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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...

From the Masthead By now most boaters are aware of the issues presented by use of gasoline containing ethanol, which include tank and fuel system...

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...

The Ins and Outs of Cored Composite Construction Hardware Installation By Steve D'Antonio Copyright July 2013    Fiberglass cored composite construction is a reliable, proven boat building technique...

From the Editor A few months ago a client sent me an article that was published in well-known boating magazine.  The article, written by a...

From the Masthead August 2014 August has been a busy month for SDMC, I began writing this editorial in a hotel room in Xiamen, China.  From...

From the Masthead Last month I received an e-newsletter form BoatU.S.® entitled “Boat Fire Extinguishers: Four Myths From the BoatUS Foundation”.  Some were very useful,...

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...

Anchors Aweigh       by Ralph Naranjo All photos copyright Ralph Naranjo   Different vessels and different cruising destinations often call for different anchors.  Is there a perfect anchor?   Large anchors...

 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...