Hunter Marine HUNTER 25, Owner'S Manual

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PROTECTING YOUR RIGGING
No matter how good your rigging is, without
careful inspection and proper maintenance it is
subject to fatigue, wear, discoloration, and
therefore, product failure. Remember: regular
inspection and cleaning will increase the life of
your investment and secure your rigging. We
suggest the following:
•
Always rinse your rigging with fresh water af-
ter sailing, especially salt-water sailing
.
Salt
can create corrosion pits, causing cracks
and deterioration.
•
Clean with a water-soluble chlorine-free de-
tergent. Nonabrasive cleansers are best for
hard white vinyl coated cables.
•
Inspect rigging for stains. Rust stains may
indicate stress cracks or corrosion. Remove
stains with synthetic or brass pads. Never
use steel wool pads.
•
Look for broken wires - a sign of fatigue
in rigging. Replace standing rigging if
wires are broken.
•
Never mix stainless steel and galvanized
metals on cable, fittings, pins, cotter
keys, etc. If mixing dissimilar metals,
electric currents may conduct between
metal causing rapid deterioration
•
After unstopping, make sure to release
all standing rigging to avoid bending,
crushing and kinking.
•
Store rigging in a dry place. Never store
in a plastic bag, which can cause corro-
sion.
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