Feature: Life Raft Installations – Editorial: Brokers and Commissions
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead Commissioned Advice I’ve worked with the same investment advisor for almost 20 years. His...
The Ethos of Damage Control
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead
The Value of Time
Not long ago, a client and I spoke about the...
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...
The Ins and Outs of Cored Composite Construction
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...
Series and Parallel; What does it mean?
Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
From the Masthead
I turned the key and absolutely nothing happened, no dash lights, not even...
Feature Article: Lithium-Ion Battery Wisdom – Editorial: Preparing for a Survey
From the Masthead
Preparing for a Survey I write this month’s Marine Systems Excellence column while on a flight returning from Taiwan and Malaysia, where I...
Getting to Know Your Vessel – Bonding Systems and Corrosion Prevention
From the Masthead
As I write this month’s editorial I’m in flight, returning from a series of back to back inspections and sea trials. While...
Feature Article: No- Start Continued – Editorial: Cruising Freedom
From the Masthead
Cruising Freedom It’s a near universal truth, boat owners use their boats, or cruise, because, among other things, it offers a sense of...
Caulk and Sealant Selection and Use – Editorial: The Big Three, Essential Tasks...
Text and photos copyright © 2018 Steve D’Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
From the Masthead
The Big Three Don’t wait. That’s been my advice to vessel owners and skippers...
Risk Assessment for Offshore Passagemaking – Pt 1
Risk Assessment for Offshore Passagemaking Steve D'Antonio
All photos copyright Steve D'Antonio Part I
In part one of this two part series I'll discuss the means by which...









