May 2025 Newsletter – Lifeline Corrosion
Photo Essay: Lifeline Corrosion
While plastic coated wire lifelines are a ubiquitous aspect of small boat safety, they aren’t without their shortcomings. Long ago, while...
Ask Steve – January 2014
Hello Steve, We are in the planning stages for our next sail boat. It will be a new off-shore mono haul, 54-60 LOA (Oyster /...
July 2022 Newsletter “Closed Cooling System Hose Failure”
Photo Essay: Closed Cooling System Hose Failure
While both must be reliable and robust, hoses used for conveying coolant (often incorrectly referred to as anti-freeze)...
February 2025 Newsletter – Plumbing Bonding Technique
Photo Essay: Plumbing Bonding Technique
As I carry out inspections, one of the issues I frequently encounter involves bonding or grounding (there is a difference,...
Editorial: Dormant Vessels – Photo Essay: Dryer Vents
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine
From the Masthead
In what now no doubt feels like a lifetime to many, a couple of weeks...
A Tale of Two Messages
Text and Photos By Steve D'Antonio Copyright June 2014
From the Editor
Earlier this month I shared with subscribers my decision to resign my position as Technical Editor...
October 2019 Newsletter
Photo Essay: Emergency Tiller Use
During a recent vessel inspection, I asked the owner of the vessel if he’d ever tested the emergency manual tiller,...
May 2016 Newsletter
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Ask Steve: May 2015
Good day Steve! I have a question that your readers and I would benefit from, your...
Ask Steve – April 2015
SDMC Special Offer The SDMC Marine Systems Excellence E-zine readers are being offered a special 15% discount on their Top Shelf Marine Products purchase. Please...
Ask Steve – July 2015
Steve, I have a 1974 Grand Banks and just moved into a new port with new slips and the shore power is GFI protected....





