Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

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...

Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead With the fall boat show season in our wake, the Marine Systems Excellence...

From the Masthead Crossing the Bar My first impression of Tim Caruso was, “Uh oh, another mechanic prima donna, cranky, cantankerous and always has to get...

Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2016 From the Masthead “This is a bulls#*t industry”.  Those words were recently spoken in frustration, by a reader in the...

Monitoring the Secondary Fuel Filter Photo and text by Steve D'Antonio Copyright 2015 SDMC, Inc. Fuel filters, and monitoring thereof, is, or should be a fixation with...

Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2017 From the Masthead There are few things I enjoy more than cruising, particularly in remote locations.  Not only does this...

Text and photos © 2022 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead “We’re going over”, with those words my world was turned upside down, literally. I’ve...

From the Masthead As I write this month’s editorial I’m in flight, returning from a series of back to back inspections and sea trials.  While...

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...

From the Masthead Fifteen Years As is all too often the case, I write this month’s ‘From the Masthead’ column while in flight.  I’m homeward bound,...