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 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Refrigeration Maintenance
While it’s all too easy to take it for granted, I never cease...
February 2018 Newsletter
Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Check Valves
Check valves are ubiquitous; they are used in everything from fuel systems...
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...
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...
May 2018 Newsletter
Photo Essay: Chafe
It’s the bane of every seagoing vessel, taking its toll on everything from dock lines and wiring to sails and hoses. Every...
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...
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 /...
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,...
October 2024 Newsletter – Shaft Coupling Fasteners
Photo Essay: Shaft Coupling Fasteners
The average small vessel may have anywhere from hundreds to several thousand, fasteners aboard, used in everything from joinerwork to...







