September 2019 Newsletter
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Photo Essay: Hydraulic Steering Relief Valve
Hydraulic steering systems are ubiquitous, they are found on everything...
August 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Ask Steve
Hello Steve, During the last haul out period, we dealt with a number of issues...
July 2019 Newsletter
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Photo Essay: Steering System Plumbing
Hydraulic steering is ubiquitous, today it’s found aboard everything from center...
Sulfation; Too many batteries die an unnecessarily early death from this phenomenon
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Advice for Boat Buyers in a Seller's Market Can one person represent, and protect...
June 2019 Newsletter
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Photo Essay: Manual Tiller Steering
Steering, along with propulsion and watertight integrity, is one of your...
Series and Parallel; What does it mean?
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From the Masthead
I turned the key and absolutely nothing happened, no dash lights, not even...
May 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Field-Made Bus Bars
Bus bars (it’s not spelled ‘buss’, the likely confusion arises from...
Automatic Generator Starting
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From the Masthead
For those who don’t know it, Taiwan is a mecca for boat building...
April 2019 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Anchor Rode Cut-Away Lines
Other than for inspections or testing, it’s a part of...
The Ethos of Damage Control
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The Value of Time
Not long ago, a client and I spoke about the...