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By Dick Stevenson  Copyright March 2014    Dick and Ginger Stevenson's Valiant 42, Alchemy, underway off the coast of Turkey. A strategy for managing a flooding situation aboard your...

Text and Photos By Steve D'Antonio  Copyright May 2014   While some alarms afford users a simple convenience, a warning regarding a nearly full holding tank for...

Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead The Big Three Don’t wait.  That’s been my advice to vessel owners and skippers...

Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017 From the Masthead Apprenticeships Revisited Readers of this column know that I’m passionate about marine industry professionalism and expertise, an integral...

From the Masthead Visiting the USS SAGINAW’s Gig In late 2022 I had an opportunity to achieve a long-held ambition, to see the famed gig belonging...

Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead With the fall boat show season in our wake, the Marine Systems Excellence...

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...

Complacency and Situational Awareness By Bill Band Photos by Steve D'Antonio and Captain Bill Band A pilot boat carries its all too important cargo,a skilled pilot, to...

Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Check Valves Check valves are ubiquitous; they are used in everything from fuel systems...

 For most users, little thought is given to properly breaking in a generator...   Stories about marine diesel engine longevity are legion and it seems to...