June 2025 Newsletter – Fan Belt Shedding
Photo Essay: Fan Belt Shedding
Fan belts fulfill a vital role for engines; they transfer energy from the crankshaft pulley to other vital components and...
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...
Ask Steve
July 2014
Steve:
Good luck with your new venture. Always enjoyed your articles.
I just returned from a trip on a 2 year old Viking 50 that...
October 2016 Newsletter
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2016
Photo Essay: (Too Many) Bilge Pump Installation Flaws On their own, common submersible electric bilge pumps have proven, for the...
Fire Extinguisher Query
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...
November 2018 Newsletter
Photo Essay: Hull to Deck Joint
Few boat building interfaces are as important as the one that occurs between the hull and deck. The loads...
April 2017 Newsletter
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2017
From the Masthead
Taiwan Has Ruined Me
I travel to many parts of the world for my work, domestically as well...
Charging Start Batteries and Battery Testing
Steve, I have a 26' center console, 2 jet skis, a 13' whaler and the 58. Additionally I have two hoists that are battery powered with solar chargers. Basically,...
Ask Steve – May 2015
The Q&A posed below is in reference to a previous post to the Marine Systems Excellence E-zine, The Good Samaritan at Sea, published April...
December 2023 Newsletter – Leakage Current
Photo Essay: Leakage Current
It’s an insidious, and frequently misunderstood, phenomenon; AC power leaking into water, creating an electric field around the vessel. Under the...





