The Ethos of Damage Control
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead
The Value of Time
Not long ago, a client and I spoke about the...
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...
Editorial: The AI Conundrum – Feature: Know Thy Multimeter
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The AI Conundrum Hardly a day goes by that I don’t receive an email from a client or reader, posing a question, and...
Alternator Charge Regulation
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017
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Apprenticeships Revisited Readers of this column know that I’m passionate about marine industry professionalism and expertise, an integral...
The Relationship between Battery Bank Size and Charge Capability
The Relationship Between Battery Bank Size and Charge Capability
The house battery bank is the electrical heart of most cruising vessels; it supplies all the...
Heat Exchanger TLC
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead A few months ago, while carrying out an inspection on a new vessel,...
Feature Article: Lithium-Ion Battery Wisdom – Editorial: Preparing for a Survey
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Preparing for a Survey I write this month’s Marine Systems Excellence column while on a flight returning from Taiwan and Malaysia, where I...
Water Heater Primer
Water Heater Primer
By Steve D'Antonio
Copyright November 2013 Marine water heaters come in a variety of shapes and sizes with a similar range of quality and efficiency.
"It...
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...
The Benefits of Coolant Recovery Bottles
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
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I recently encountered a question, posed by a participant in an...









