February 2026 Newsletter – Shore Power Over-Current Protection
Photo Essay: Shore Power Over-Current Protection
Over-current protection, or OCP, a subject I write about all too often (most recently here), only because it is...
Choosing Chain: Challenging a Maritime Myth
From the Masthead
"Killed by a filing cabinet", that was the title of a story I read a few months ago, written by a Coast...
Selecting Primary Fuel Filters; There’s more to it than meets the eye – Editorial:...
From the masthead
A Loose Bolt, a Cigarette Lighter and Distracted Work Last year I wrote an editorial about a ship that lost control, and struck...
Photo Essay – December 2015
Letter from the Editor
As I write this editorial I’m sitting aboard a train bound for Schiedam, in the Netherlands, on my way to visit...
Seacock Selection, Service, and Avoiding the Pitfalls
Seacock Selection, Service, and Avoiding the Pitfalls By Steve D’Antonio
Photos by Steve D'Antonio
Proper seacock installations, like the one shown here, are robust and reliable. Many,...
February 2018 Newsletter
Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Check Valves
Check valves are ubiquitous; they are used in everything from fuel systems...
Greenland Odyssey Part II
Steve D’Antonio
Copyright SDMC, Inc. 2014 From the Editor
Each time I receive an e mail or a call from a client or reader, seeking assistance with...
A Tale of Two Messages
Text and Photos By Steve D'Antonio Copyright June 2014
From the Editor
Earlier this month I shared with subscribers my decision to resign my position as Technical Editor...
Horsepower and Torque
Horsepower and Torque Explained
By Steve D'Antonio
Copyright October 2013 The relationship between horsepower, torque, rpm and gear reduction is clear. The affect this relationship has on...
Ask Steve – July 2015
Steve, I have a 1974 Grand Banks and just moved into a new port with new slips and the shore power is GFI protected....









