Editorial: Seamanship Anyone? – Feature: Synthetic Oil; Is it Right for your Engine?
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Seamanship Anyone? While I concentrate on vessel construction and systems, i.e., gensets, engines, electrical, steering, and propulsion systems, I’m a firm believer in...
Electrocution Prevention
Steve: I am doing a major refit of a 1986 Trawler. I've done some of the big stuff, such as a new electrical panel, all...
Lightning; Toeing the Standards Line – Editorial: Knowing When to Self-Regulate
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Knowing When to Self-Regulate I’m writing this column while in flight, as I return from a week-long trip to Taiwan. While there I...
Editorial: Engine Room Prima Donnas – Feature: The Engine Room’s Unsung Hero; Motor Mounts
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017
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As I write this column I’m in flight just south of Greenland, on my way to attend...
September 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Hydraulic Steering Relief Valve
Hydraulic steering systems are ubiquitous, they are found on everything...
The Trend Toward Complexity
The Trend Toward Complexity
A call to the marine industry to stop apologizing for it, and simply get on with making systems work reliably.
by Steve...
Feature: Wide Open Throttle. Do You Get It? – Editorial: “We’re Going Over.”
Text and photos © 2022 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
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“We’re going over”, with those words my world was turned upside down, literally. I’ve...
Water Colors
Water Colors
By Steve D'Antonio
Copyright August 2013 Prince William Sound is renowned for its great natural beauty and many glaciers.
Azure, cobalt, turquoise, jade, black, emerald, slate,...
Filter Service: How Often Should Fuel and Air Filters be Changed?
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Primary fuel filter vacuum gauges provide the only accurate means of measuring fuel flow restriction. ...
Hose Clamps Part II: Installation and Use
From the Editor
A colleague of mine, the editor of a respected marine industry magazine, one for which I write, recently made an editorial leap...