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...
April 2018 Newsletter
Photo Essay: Below the Waterline Welded Stainless Steel; Does it Make Sense?
I’ve written about stainless steel; its strengths and weaknesses, on many occasions, in the...
Planning for and Dealing with A Sinking Ship
By Dick Stevenson Copyright March 2014 Dick and Ginger Stevenson's Valiant 42, Alchemy, underway off the coast of Turkey.
A strategy for managing a flooding situation aboard your...
Fire Extinguisher Query
Dear Steve: I recently looked at a new boat at a boat show. I noticed something that caught my attention and I wondered if you...
March 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio © 2019
Photo Essay: Shore Power, are Fuses OK?
Over-current protection is among the most important features of any vessel’s electrical...
June 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Manual Tiller Steering
Steering, along with propulsion and watertight integrity, is one of your...
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...
Crimping Etiquette – Editorial: CO Poisoning Misinformation
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...
Guess Where the Devil Resides
Guess Where the Devil Resides?
By Dick Stevenson
Photos by Dick Stevenson and Steve D’Antonio
Dick Stevenson
Alchemy at anchor in Turkey. Feeling confident about how well your boat...
June 2020 Newsletter
Photo Essay: The Misplaced Washer Text and photos © 2020 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. It’s a truism, of which even the most technically challenged is...









