Marine Parts Specialists Show You Crucial Maneuvers That Win Races

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Your Marine Parts Professionals Say That Winning Is Within Your Reachà

Raritan Engineering Company your marine partsàanalysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding crucial racing maneuvers that can help you to win.

They Key to Better Spinnaker Sets

In this series, we̢۪ve already covered tacks and jibes. Now for a few words on spinnakers. Your marine parts experts know that for the most part, the key principles apply to both asymmetrical and symmetrical spinnakers.

Get Prepared Early

If you̢۪re waiting until the weather leg to get things hooked up, you̢۪re too late.

I̢۪m a big fan of launching from the forward hatch, just like the big boys do (even on older designs). Everything can be hooked up before the start, except for the spinnaker halyard on boats using genoas.

If you have more than one spinnaker, get your tactician/speed doctor to choose a sail before the start. If you’re using a spinnaker pole, it can be hooked to the mast at the base or to a shroud with the afterguy.à

Take your Time, Stay on the Rail

Just as “ready about†prior to a tack is not a signal for a mass exodus from the weather rail, getting ready for a spinnaker set only needs minimal movement. Your marine parts specialists know that the last thing you want to do as you’re struggling to make the weather mark is to have crew out of position and lots of movement.à

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The Magic Moment

On symmetrical boats, pull the pole back to target angle as the sail is hoisted. Don̢۪t pull too far aft. With an asymmetrical, be ready to ease the sheet as soon as it fills. It will probably be over-trimmed initially, but don̢۪t worry.

The Perfect Turn

The goal is to turn smoothly from close hauled to broad reach. Turn too fast and you’ll end up too deep (with the wind too far aft). The spinnaker will blanket behind the mainsail, twist, and collapse. Turn too slowly and you won’t get down far enough.à

Get the Jib Down

The spinnaker will not fill until the jib is down (or at least eased and completely luffing). The lighter the air, the more important it is to get the jib out of the way. The headsail, however, can be coming down as soon as the spinnaker is more than 75 percent of the way up.

Freeze!

Movement kills speed. As soon as the sail fills, get in appropriate spots for the conditions: forward and leeward in light air; aft and to weather in more breeze. Then freeze!

Spinnaker sets don't have to be a point of stress or downfall. Prepare, plan, stay relaxed, and let the magic happen! If you'd like to read the other articles in the series on make or break moves, check our our pieces on tacking and jibing.

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Marine Parts Depot Experts Know the Secret of Dealing With Pesky Waterline Stains

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Your Marine Parts Depot Specialists Understand That Maintenance Is Going to Need Some Elbow Grease

Raritan Engineering Companyàyour marine parts depot analysts would like to share with you this information regarding the secrets of dealing with pesky waterline stains.à

Summer is here, and our routine maintenance chores now require some serious elbow grease. Our first impulse is to go for the super-strength acids that will take care of the hard growth as well as the stains.à

Over the years, Practical Sailor has reviewed several eco-friendly products that do a good job of descaling heat exchangers and removing barnacles.à

Other products like Star brite Zebra Mussel and Barnacle Remover or MaryKate On & Off deal with shell and scale well, but they contain stronger concentrations of hydrochloric acid that give off toxic fumes and are beastly to work with.à

Green Cleaners

The trouble with brown-yellow waterline stains is that they’re often made up of more than one problem—a combination, for instance, of algae stain, pollen, and tannic-acid stains, plus oil stain, all in a matrix of salt and strange oxides.à

Most waterline stain removers use harsh acids to banish the brown funk. If the stain isn’t too bad, try cleaning it with concentrated lemon juice first. The most eco-friendly product tested was Captain John’s Boat Brite Algae and Waterline Stain Remover, which earned a âGoodâ rating for appearance with just a little rubbing.à

Your Marine Parts Depot Professionals Exercise Caution When Deciding to Use Acids Cleaners

Your marine parts depotàexperts know that acids can eat the copper right out of the bottom paint if not used carefully. This could potentially make the one or two inches above the waterline basically useless at repelling growth if you cleaned your boat in-water then loaded it for cruising.

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The hull of my own boat is always well waxed and I really don't get to much if any waterline staining. A good coat of wax, or a polymer sealer such as Awlcare, can go a long way to minimizing these brown stains.

For Gelcoat, Not Painted Hulls:

This task is easy and is also safe for gelcoated hulls. While I have personally used mild acid formulations on LPU paints such as Awlgrip or Alexseal and Acrylic urethane products such as Awlcraft 2000 or Imron I don't suggest it, nor do the paint manufacturers.

If you must use an acid on paint please be really, really, really, really careful and rinse it off immediately after the stain disappears DO NOT LET IT DRY. Do small 3-4Ⲡsections before moving on and rinse, rinse rinse once the stain is gone.à

The Products:

To clean waterline stains I use MaryKate On & Off Gel pictured here. This is a huge improvement over the regular non-gel On & Off or basic Oxalic crystals from the hardware store. It's also a lot cheaper and stronger than products like Davis FSR stain remover, but works similarly.

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Always wear rubber gloves & eye protection! Remember this stuff is acid. I use cheap chip brushesto apply it and toss them when I am done.

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Marine Ice Makers Professionals Show How to Pack Food For Your Next Long Sailing Trip

Your Marine Ice Makers Analysts Know How Important It Is to Replenish Your Energy

Raritan Engineering Company your marine ice makersàspecialists would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how to pack food for your next long sailing trip.

You probably have never asked yourself what you are going to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner between 6th November and late January or early February 2017, but this is something the Vendée Globe skippers have to think about well in advance. They also have to take into account different considerations from us. Firstly, they need to eat more to compensate for the energy they require, which is much more than someone sitting in an office.à

Freeze-dried food and ready meals

Plan for more? It’s not as simple as that. They want to have just the right amount, as they have to pay attention to the weight taken aboard, as this can seriously affect performance. Your marine parts analysts know that the weight of the food is far from being unimportant: 120 to 180 kilos of supplies (with the cleaning and personal hygiene products). When they calculate the ideal amount, the favourites work on the basis of 80 to 85 days of food, with the others taking more with them.à

We should not forget that food has an influence too on our sleep. The nutritionist, Eve Tiollier, who works with Jean-Pierre Dick, explains, “alongside the bags of food offering the recommended daily intake, Jean-Pierre has an additional bag, in which he has sweet food or protein-rich food, which encourage him to sleep or on the contrary, stay awake.â€

Packing for 90 days at sea is a balance between bringing the right food and bringing the right amount to keep the skippers in top form.

One bag a day

While some, like Arnaud Boissières only take aboard freeze-dried food, for many skippers, the supplies include 40 to 50% vacuum packed meals and 50-60% freeze-dried. Your marine water heaters professionals know that even if the latter has made considerable progress ove the past ten years in terms of variety and taste, they tend to be less appreciated by the skippers than the ready prepared meals.

Your Marine Ice Makers Experts Recommend Vacuum Packed or Freeze-Dried Meals for Simplicity

You can find more information as well as get assistance on marine ice machinesàat Raritan Engineering.à

Your marine parts corp experts understand that they do however offer a number of advantages: they don’t take up much space, they are very light and fulfil the nutritional requirementsâ€Â¦ particularly as the fresh water that is used to prepare them is supplied by the desalinator. They just have to heat it up on the ring (camping stove), stir in the sachet and it’s ready.à

A few necessary goodies

Then there is another important aspect to consider with the food. The question of pleasure. This is in fact vital, as it affects the mood and therefore the performance of the skipper. Alex Thomson has already calculated with his coach, Lawrence Knott, that he may lose around twelve kilos during the race and has therefore adapted his supplied accordingly.à

To conclude this subject, while what is available has come a long way – you can find practically every dish possible freeze-dried and their taste has vastly improved. Your marine product distributors say that there has also been scientific progress. Kito de Pavant will be monitored during the race to analyse his nutritional situation.à

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So don't forget these helpful suggestions on how to pack food for your next long sailing trip. 1) Consider using freeze-dried and ready meals; à2) only eat one bag of food per day; àand 3) have the right food to make eating enjoyable to boost positive attitude.

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Boat Cleaning Products Professionals Show How to Make Your Paint Job Last

 

Your Boat Cleaning Products Analysts Know We All Like The Shiny, Wet Paint Look to Last and Last

Raritan Engineering Companyàwould love to share with you the following information regarding boat cleaning products and how to make your new paint job last for a long time.

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 its 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 shine. Avoid cleaning with scrub pads and gritty cleaners; this should be a completely non-abrasive effort.






• Sailing is not a full-contact sport: More often than not, the decision to have the topsides re-painted has to do with localized damage that resulted from docking maneuvers gone awry, tussles at the starting line, or storm damage when a line gives way.






• Wax On-Wax Off: After the first two or three seasons of washing and protecting the surface from winter-cover abrasion and line chafe, there's often a need to tune up the gloss a bit.

The best bet is to follow up another good washing with a conventional carnauba-based wax like Mothers California Gold or Collinites #88 ( Best Choice for paste waxes, July 2009).

Your Boat Cleaning Products Experts Have All the Secrets to Waxing Your Boat Properly

Youràboat cleaning productsÃâàspecialists know how important it is to breathe life into dull coats: Owners of boats with five- to seven-year-old intact LPU paint jobs that look dull but remain well adhered, can try rubbing out the surface with 3M Perfect-It rubbing compound and following up with a carnauba wax.

• Repair care: Repairs to two-part LPU coatings are a true test of product awareness and applicator talent. The interesting challenge here lies in blending the old and the new, and blending the circumference known as the overspray region.Ã Matching color change and gloss variation is even tougher than automotive work.

One of the reasons why AwlCraft and other slightly softer and more user-friendly acrylic-based LPU paints are growing in popularity is that they are much easier to repair and buff than polyester-based two-part paints. Their longevity is good, but not quite that of old standby Awlgrip.

If you are planning a new paint job and looking for a durable, long-lasting finish, the December 2012 issue of Practical Sailor compared linear polyurethane paints after three years.

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Your Boat Toilet Professionals Discuss Information on the Power of Navigation Control

Your Boat Toilets Experts DiscussàNavigation Controlà

Raritan Engineering Company youràboat toiletsàanalysts would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how easy it is to do your own marine charting.à

Your boat toilets experts know that the latest enhancement to electronic charting technology gives boaters the ability to instantly create their own high-resolution marine charts — cartography with more detail and up-to-date depth data than anything you can buy off the shelf. This is real-time charting that you can utilize immediately and in the future.

Humminbird AutoChart Live

Activating live-charting functions is as easy as pressing a few buttons on the touchscreen menu of your compatible plotter or fish-finder system.à

Humminbird’s AutoChart Live and Garmin’s Quickdraw Contours are free. An íannual ísubscription to the Navionics Freshest Data club is needed to use SonarChart Live with a Raymarine plotter.

Garmin Quickdraw Contours

The technology can save you money. “Since you’re adding new HD chart data all the time, you don’t have to buy updated chart cards as often,†says David Dunn, senior manager for marine sales and marketing for Garmin.

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Real-time charting systems work with any networked fish finder, such as a conventional 50/200 kHz system, chirp fish finder, or scanning sonar.à

The Quickdraw Community builds on the success of the company’s Quickdraw Contours software feature – a free, easy-to-use tool that lets mariners instantly create personalized HD maps with 1-foot contours on any body of water – allowing users to easily and quickly share and upload the best data available.

“Garmin customers have been collecting Quickdraw Contours mapping and depth data on their devices since the free software feature became available earlier this year, and now they have a way to easily share that data with others,†said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of worldwide sales.

Creating Quickdraw Contours data is powerfully simple. Once it’s turned on, users will instantly see contours with labels generated right on the screen as the boat moves – unlike competitor products, there’s no waiting around or sending the files in for remote processing, nor is there a fee to keep the data private or to share it with others.à

The collected data can be stored on any off-the-shelf SD or microSDTM card, as well as existing Garmin BlueChartî g2, BlueChart g2 Visionî and LakeVü HD Ultra cards.à

Data can be uploaded through a “Marine Profile†in Garmin Connect, and once uploaded, will typically be available on the web for download within 24 hours. With the intuitive map interface, users can easily locate and see the data shared by other users within the community overlaid on the applicable body of water.à

The Garmin Quickdraw Community on Garmin Connect is available now at garminconnect.com/quickdraw. Quickdraw Contours comes standard on all echoMAP CHIRP products, and is available as a free software update for all other echoMAP and many GPSMAP series products.à

Garmin Quickdraw Sharing

Recently, Garmin was named Manufacturer of the Year and received the honor of being the most recognized company in the marine electronics field by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA).à

For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation.

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Boat Parts and Accessories Experts Help You Find the Best Boating Gift For Your Loved One

 

Your Boat Parts and Accessories Specialists Have Some Great Gift Ideas For You 

Stainless Marine your boat parts and accessories professionals would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how to find the best boating gift for your loved ones. 

Need Gifts for a Boater In Your Life? We've Got Some Ideasâ¦

Your boat parts and accessories analysts know that if you're reading this, there's a good chance someone close to you is REALLY into boating. Hey, we get it. Being on the water is an addiction, and it's a lot healthier than some of the other addictions a person can have, so cut 'em some slack!

Top 3 Boating Gifts For A Fisherman (or Woman)

Here are the Top-5 Boating Gifts for a person who LOVES to fish:

1. Give them X-ray vision with a good Fish Finder, like this Hummingbird wrist mount fish finder over on Amazon.






2. âDear, could you please gut and filet those stinking fish right in the middle of our clean kitchen?â are not words that you'll ever hear spoken from the spouse of a fisherman. APortable Fish Cleaning Station like this one on Amazon makes cleaning fish (outside the home) a snap. 






3. Marine Binoculars (like these Bushnells) let them take a peak way into the distance to see what's happening in the next cove.

Give any or all of these gifts, and you'll have one very happy fisherman/woman on your hands!  

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Top 3 Boating Gifts For A Water Sports Enthusiast

Here are the Top-3 Boating Gifts for a person who lives to shred water behind their boat:

1. A Wakeboard Package (like this one from BoardStop) is sure to be a big hit (just find out the brand they like by looking at the board/s they already have). 






2. As you may know, water and smart phones (or tablets) don't play well together. Get them a Dry Case to safely store their electronic devices while they're on the water.  






3. Marine Sound System like this one from Wet Sounds Marine to help stay in the zone when they're towing their buddies behind the boat.

Top 2 Boating Gifts For A Family Boater

Here are the Top 2 Boating Gifts for a person who lives to entertain family & friends on their boat:

1. Boat Name Gear is huge for these folks. Shirts, towels, hats and other apparel they can bring aboard the fun boat will make them smile from ear to ear. 






2. Stick the grandkids on a Tube or other Towable, and you've got hours of fun for the whole fam. Barts Water Sports has a great selection of towables.

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Outboard Engine Brackets Analysts Find the Right Portable Boat Heater For You

 

Your Outboard Engine Brackets Experts Want You to Stay Warm on Those Chilly Nights 

Stainless Marine your outboard engine brackets professionals would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding how to find the right portable boat heater for you.

Choosing a Portable Heater for Boating

Your outboard engine brackets analysts know that whether you're a live aboard or someone who likes to spend the weekend aboard, a portable heater can be a vital accessory when temperatures fall below freezing. We took a look at three popular models.

Caframo Marine DeltaMax Ceramic Heater

The Warm: It has high- and low-power settings (750 and 1,500 watts) and a built-in adjustable thermostat. It uses 110-volt DC current, and it draws 14 amps.

The Cool: At 67/8 inches wide by 75/16 inches tall and 71/8 inches front to back with a boxy case, it's the bulkiest to store and presents the biggest tripping hazard on a rocking boat of the trio.

Comfort Zone Ceramic Utility Heater

The Warm: Your marine engine performance parts professionals know that for maximum control, this unit features a four-position rotary switch for heat settings âoffâ and âfan only.â An adjustable thermostat lets you set the temperature, and the heater has a safety tip-over switch and an overheat-protection system. 

The Cool: The pipe framework could be sturdier, and it could also be a tripping hazard.

West Marine Portable Cabin Heater

The Warm: With the lowest profile of the three, this model is only 5 inches tall, 11¼ inches long and 8 inches deep. It has three heat settings: 600 watts (2,080 Btu), 900 watts (3,120 Btu) and 1,500 watts (5,200 Btu). 

The Cool: You pay a lot for older technology. Your marine products for sale analysts feel that the other two heaters have ceramic elements, and this one moves air across hot wires.

How You Can Benefit from a Portable Micathermic Panel Heater This Winter

Let's look at how you can benefit from a portable Micathermic panel heater this winter:

1. Easy To Carry

If you want a portable heater, Micathermic heaters are your best bet.

Most heaters are too large and heavy to carry around. The compact frame allows you to carry the heater almost anywhere. All you need is a power socket and you are good to go.

Almost all heaters nowadays are quite energy efficient, but Micathermic heaters are better. There are many reasons for this.

Before looking into the reasons why Micathermic heaters are more energy efficient than other heaters, you will need to understand how other heaters work.

Your Outboard Engine Brackets Specialists Help You Sort Through Your Many Options

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• Other types of heaters have elements which heat up and then a blower transmits energy to the room.






• Your marine performance parts experts feel that some types of heaters transmit heat directly from the element to the room but heat up other items in the room.






• Moreover, these heaters have to work hard to maintain a steady temperature inside the room.

The best part about Micathermic heaters is that the heating element inside is not large. Your marine supplies near me experts know that the only purpose of the heating element is to provide heat to the mica stone.

3. Quiet Heating

Convection heaters are quite easy to use and provide good heating in insulated rooms. But the one potential downside is the fan blower. The heat in standard convection heaters needs to be transmitted by a blower. If you use this heater at night, you will hear some noise coming from it.

If you consider Micathermic heaters, you will realize they are by far the most silent heaters on the market. The only âworking componentsâ in these heaters are the element and the mica stone.

4. Compact Frame

The typical heaters people commonly use in their homes are bulky. Not only are these heaters large, they are heavy as well. This makes them rather inconvenient.

Another issue is moving them from one place to another if you need heating in another room. This is where Micathermic heaters are the best thing you can get for your home.

• Micathermic heaters do not have a complex infrastructure.






• The only working components of a mica heater are the mica stone and a small heating element.






• The element heats the stone and the stone uses electromagnetic rays to heat the room.

5. Air Remains Comfortable To Breathe

When using convection heaters, the biggest problem you face is that dust in the room gets stirred up.

However, this is not the only issue.

• In addition to the dust being stirred up, you will also have to deal with dry air.






• Convection heaters drive the moisture out of the air in the room.






• This makes the air uncomfortable to breathe.






• Micathermic heaters are the solution to both these issues.

Since Micathermic heaters do not have a blower, there is no way they can stir up the dust particles.

In addition, you will not have to worry about the moisture in the air. Micathermic heaters provide heat to the room but in a manner that the air retains some moisture. 

Now that you know about the benefits that a Micathermic heater can offer, you should consider getting one for your home this winter.

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