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...
Engine Room Ventilation – Editorial: Carcasses and Wishy-Washy Quote-Filled Articles
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Carcasses and Wishy-Washy Quote-Filled Articles I’ve been a technical journalist in the marine industry for almost 30-years, and I’ll readily admit that good...
Feature Article: Bottom Paint Halos, what causes them and how to prevent them from...
From the Masthead
“You don’t need reporting smoke alarms, you have insurance” A few years ago, while working with a client on a new build project,...
Ask Steve – April 2015
SDMC Special Offer The SDMC Marine Systems Excellence E-zine readers are being offered a special 15% discount on their Top Shelf Marine Products purchase. Please...
Feature Article: Unraveling the Corrosion Mystery – Editorial: Technical Competence and Job Skills
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Just as I began to write this column I received an email from a colleague, he manages the physical plant for a...
Ask Steve – July 2015
Steve, I have a 1974 Grand Banks and just moved into a new port with new slips and the shore power is GFI protected....
Special Edition: Smoke Detectors
Special Report:
Smoke Detectors
How to Protect Yourself and Your Vessel
By Steve D'Antonio All photos copyright Steve D'Antonio Note: This is a special edition of my usual monthly...
Hose Clamps Part II: Installation and Use
From the Editor
A colleague of mine, the editor of a respected marine industry magazine, one for which I write, recently made an editorial leap...
Photo Essay: Hull Strainer
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...
Cleaning Diesel Tanks – Editorial: Boat Buying Myth Busting
Text and photos copyright © 2017 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
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Boat Buying Myth Busting Not long ago a client called me to share an...








