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...

October 2019 Newsletter

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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,...

Ask Steve – October 2014

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Hi Steve, You often see shore cords in the water for a few feet between the pedestal and the boat.  Sometimes it is difficult...

Ask Steve – July 2015

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Steve, I have a 1974 Grand Banks and just moved into a new port with new slips and the shore power is GFI protected....

June 2016 Newsletter

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Text and photos copyright © SDMC, Inc. 2016 Ask Steve: June 2016 Steve, Thanks for the fire extinguisher comments.  Safety is a passion of mine and 18 months...

July 2017 Newsletter

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Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017 Photo Essay: Direct-Bearing Terminals Shipboard electrical connections face a host of challenges, vibration, stress, extremes of temperature, and humidity or...

February 2024 Newsletter – Stainless Washer in Current Path

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Photo Essay: Stainless Washer in Current Path This is a phenomenon I encounter often, and while it’s anecdotal, occurrences seem to be on the rise. ...

October 2024 Newsletter – Shaft Coupling Fasteners

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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...

A Tale of Two Messages

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Text and Photos By Steve D'Antonio  Copyright June 2014      From the Editor Earlier this month I shared with subscribers my decision to resign my position as Technical Editor...

Editorial: Dormant Vessels – Photo Essay: Dryer Vents

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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...

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