Feature Article: Seacock Lubrication, and Dealing with Disused Seacocks – Editorial: Complexity
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Complexity Complexity is a balance; one person’s complexity is another's comfort. I routinely have folks contact me and say, "I want to build...
Feature: Air Conditioning Raw Water System Failure Avoidance – Editorial: Shortwave Radios and Letter...
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Shortwave Radios and Letter from Taiwan When I was in my pre-teens, I developed an interest in shortwave radio, which was a natural...
Editorial: Marine Systems Excellence Underway Once Again – Feature: Navigation Lights
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Marine Systems Excellence is Underway Once Again Let me begin by apologizing for the unintended hiatus taken by the Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine. ...
A Pilot’s Perspective
A Pilot's Perspective: Running in Reduced Visibility By Bill Band
All photos by Bill Band Your perspective changes when the weather turns foul or the fog rolls in. You...
Editorial: Preparing for a Survey, Revisited – Feature: Tariffs and Foreign Flagging
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Preparing for a Survey, Revisited Two years ago, I penned an editorial entitled “Preparing for a Survey”, in which I shared tips for...
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...
Hose Clamps Part I: Design and Selection
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A few months ago I visited an engine repair facility on behalf of a client. His engine was in the process...
Editorial: Working with Brokers; Advice for Boat Buyers – Sulfation; Too many Batteries Die...
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Working with Brokers; Advice for Boat Buyers in a Seller's Market Can one person...
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...
Proper Propeller Removal – Editorial: The State of the Industry and Hybrid Propulsion
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When you last heard from me I was still in China. I’m preparing this month’s feature column while...