Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

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...

Hi Steve, You often see shore cords in the water for a few feet between the pedestal and the boat.  Sometimes it is difficult...

Letter from the Editor There’s nothing like an extended voyage to sharpen one’s technical and aesthetic senses.  In my case, such passages serve to keep...

Text and Photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2014 SDMC Inc. An event that occurred a few days ago reminded me of the importance of a...

Steve, Congratulations on your latest professional move.  It leaves me a bit disappointed with PassageMaker in not supporting your independent writing. I have a Holland 38...

From the Masthead August 2014 August has been a busy month for SDMC, I began writing this editorial in a hotel room in Xiamen, China.  From...

Text and Photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2014 SDMC Inc. With one exception, every wire leaving every battery positive post must, in order to remain...

Copyright © 2014 SDMC Inc.   Steve, I have read your articles in Cruising World for years and have found them very informative. Recently I notice that the...

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...

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...