Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

Hello Steve, We are in the planning stages for our next sail boat. It will be a new off-shore mono haul, 54-60 LOA (Oyster /...

Photo Essay: Prop Shaft Taper The engagement between a propeller and a propeller shaft is among the most important of interfaces aboard your vessel.  Most...

Steve D’Antonio Copyright 2015 SDMC, Inc.   From the Editor When you last heard from me I was still in China.  I’m preparing this month’s feature column while...

From the Editor A few months ago a client sent me an article that was published in well-known boating magazine.  The article, written by a...

From the masthead A Loose Bolt, a Cigarette Lighter and Distracted Work Last year I wrote an editorial about a ship that lost control, and struck...

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...

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...

Photo Essay: Motor Mount Adjustment As simple as they are, motor mounts may account for one of the most commonly misunderstood, and improperly installed, components...

Due to Steve’s travel schedule, the Photo Essay will be a month off. Please look for its return in April.  Ask Steve Steve, I have a question...

Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead A few months ago I found myself working on a project in La...