Photo Essay – May 2015
Photo Essay: Closed Cooling Systems
Text and photo by Steve D'Antonio Copyright SDMC, Inc. May 2015 The closed or pressurized cooling system offers several worthwhile benefits, including...
Fuel Tank Installation
From the Editor What’s right with the marine industry? That’s right, I said what’s right. During my twenty year career as a marine journalist, I’ve...
Feature: Learning to Read Exhaust Smoke – Editorial: Marine Industry Going Green
From the Masthead
In an effort to go, or appear, green, is the marine industry shooting itself in the foot? I recently attended the North American...
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...
Feature: Damper Plates – Editorial: It’s Dangerous Out There
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...
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....
Feature Article: No- Start Continued – Editorial: Cruising Freedom
From the Masthead
Cruising Freedom It’s a near universal truth, boat owners use their boats, or cruise, because, among other things, it offers a sense of...
May 2018 Newsletter
Photo Essay: Chafe
It’s the bane of every seagoing vessel, taking its toll on everything from dock lines and wiring to sails and hoses. Every...
Battery Installation
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...
Heat Exchanger TLC
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead A few months ago, while carrying out an inspection on a new vessel,...