August 2019 Newsletter
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Hello Steve, During the last haul out period, we dealt with a number of issues...
December 2020 Newsletter “Means of Escape”
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Photo Essay: Means of Escape
The recent fire and resulting fatalities aboard the dive boat Conception,...
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)...
October 2020 Newsletter
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Photo Essay: Please Remove Your Shoes…
It’s a veritable right of passage for those working on...
August 2020 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Tools are Your Good Friends “Tools are your good friends”, those are the opening...
June 2024 Newsletter – There’s Bronze and there’s Bronze
Photo Essay: There’s Bronze and there’s Bronze
Bronze, an alloy made from copper and tin, has long been used for raw water components aboard recreational,...
July 2016 Newsletter
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Ask Steve: July 2016
Steve, I just bought an Ocean Alexander 42 Sedan with CAT 3208s in it. They do not have air cleaner filters, just...
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,...
September 2023 Newsletter: Start Battery Installation
Photo Essay: Battery Installation It’s an all-too-common occurrence; while conducting an inspection I reach the area where batteries (often for starting but occasionally house as...
Ask Steve – November 2014
Hi Steve, Greg Lee here. Having sold our N47 we are about to close on our purchase of N3522. The sanitation hose badly needs replacing...







