June 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Manual Tiller Steering
Steering, along with propulsion and watertight integrity, is one of your...
Electrocution Prevention
Steve: I am doing a major refit of a 1986 Trawler. I've done some of the big stuff, such as a new electrical panel, all...
Filter Service: How Often Should Fuel and Air Filters be Changed?
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Primary fuel filter vacuum gauges provide the only accurate means of measuring fuel flow restriction. ...
Editorial: Preparing for a Survey, Revisited – Feature: Tariffs and Foreign Flagging
From the Masthead
Preparing for a Survey, Revisited Two years ago, I penned an editorial entitled “Preparing for a Survey”, in which I shared tips for...
Properly Breaking in your Generator and Why this is Important
For most users, little thought is given to properly breaking in a generator...
Stories about marine diesel engine longevity are legion and it seems to...
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...
The Ins and Outs of Shaft Alignment Part II
Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio
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From the Masthead
A few days ago I completed an article for a boating magazine, in which I offered advice...
Photo Essay – December 2015
Letter from the Editor
As I write this editorial I’m sitting aboard a train bound for Schiedam, in the Netherlands, on my way to visit...
All in a Day’s Work for a Chesapeake Pilot
The following monologue was written by a colleague of mine, a 30+ year veteran Chesapeake Bay Ship's Pilot. On two occasions I've had the pleasure of accompanying...
December 2025 Newsletter – Lithium-Ion Batter Terminals
Photo Essay: Lithium-Ion Battery Terminals
It is a truism, lithium-ion batteries, used in house battery bank systems, have become veritably standard equipment in today’s recreational...








