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Guess Where the Devil Resides? By Dick Stevenson Photos by Dick Stevenson and Steve D’Antonio   Dick Stevenson Alchemy at anchor in Turkey. Feeling confident about how well your boat...

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...

  From the Masthead Last month I mentioned the disquieting marine industry trends of acquisition and consolidation and the net result of diminished support and customer...

Special Report: Smoke Detectors How to Protect Yourself and Your Vessel By Steve D'Antonio All photos copyright Steve D'Antonio Note: This is a special edition of my usual monthly...

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...

Letter from the Editor There’s nothing like an extended voyage to sharpen one’s technical and aesthetic senses.  In my case, such passages serve to keep...

My Old Boat Has Good Legs By Bob Lane Photos by Bob Lane and Steve D’Antonio Bob Lane Quadra anchored in Skull Cove, British Columbia   My old boat has good...

From the Masthead As I write this month’s editorial I’m in flight, returning from a series of back to back inspections and sea trials.  While...

From the Masthead My kingdom for a set-screw… The headline is an eye-catcher for any gearhead, “The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to...

From the Masthead “You don’t need reporting smoke alarms, you have insurance” A few years ago, while working with a client on a new build project,...