Essential Steps to Winterize Your 4-Stroke Outboard

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Winterize Your 4-stroke Outboard

As the boating season comes to an end, it’s essential to prepare your outboard engine for the colder months.

Properly maintaining your Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) B is essential to ensure smooth sailing on your next adventure (video). This way, you can avoid any unexpected surprises along the way. So you should also winterize your precious outboard engine.

To winterize your engine properly it will keep it in top shape and ready for next spring. Here’s a straightforward guide to what needs to be done. Here’s the translation:

Some owners can do these 10 steps themselves. If you don’t have the necessary tools or skills, here’s what your mechanic will do.

Advanced owners will find an extra instructional video below the guide to winterize a 4-stroke and a 2-stroke.

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Mastering Raz de Sein on a Tide Coefficient of 105

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OLM offers Training for Mastering Raz de Sein

OLM Permis Bateau is a training organisation for boating licenses.

I’ve published more great videos of RIBbing in this renowned area.

Christophe is in Plogoff with a clear goal: to gain a better understanding of navigating the waters around Audierne and to confidently cross the Raz de Sein (Brittany, France) safely with his small 90 hp Guppy.

It’s a great moment of awareness and responsibility while mastering Raz de Sein.

By honing his skills in this challenging area, Christophe is ensuring that he can handle the strong currents and unpredictable weather conditions often found in this part of the coast.

His determination to navigate safely with a smaller boat like the Guppy shows not only his respect for the sea but also his commitment to mastering the craft of seamanship.

This video as published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel.

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78-year-old Gérard on the Raz de Sein RIB Training

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Raz de Sein RIB Training in France

The OLM videos are frequently published on RIBsONLY.com (how-to-videos).

The organization offers various courses, often conducted in challenging sea conditions.

This often leads to the creation of exciting onboard videos for you to enjoy.

This level-2-training took place in the Raz de Sein, Ar-Men, France (Force 2 / Force 4)​.

This video was published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel

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Level 1 Training in Les Glénan

Training Video from France

Remember the very first time you took the helm? We all had to start somewhere. Maybe you had a mentor to guide you, or perhaps you enrolled in a practical course to learn the ropes.

In this video, Yoann and Pierre-Henri, organised by the French OLM, are determined to enhance their sailing skills and ensure safer voyages in the future. It’s all about safety first.

This training comprised four key experiences: docking, high-speed direction changes, understanding wind versus current dynamics, and experiencing the impact of the kill cord.

I’ve posted many more videos of these courses, primarily focusing on navigating in big waves.

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The kill cord effect

Navigating the Wild Waves of Raz de Sein

Mastering the Wild Waves

The OLM, that organises these courses is no stranger here. I’ve posted many impressive videos for you to enjoy.

Patrick from Concarneau ventured into the wild waves of Raz de Sein, stepping out of his comfort zone to master the art of spearfishing and enhance his family sea excursions.

This daring escapade pushed his limits, transforming his maritime adventures into unforgettable experiences amongst formidable waves and breakers at the Raz de Sein.

OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée” is a French training school that stands for “OLM Advanced Training in Formed Sea.”

This video was published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel.

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Mastering the waves

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