Marine Systems Excellence eMagazine

Photo Essay     Life Cell, a Better Ditch Kit   Ditch bags are an invaluable accessory no blue water passagemaking vessel should be without.  They are also nothing...

This "wasp-waisted" strut bolt represents a classic example of crevice corrosion Stainless steel; the very name implies virtual metallurgical immortality.  Since its accidental discovery nearly 100 years ago,...

Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead Advice for Boat Buyers in a Seller's Market Can one person represent, and protect...

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...

Photo Essay: Prop Shaft Taper The engagement between a propeller and a propeller shaft is among the most important of interfaces aboard your vessel.  Most...

When it comes to boats, simple is better … or is it? By Bill Sisson Photos by Steve D'Antonio It’s virtually impossible to purchase an engine today...

From the Masthead Crossing the Bar My first impression of Tim Caruso was, “Uh oh, another mechanic prima donna, cranky, cantankerous and always has to get...

Text and Photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2014 SDMC Inc. In the July Marine Systems Excellence Photo Essay, I covered hull strainers and one particular...

The Ins and Outs of Cored Composite Construction Hardware Installation By Steve D'Antonio Copyright July 2013    Fiberglass cored composite construction is a reliable, proven boat building technique...

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...