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Text and photos © 2019 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Field-Made Bus Bars Bus bars (it’s not spelled ‘buss’, the likely confusion arises from...

Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Battery Box Installation Battery installations aren’t sexy; once installed years can go by without...

Copyright © 2016 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...

Photo Essay     Life Cell, a Better Ditch Kit   Ditch bags are an invaluable accessory no blue water passagemaking vessel should be without.  They are also nothing...

Text and photos © 2021 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Wire Design It’s a question that occasionally comes up among boat buyers or forum...

Photo Essay: Through Deck Fittings Properly securing deck hardware can present a variety of challenges.  Cored composite decks represent perhaps the greatest challenge; the core...

Photo Essay: Stainless Steel Raw Water Plumbing Stainless steel is undoubtedly the most commonly used boat building hardware alloy, and with good reason... it’s durable,...

Dear Steve: I recently looked at a new boat at a boat show.  I noticed something that caught my attention and I wondered if you...

Photo Essay: Means of Reboarding “If you fall overboard, there’s no way to re-board the vessel without assistance”.  I uttered those words just last week,...

Please note, our first two questions are in regard to a previous Photo Essay. Steve, I agree with your advice for grounding electronic equipment, but no...