Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

Bilge Pump Plumbing By Steve D'Antonio All photos and text copyright SDMC, Inc. 2015   ‘A menagerie of disparate plumbing components’ would be an apt caption for this...

Photo Essay: Through Deck Fittings Properly securing deck hardware can present a variety of challenges.  Cored composite decks represent perhaps the greatest challenge; the core...

After a fall boat show hiatus, the SDMC Newsletter is back on watch. Text and photos copyright © 2017 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Exhaust Back...

From the Masthead Complexity Complexity is a balance; one person’s complexity is another's comfort.  I routinely have folks contact me and say, "I want to build...

Text and photos © 2021 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Vented Loop Remote Drains Vented loops, sometimes called anti-siphon valves or siphon breaks, are...

Please note, our first two questions are in regard to a previous Photo Essay. Steve, I agree with your advice for grounding electronic equipment, but no...

Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Steering System Plumbing Hydraulic steering is ubiquitous, today it’s found aboard everything from center...

  Text and photos copyright © SDMC, Inc. 2016 Ask Steve: May 2015 Good day Steve! I have a question that your readers and I would benefit from, your...

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 © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Moisture Testing Moisture in fiberglass laminate and in cored composite construction is the source of significant...