Buying, Owning and Selling a Boat
Buying, Owning and Selling a Boat A Familiar Melody By Bob Lane
Photos by Bob Lane
I work with a many clients on both sides of the boat buying...
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...
Securing Your Boat to a Dock, with a Homage to Cleats
From the Editor
Australia is a huge country, the sixth largest by land mass, after the US and Brazil, yet, it's very sparsely populated, fifty-second,...
Feature: Raw Water Plumbing Etiquette – Editorial: The Marine Equipment Trade Show and Electrification
From the Masthead
The Marine Equipment Trade Show and Electrification I’m writing this month’s column while in flight, as I am homeward-bound from the Marine Equipment...
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...
My Old Boat has Good Legs
My Old Boat Has Good Legs By Bob Lane
Photos by Bob Lane and Steve D’Antonio Bob Lane
Quadra anchored in Skull Cove, British Columbia
My old boat has good...
Ask Steve – September 2015
Hello Steve, I'm a long time reader, the first time was with PassageMaker about 14 years ago. I have a question, can I put...
Photo Essay: Easily Serviceable Hull Strainers
In previous Photo Essays, specifically July 2014 and November 2014, I reviewed hull strainers gone awry, including clogging as a result of both marine...
Fixed Fire Suppression Systems
Fixed Fire Suppression Systems Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio
Copyright 2012
Fixed fire suppression systems offer those who have them substantial peace of mind.While the systems...
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...







