Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

A Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting client recently sent me an e mail inquiring about the proper procedures for an oil change.  She didn’t have...

Photo Essay: Hull to Deck Joint Few boat building interfaces are as important as the one that occurs between the hull and deck.  The loads...

Photo Essay: Not a Cord Grip These are small, inexpensive, and readily available parts, and they are critically important; without them the worst-case result can...

Photo Essay: Closed Cooling System Hose Failure While both must be reliable and robust, hoses used for conveying coolant (often incorrectly referred to as anti-freeze)...

From the Masthead Readers may have noticed that the Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine missed a deadline last week.  That was intentional, however, we also had...

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...

The Relationship Between Battery Bank Size and Charge Capability   The house battery bank is the electrical heart of most cruising vessels; it supplies all the...

  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 © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Manual Tiller Steering Steering, along with propulsion and watertight integrity, is one of your...

Text and photos by Steve D'Antonio Copyright © 2017 From the Masthead Apprenticeships Revisited Readers of this column know that I’m passionate about marine industry professionalism and expertise, an integral...