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From the Masthead For nearly my entire three-decade marine industry  career I’ve encountered a phenomenon, one I hoped would wane with the proliferation of the...

Fuel Filters Simplified   Story and photos by Steve D’Antonio        The debris in this filter bowl is a sure sign there is trouble in the fuel tank....

Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead Commissioned Advice I’ve worked with the same investment advisor for almost 20 years.  His...

Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead I recently encountered a question, posed by a participant in an...

Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Steering System Plumbing Hydraulic steering is ubiquitous, today it’s found aboard everything from center...

From the Masthead August 2014 August has been a busy month for SDMC, I began writing this editorial in a hotel room in Xiamen, China.  From...

The Ins and Outs of Cored Composite Construction Hardware Installation By Steve D'Antonio Copyright July 2013    Fiberglass cored composite construction is a reliable, proven boat building technique...

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...

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...

Attention to Detail   Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright 2013     Noticing and acting upon small clues, things others often fail to see, is the very essence...