Hunter Marine Family User Manual page 41

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (continued)
Hunter Marine recommends that on all
boats with either/both a house and start
battery, the cables be disconnected dur-
ing winter storage or any time the boat
is out of the water for an extended pe-
riod of time. Because of the continuous
electrical drain placed on the 12 volt
system by certain electrical components
such as stereos and CO monitors you
will be preserving your batteries life ex-
pectancies.
We recommend that owners who leave
their boats in the water during the sailing
season charge the boats internal batter-
ies at least once every seven days dur-
ing the sailing season (we do not rec-
ommend leaving power connected to
EXPLOSION/FIRE/ASPHYXIATION
HAZARD
Open flame cooking appliances consume
oxygen. This can cause asphyxiation or
death.
Maintain open ventilation.
Liquid fuel may ignite, causing severe
burns.
Use fuel appropriate for type of stove.
Turn off stove burner before filling.
Do not use stove for comfort heating.
Use special care with flames or high
temperatures near urethane foam. Once
ignited, it burns rapidly, producing ex-
treme heat, releasing hazardous gasses
and consuming a large amount of oxygen.
SAFE BOATING TIPS
COOKING STOVE
the boat if it is unattended). Completely
depleting a batteries internal charge can
drastically shorten its life span. This in-
cludes gel cell and glass mat batteries.
For owners who live aboard or wish to
leave their boat battery switches in the
on position while unattended (again, we
do not recommend this) should consider
installing a N20504W Nicro Solar vent to
reduce the chances of the CO monitor's
sounding. Only exchanging the air in-
side the boat on a regular basis or leav-
ing the battery switches in the off posi-
tion totally eliminates the false sounding
of the monitors while 12-volt systems
are operating.
Carefully read and understand the manu-
facturer's instructions prior to operating
your stove. Save the instructions for re-
view, and also to pass on to any subse-
quent owners.
Use only the fuel recommended by the
manufacturer, and store the fuel in an ap-
proved container.
Do not smoke while working with fuel.
Immediately clean up any spilled fuel.
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