e s
li
n
g
s.
P
ressure
by
t
h
e s
li
n
g
s on t
h
e
g
unwa
l
e
c
an cause severe
g
elcoat crazin
g
or more serious hull
dama
g
e.
*
The spreader bar at each slin
g
should be as lon
g
as the
distance across the widest point the slin
g
surrounds
.
*
Wei
g
ht should be primaril
y
distributed alon
g
the keel.
L
i
f
tin
g
Points Illustration