Closed Crankcase Ventilation: What is it and what purpose does it serve?
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio
Copyright December 2013 Fifteen or more years ago this is what commonly passed for a crankcase ventilation "system". The orange juice...
Feature: Learning to Read Exhaust Smoke – Editorial: Marine Industry Going Green
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In an effort to go, or appear, green, is the marine industry shooting itself in the foot? I recently attended the North American...
Life Rafts Pt I
Recently, an SDMC consulting client who is in the process of having a 68-foot cruising vessel built, contacted me. He posed several important questions regarding...
Alaska Excursion Part II
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2016
From the Masthead
When you read this I’ll be aboard MIGRATION, a Nordhavn 68, cruising among the islands of Norway’s...
Automatic Generator Starting
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
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For those who don’t know it, Taiwan is a mecca for boat building...
Planning for and Dealing with A Sinking Ship
By Dick Stevenson Copyright March 2014 Dick and Ginger Stevenson's Valiant 42, Alchemy, underway off the coast of Turkey.
A strategy for managing a flooding situation aboard your...
Keeping Your Bilge Dry with Dripless Stuffing Boxes
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2017
From the Masthead
There are very few quotes that truly epitomize the attraction I have for boats, and the sea. ...
Feature: Raw Water Plumbing Etiquette – Editorial: The Marine Equipment Trade Show and Electrification
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The Marine Equipment Trade Show and Electrification I’m writing this month’s column while in flight, as I am homeward-bound from the Marine Equipment...
Potable Water Systems
Photos and text by Steve D'Antonio Copyright 2015 SDMC Inc.
From the Editor
Dear SDMC Marine Systems Excellence Ezine subscriber:
January has been a busy travel and project month...
Buying, Owning and Selling a Boat
Buying, Owning and Selling a Boat A Familiar Melody By Bob Lane
Photos by Bob Lane
I work with a many clients on both sides of the boat buying...









