Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

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...

Taiwan Logbook By Steve D’Antonio Photos by Steve D'Antonio and Ta Shing Ta Shing Skilled and experienced staff are a prerequisite for any successful boat building operation. The...

Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead Hotel Quarantine Imagine spending two weeks in a hotel, without setting foot outside the...

Steve, I have admired your work for several years in PassageMaker and Professional Boat Builder magazines. My neighbor's shore power cord caught fire. The 50-amp...

Photo Essay: Seacock Appendages It’s a scenario I encounter all too often, a “Christmas tree” of hard plumbing, T’s, nipples and other fittings, connected directly...

From the Masthead Over the past few days, I’ve had feelings that alternate between… those I had after 9/11; those I had in 2008 and...

Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright 2013   Skilled, experienced technicians understand what they need to do, and they have the right tools and know how...

From the Masthead. Marine Systems Excellence is Underway Once Again Let me begin by apologizing for the unintended hiatus taken by the Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine.  ...

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...

Raw water, after lube oil it’s the very life blood of your engine and generator, supplying it with the medium that absorbs and carries...