Ask Steve – April 2015

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SDMC Special Offer The SDMC Marine Systems Excellence E-zine readers are being offered a special 15% discount on their Top Shelf Marine Products purchase.  Please...

Ask Steve

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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...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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After receiving the following letter from a consulting client a discussion on the subject of CO poisoning seemed in order.   Steve, After recalling reading something on...

July 2023 Newsletter: Steering Gear Wear

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Photo Essay: Steering Gear Wear Steering gear falls into the category of a ‘key system’.  Without it you are not only dead in the water,...

Ask Steve – December 2015

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Hi Steve I have a pair of Cat 3208, 1984, 300hp engines in my Jersey 40. They are well cared for and I pulled...

November 2023 Newsletter – Through Deck Fasteners

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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...

August 2023 Newsletter: Livewell Pump Installation

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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...

January 2023 Newsletter “Motor Mount Installation”

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Photo Essay: Motor Mount Installation Motor mounts play a vital role in the propulsion system scheme; they represent the only link between the thrust created...

January 2019 Newsletter

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Photo Essay: Seacock Installation While it’s self-evident that seacocks play a vital role in a vessel’s watertight integrity, I continue to encounter improperly installed examples...

January 2021 Newsletter “Fixed Fire Extinguisher Detail”

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Text and photos © 2021 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Fixed Fire Extinguisher Detail Fixed fire extinguishers perform, or are ready to perform, an...

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