Whether you are sailing with an inboard or outboard engine, you will need to practice careful winterization to be sure to be back at sea when the sunny days return.
In their videos dedicated to engine maintenance (see at the end of this article), Accastillage Diffusion goes back over the key points to check. From engine oil change to filters or belts, mechanics do not require any special skills, just precision and care.
Beware of water in the fuel
Among the products to be used, you will need to be provided with products to limit the appearance of water in the fuel. This is indeed a critical point during wintering, which can turn into a drama when you restart your engine. Whether it's a diesel engine or a gasoline engine, injection pumps and injectors don't like water mixing with fuel.
To protect them, Accastillage Diffusion offers Bardahl water dispersant or Matt Chem's BactFuel for outboards and inboard. Liquid, these products mix with the fuel when filling the tanks. They prevent the formation of water due to condensation and limit the growth of bacteria in the tanks during winter storage. These two maintenance products are both available in the network's catalogue.
12000 references at your disposal
Choosing its products among the 12000 references of the catalogue Accastillage Diffusion is the insurance of an immediate or very fast availability. Indeed, the stores of this network (more than 80 stores spread over the coast) are all connected to the head office. It stores all the references (more than 85% of the catalogue references are stored in the warehouses) and delivers to its stores within 24 hours. If you ask for a product that is not on the store shelves, it may arrive the next day. Only the Accastillage Diffusion network can ensure such a fast delivery on all the references..
Internet to find your winterizing products
But if you want to be sure to find the product when you come to your boat, you can go through the Click&Collect system. In this case, you can book online directly in the shop. On the website, you have access to the store's stock and you can see if they have the product in sufficient quantity. If you reserve it, the shop will put the product aside and you are sure to get it back when you pass by. Another particularity that only the Accastillage Diffusion network has set up with an identical stock management software in all the stores.
Finally, if all the products are not in stock, you can also order them in the Accastillage-Diffusion.com Internet shop and ask to have it delivered to the shop nearest to your boat. In this case, you will not pay any shipping costs.
