Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead Regular readers may have noticed that the format of the Marine Systems Excellence...

Photo Essay: Generator AC Wiring Of all the defects I encounter on generator installations, poor wire routing and support are among the most common.  Generators...

Dear SDMC blog subscribers: What follows is a recent cruising log entry from SDMC Captains' Club members Dick and Ginger Stevenson, cruising aboard their Valiant...

Ensuring the Longevity of Paint When Applied Over Aluminum Components April 2011 Military, commercial, scientific and a few recreational vessels built using aluminum alloy often utilize the un-painted approach, and...

The Q&A posed below is in reference to a previous post to the Marine Systems Excellence E-zine, The Good Samaritan at Sea, published April...

From the Masthead It’s Dangerous Out there; Pay attention, your life, limbs, or eyesight, may depend on it. When I was a U.S. Naval Sea...

Text and photos © 2021 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. The feature post follows this note from author Steve D'Antonio From the Masthead Steering You Straight Recently, while...

Photo Essay: Shaft Coupling Fasteners The average small vessel may have anywhere from hundreds to several thousand, fasteners aboard, used in everything from joinerwork to...

  Photo Essay: Plumbing Bonding Technique As I carry out inspections, one of the issues I frequently encounter involves bonding or grounding (there is a difference,...

Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2016 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead  Polar bear, walrus, reindeer, beluga whales, bearded seals, ivory gulls...