November 2021 Newsletter “Means of Escape”
Photo Essay: Means of Escape
Can you get out? That’s the question you should be asking yourself as you walk through your vessel, if there’s...
Photo Essay: Starter Post
Text and Photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2014 SDMC Inc. With one exception, every wire leaving every battery positive post must, in order to remain...
Feature: Risks of Undersized Bonding/Grounding Wires – Editorial: You Have Enemies?
From the Masthead
You have Enemies? If you are in this industry long enough, you are bound to make a few enemies, but that’s not necessarily...
A Boat Buyer’s ‘Top Ten’ Guide to a Pre-Offer Evaluation Part II
Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
From the Masthead: Simplicity vs. Reality
Not long ago I met with a potential client who...
Cleaning Diesel Tanks – Editorial: Boat Buying Myth Busting
Text and photos copyright © 2017 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
From the Masthead
Boat Buying Myth Busting Not long ago a client called me to share an...
October 2021 Newsletter “Steering”
Text and photos © 2021 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Steering
Steering, it’s one of the primary systems you simply can’t do without, along...
May 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Field-Made Bus Bars
Bus bars (it’s not spelled ‘buss’, the likely confusion arises from...
Photo Essay: Cored Composite Construction; its Strengths and Weaknesses
Text and Photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2014 SDMC Inc. Look around any boat yard, boat show or marina and you’ll see acres of shiny...
Fire Extinguisher Query
Dear Steve: I recently looked at a new boat at a boat show. I noticed something that caught my attention and I wondered if you...
Ask Steve – November 2014
Hi Steve, Greg Lee here. Having sold our N47 we are about to close on our purchase of N3522. The sanitation hose badly needs replacing...









