Ask Steve: Electric Tea Kettles, Fire, and AC Electricity
Ask Steve: Electric Tea Kettles, Fire, and AC Electricity By Steve D'Antonio
Photos by Steve D'Antonio On boats with both a powerful inverter and a generator on...
December 2016 Newsletter
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2016
Photo Essay: The Hazards of Hose Clamps The opportunity for injury aboard any vessel, cruising, commercial, power or sail, is...
Ask Steve
Steve, Congratulations on your latest professional move. It leaves me a bit disappointed with PassageMaker in not supporting your independent writing. I have a Holland 38...
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...
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,...
December 2024 Newsletter – Fixed Fire Extinguisher Manual Discharge
Photo Essay: Fixed Fire Extinguisher Manual Discharge
Fixed engine room firefighting systems are an invaluable safety option for virtually every inboard powered vessel. These familiar...
September 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Hydraulic Steering Relief Valve
Hydraulic steering systems are ubiquitous, they are found on everything...
July 2024 Newsletter – Through Hull Durability
Photo Essay: Through Hull Durability
I vividly recall working at a yacht club on Long Island, when a vicious nor’easter slammed into the region. Several...
Ask Steve: PVC Plumbing, Low Hour Engine Maintenance, Solar Panel Fire
Ask Steve: PVC Plumbing, Low Hour Engine Maintenance, Solar Panel Fire By Steve D'Antonio Photos by Steve D'Antonio and except where noted Steve D'Antonio
This PVC "pool" valve...
August 2023 Newsletter: Livewell Pump Installation
Photo Essay: Livewell Pump Installation
Raw water plumbing fittings, particularly those below the waterline, must be rugged and reliable. ABYC Standards dictate that, “A seacock...







