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Taiwan Logbook By Steve D’Antonio Photos by Steve D'Antonio and Ta Shing Ta Shing Skilled and experienced staff are a prerequisite for any successful boat building operation. The...

Text and photos copyright © SDMC, Inc. 2016 Ask Steve: June 2016 Steve, Thanks for the fire extinguisher comments.  Safety is a passion of mine and 18 months...

From the Masthead The AI Conundrum Hardly a day goes by that I don’t receive an email from a client or reader, posing a question, and...

From the Masthead Last month I received an e-newsletter form BoatU.S.® entitled “Boat Fire Extinguishers: Four Myths From the BoatUS Foundation”.  Some were very useful,...

From the Masthead Just as I began to write this column I received an email from a colleague, he manages the physical plant for a...

Photo Essay: Belts & Pullies The internal combustion engine fan belt and pully arrangement has been around since the early 1900s, with the first “endless”...

From the Masthead It’s no understatement to say access to critical machinery, engineering and bilge areas is vitally important.  It’s a subject on which virtually...

From the Masthead As I write this month’s editorial I’m in flight, returning from a series of back to back inspections and sea trials.  While...

Photo Essay: The Perils of an Unvented Loop Vented loops, also known as anti-siphon valves or siphon-breaks, have served mariners for many years.  Their mission...

Text and photos © 2021 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead I recently made a flight aboard a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, a seaplane...