May 2020 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
From the Masthead
Ever the optimist, I believe if Covid 19 isn’t yet in our wake,...
July 2018 Newsletter
Photo Essay: Bonding Systems Part II; Maintenance
In last month’s Photo Essay I reviewed the subject of unnecessary bonding. This month I’ll cover bonding system...
Photo Essay – January 2016
Fuel Filter Vacuum Gauge
Tex and photos by Steve D'Antonio In order to effectively utilize a vacuum gauge for fuel system analysis or troubleshooting it must,...
December 2020 Newsletter “Means of Escape”
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay: Means of Escape
The recent fire and resulting fatalities aboard the dive boat Conception,...
June 2023 Newsletter: Fuel Tank (no) Support
Photo Essay: Fuel Tank (no) Support
Structural failures of fuel tanks are nearly always traceable to either installation or construction flaws, with the former being...
Photo Essay: Hull Strainers Revisited
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...
August 2020 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Tools are Your Good Friends “Tools are your good friends”, those are the opening...
September 2023 Newsletter: Start Battery Installation
Photo Essay: Battery Installation It’s an all-too-common occurrence; while conducting an inspection I reach the area where batteries (often for starting but occasionally house as...
July 2020 Newsletter
Text and photos © 2020 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. Photo Essay: Battery Box Installation Battery installations aren’t sexy; once installed years can go by without...
December 2017 Newsletter
After a fall boat show hiatus, the SDMC Newsletter is back on watch. Text and photos copyright © 2017 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
Photo Essay:
Exhaust Back...








