Editorial: Jet Lost because of Maintenance Error – Feature: Offshore Passage Prep
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US Navy 60 Million Dollar Jet Lost Because of a Maintenance Error I’m sure I’m not alone in my fascination with small oversights...
Risk Assessment for Offshore Passagemaking – Pt 1
Risk Assessment for Offshore Passagemaking Steve D'Antonio
All photos copyright Steve D'Antonio Part I
In part one of this two part series I'll discuss the means by which...
Oil Change Fundamentals
A Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting client recently sent me an e mail inquiring about the proper procedures for an oil change. She didn’t have...
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh by Ralph Naranjo All photos copyright Ralph Naranjo Different vessels and different cruising destinations often call for different anchors. Is there a perfect anchor?
Large anchors...
Boat Building and ABYC Standards, Again
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Readers may have noticed that the Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine missed a deadline last week. That was intentional, however, we also had...
Neutral to Ground Demystified
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
From the Masthead Yet another boat fire occurred just a few days ago, on Guntersville Lake...
Portable Fire Extinguishers; Not all are Created Equal – Editorial: The Importance of Redundancy
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When you receive this month's Ezine I'll be on my way to Australia, where I will deliver a lecture for a group...
Good Seamanship Makes for Good Safety
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...
Oil Analysis – Editorial: The Need for Vocational Training
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As I mentioned in a previous column, an editorial I authored was recently published in a trade publication, on the subject of...
Editorial: Soliciting Negative Feedback – Feature: Of Piston Rings, Cross Hatch, Blow-By and Carbon
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Soliciting Negative Feedback If you are a parent, then you know the last thing young children and adolescents want to hear is criticism,...