Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

Fuel Filter Vacuum Gauge Tex and photos by Steve D'Antonio In order to effectively utilize a vacuum gauge for fuel system analysis or troubleshooting it must,...

  From the Editor Last month I mentioned the disquieting marine industry trends of acquisition and consolidation and the net result of diminished support and customer...

Hi Steve I have a pair of Cat 3208, 1984, 300hp engines in my Jersey 40. They are well cared for and I pulled...

Letter from the Editor As I write this editorial I’m sitting aboard a train bound for Schiedam, in the Netherlands, on my way to visit...

From the Masthead As I write this month’s editorial I’m in flight, returning from a series of back to back inspections and sea trials.  While...

Please note, our first two questions are in regard to a previous Photo Essay:  https://stevedmarineconsulting.com/photo-essay-october-2015/. Steve, I agree with your advice for grounding electronic equipment, but...

From the Editor  Boat show season is upon us once again.  It began, for me, last month when I lectured at the International Boat Builders’...

The Importance of Grounding Electronic Equipment Photos and text by Steve D'Antonio Copyright 2015 SDMC, Inc. “Yeah, you don’t need that unless it’s a metal boat”. Those...

From the Editor   Australia is a huge country, the sixth largest by land mass, after the US and Brazil, yet, it's very sparsely populated, fifty-second,...

Hello Steve, I'm a long time reader, the first time was with PassageMaker about 14 years ago.  I have a question, can I put...