Electric Shock Drowning and ELCIs Explained
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017
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About a year ago a client of mine, I’ll call him Frank, had text exchange with...
Inverter Installations; What You Need to Know
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August 2014 August has been a busy month for SDMC, I began writing this editorial in a hotel room in Xiamen, China. From...
Editorial: Preparing for a Survey, Revisited – Feature: Tariffs and Foreign Flagging
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Preparing for a Survey, Revisited Two years ago, I penned an editorial entitled “Preparing for a Survey”, in which I shared tips for...
Editorial: Visiting the USS SAGINAW’s Gig- Feature: Buying a Metal Boat
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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...
Feature: Infra-Red Pyrometers – Editorial Just Say No to Varnished Steps and Treads
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Just Say No to Varnished Steps and Treads A few years ago, I wrote an editorial for Professional BoatBuilder magazine entitled, “No More...
Deciphering the Ingress Protection Code – Editorial: Alaska’s Lituya Bay
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When you read this, I will be cruising in Southeast Alaska aboard the Fleming 65 Venture. As I write this, we are...
Life Rafts Pt I
Recently, an SDMC consulting client who is in the process of having a 68-foot cruising vessel built, contacted me. He posed several important questions regarding...
Neutral to Ground Demystified
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From the Masthead Yet another boat fire occurred just a few days ago, on Guntersville Lake...
Feature Article: Seacock Lubrication, and Dealing with Disused Seacocks – Editorial: Complexity
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Complexity Complexity is a balance; one person’s complexity is another's comfort. I routinely have folks contact me and say, "I want to build...
Feature Article: Fuel System Bleeding – Editorial: “The Sand Pebbles”
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“The Sand Pebbles” a tribute to one of Hollywood’s best sea-going gearheads If you are a Baby Boomer, you have likely seen this...