Photo Essay

Photo Essay: Steering Gear Wear Steering gear falls into the category of a ‘key system’.  Without it you are not only dead in the water,...

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: Core Closeout It’s a subject that comes up time and time again when I’m working with boat builders and boat yards, core close...

Text and photos by Steve D’Antonio Copyright © 2016 Photo Essay: (Too Many) Bilge Pump Installation Flaws On their own, common submersible electric bilge pumps have proven, for the...

The Importance of Grounding Electronic Equipment Photos and text by Steve D'Antonio Copyright 2015 SDMC, Inc. “Yeah, you don’t need that unless it’s a metal boat”. Those...

Copyright © 2016 Ask Steve: July 2016 Steve, I just bought an Ocean Alexander 42 Sedan with CAT 3208s in it.  They do not have air cleaner filters, just...

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...

Wiring Strain Relief Photos and text by Steve D'Antonio Copyright 2015 SDMC, Inc. It’s an issue I encounter aboard nearly every vessel I inspect, regardless of whether...

Overboard Discharge Manifolds Boat builders are forever looking for ways to drill fewer holes in boats, sometimes to a fault.  Toward this end sea chests,...

  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,...