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Step-by-step troubleshooting will enable anyone identify issues. While outboards have become increasingly complex, they continue to operate on much the exact principles as they did before the current wave of EFI/DFI and four-stroke technology. To start and run, an outboard needs: Ignition (properly timed) Fuel/air mixture (in the correct proportion) Compression Exhaust Caution: With the cover removed from the engine, there may be exposed components that could possibly harm you. Unless you are confident in what you are actually doing, leave well enough alone and ask for a tow. Troubleshooting with most more recent outboards has actually come to be a lot more complicated because of technical advancements like kill switches, start-in-gear protection, electrical ignition and fuel injection, and computer-controlled ignition timing. However this flow chart will help you isolate the issue, so that you may be able to fix it at the dock or ramp using very little tools in a bri...

Make Your New Paint Job Last! Raritan Engineering  would like to share with you this week some great information regarding how to get the maximum life from your paint job. Your macerator toilet experts discuss how the results derived from a professionally applied LPU topside refinish are as dramatic as the invoice that accompanies the makeover. The shiny, wet look and the protection it affords can last for years—whether it’s three years, five years, or nearly a decade depends upon how kindly the rejuvenated surface is treated.  Giving your topsides proper maintenance attention, like waxing regularly, will keep them looking healthy. -During application: Most well-executed LPU paint jobs begin with epoxy primers and fairing compounds as the underpinnings of a glistening LPU topcoat.  -Cleaning: Regularly sponge washing the hull is the first step in preserving the topcoat’s shine. Avoid cleaning with scrub pads and gritty cleaners; this should be a completely n...

Macerator Toilet Distributors Talk About Protecting Your Boat Deck From the Elements Raritan Engineering  your macerator toilet suppliers would like to share with you this week some great information regarding how to keep ice damage away from your boat's deck. It is the first day of fall, and that means winter is right around the corner, which is no fun sailors who live in the northern slice of the planet, unless, of course, you’re an ice-boater or frost-biter—in which case, I’m happy for you (spoken like a true Floridian).  If you had niggling leaks at your mast, your forward hatch, or deck hardware this summer, those niggles can become nightmares when freezing temperatures begin to do their sledgehammer work upon our boats—as well as our psyche. Most decks these days are sandwich cores, which have a stiffening material, usually foam or balsa, or plywood, sandwiched between two fiberglass skins. (For a more in-depth picture of the pros and cons this construction pr...

Your Macerator Toilet Distributors Give Suggestions On How to Prepare for the Winter  Raritan Engineering  your macerator toilet manufacturers would like to share with you this week some great information regarding how to get ready for winter sailing. During my admittedly few winters above the frost-belt, I have only fond memories of the last few days of the season. And I’ve always admired those who didn’t let the tilt of the Earth dictate the way they arranged their days. This month,  Practical Sailor  contributor Drew Frye reviews measures to take if you plan to extend your sailing through the winter. Practical Sailor  readers who have been with us for a few years are familiar with Frye’s work, much of which is carried out from the deck of his PDQ 32 catamaran.  The boat, as far as I know, has not spent a full winter out of the water since Frye bought it. Frye’s climbing habit routinely makes its way into Practical Sailor’s pages. His pas...

Raritan Macerator Toilet Experts Talk About How Caution Is Needed When Salvaging Storm Damaged Boats Raritan Engineering  your macerator pump manufacturers would like to share with you this week some information regarding how to properly rescue a storm damaged boat. When people are hurt and homes and precious possessions are destroyed or lost forever, a wrecked recreational sailboat seems wholly unimportant. But for many people, the boat  is  their home or is connected to their livelihood. In the coming days and weeks, more people will be returning to their vessels in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and doing what they can to keep them safe. I’ve been through two Category 5 hurricanes (one ashore, one afloat) and several smaller ones. Here, according to the Boat Owners Association of the United States, are some of the steps you can take to prevent further damage. If your boat has washed ashore, remove as much equipment as possible to a safe place to protec...