Ask Steve – October 2014
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
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...
September 2016 Newsletter
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2016
From the Masthead
I want to hear your thoughts... Customer care, it's a subject about which every boat owner is concerned,...
May 2024 Newsletter – Not A Cord Grip
Photo Essay: Not a Cord Grip
These are small, inexpensive, and readily available parts, and they are critically important; without them the worst-case result can...
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...
May 2017 Newsletter
Photo Essay: Steering Component Inspection
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2017 Steering represents one of the most important systems aboard, at least equal to propulsion, electrical and...
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...
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...
December 2020 Newsletter “Means of Escape”
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Means of Escape
The recent fire and resulting fatalities aboard the dive boat Conception,...
April 2024 Newsletter – Steering Components
Photo Essay: Steering Components
Steering falls into what I call one of the three critical systems, along with propulsion and raw water plumbing/watertight integrity. On...







