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From the Masthead Just Say No to Varnished Steps and Treads A few years ago, I wrote an editorial for Professional BoatBuilder magazine entitled, “No More...

From the Masthead 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...

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...

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 Preparing for a Survey I write this month’s Marine Systems Excellence column while on a flight returning from Taiwan and Malaysia, where I...

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...

From the Editor A Million Miles' Worth of Boats I’ve been on the road for much of the last few months, from cruising in Greenland, the...

Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead The feature post will follow this note from author Steve D'Antonio On Time “You’ll forget...

From the Masthead Preparing for a Survey, Revisited Two years ago, I penned an editorial entitled “Preparing for a Survey”, in which I shared tips for...

Photos and Text by Steve D'Antonio Copyright 2014 SDMC, Inc. Letter from the Editor  2014 saw a number of changes in the marine industry as well as for...