Feature: Life Raft Installations – Editorial: Brokers and Commissions
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead Commissioned Advice I’ve worked with the same investment advisor for almost 20 years. His...
Cracking the Code: Working with Boat Yards and the Marine Industry Part I
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2016
From the Masthead
Last month I solicited readers for feedback on their marine industry customer care experiences. I received a...
Cracking the Code: Working with Boat Yards and the Marine Industry Part II
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2016
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“This is a bulls#*t industry”. Those words were recently spoken in frustration, by a reader in the...
The Good Samaritan at Sea
From the Editor
I’m composing this month’s column as I sit in the pilothouse of a 68-foot trawler, moored at Limehouse Basin, London, the UK. ...
Fuel and Air Filter Service Protocols
By Steve D'Antonio Copyright February 2014 Engines will often continue to run even when filters are extremely contaminated, as are the ones shown in this image....
Conventional Wisdom for Conventional Stuffing Boxes
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2017
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I recently wrote an editorial for a marine industry publication, lamenting the lack of a formal marine...
Caulk and Sealant Selection and Use – Editorial: The Big Three, Essential Tasks...
Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
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The Big Three Don’t wait. That’s been my advice to vessel owners and skippers...
Attention to Detail
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...
Editorial: Reviewing Invoices – Feature Article: Fan Belts
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2016
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Have you tasted the tea lately? About two years ago, in order to make time zone transition easier,...
Greenland Odyssey Part III
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...