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How to Keep Marine Toilets Smelling Fresh We have found that many people ask the following question: My marine toilet works, but smells, what's wrong with it and how do I get rid of the odors? The most common reason for odors is: Foul marina water being drawn into the toilet bowl from outside. Adding a  Raritan K.O.2 Kit  to your installation and using Raritan K.O. help keep the odor level down. Raritan toilets using on board pressurized fresh water have no odors. Improper discharge hose is being used and the hose material has become contaminated resulting in odor permeation. Replace the hose with thick walled sanitation hose that resists odor permeation such as  Raritan SaniFlex #SFH. Improper routing of discharge hose. Horizontal runs and dips or valleys where raw sewage may stand must be avoided. Even the best sanitation hose will not last long in these cases. Route hoses to gravitate downhill and use sweep ells rather than 90" fittings to make bends ...

Your Marine Toilet Experts Discuss the Best Ways to Keep Your Engine Safe Longer Raritan Engineering your  marine toilet  professionals would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how to secure your boat engine. Your marine toilet specialists talk about how outboard-engine thefts have increased in the last six months, particularly in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Keeping your boat at home in the backyard represents of one best security steps you can take. Unlike boat hulls, outboards are not registered with state departments of motor vehicles, so they prove difficult, if not impossible, to track, Yearn points out. That makes outboards well-suited to the black market. Prevention Is Key Since the chances of ­recovering a motor dwindle from slim to none once it’s stolen, the key lies in prevention. But how can you protect your outboards? Based on tips from Gilbert and others in the marine ...

Your Marine Toilet Distributors Talk About Safety Awareness Tips While Boating Raritan Engineering your  marine toilet  experts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding the need to avoid distractions while boating. The National Highway Traffic Safety Commission says that sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for five seconds. Your marine toilet professionals share why on waterways across the country, recreational boaters know that five seconds is a world of time to get into trouble.  Good news/bad news:  “Cellphones are the primary communication device for many boaters,” said BoatUS Foundation Assistant Director of Boating Safety Ted Sensenbrenner. “So while they’re important to all of us, we have to know how to use them wisely." The stress of it all:  Adding to the challenge and unlike automobiles, says Sensenbrenner, is boating’s unique stressors of sun, glare...

Your Marine Toilet Professionals Suggest That Quality Cannot Be Overlooked Raritan Engineering Company your  marine toilet  analysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding the pros and cons of isobutanol.  Your marine toilet experts know that the problems with ethanol-gasoline blends such as E10 (10 percent ethanol) for marine engines are well-known. Yes, ethanol provides oxygen to help gasoline burn cleaner, which is good for our lungs, but it holds less energy than gas, attracts water to fuel tanks, and is corrosive to fuel lines and fittings. In higher concentrations like the 15 percent blend (E15) now available, it will void the warranty on most marine engines. For the last five years, a group of marine manufacturers has been testing isobutanol, another form of alcohol that does not attract water or corrode fuel lines and boasts 30 percent higher energy density than ethanol. It can be disti...

Your Marine Toilet Systems Analysts Take Time to Answer Your Life Jacket Questions   Raritan Engineering  is excited to share with you this week these pointers on what to keep in mind when deciding to buy your next life jackets.  Your marine toilet systems specialists know that as a follow-up to last week’s blog post on safety tethers, it is important to note that these devices are just one component in a system that includes the jackline and a safety harness (typically combined with a personal flotation device, or PFD) and that these components should be evaluated together as a whole.  One of the chief questions about an inflatable PFD-harness is whether you want an auto-inflating PFD or a manually inflating model. (Some sailors prefer just a harness without any integral flotation, also an option.) The auto-inflating devices are activated by water or pressure change; manual-inflating devices require the wearer to pull a lanyard.  An infl...

Marine Products Experts Encourage All to Become Sailing Lovers by  Raritan-Engineering  -  February 8, 2017 Raritan Engineering your  marine products  analysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how to encourage everyone to become sailing lovers. Your marine products experts know that at the end of last year, the SuperYacht Racing Association (SYRA) announced its intention to include a ‘Corinthian Spirit Class’ at its key 2017 regattas, whereby the participating yachts take a more relaxed approach to racing, with reduced competition and reduced costs.  Your marine head gaskets professionals feel that the new class, which will focus on the social aspect of the regattas, has received a positive response so far – four yachts signed up for St Barths Bucket, including recently launched 70m Sybaris, and three for Palma’s Superyacht Cup – but SYRA believes that it will take two o...