I reached out to Steve out of the blue about 10 years ago when I decided to attempt to repair the family Sinbad that had been sitting for years. Steve was unbelievably helpful ( I had no idea who he was at the time, just decided to contact him). He gave me the direction, the base knowledge I needed to get started. He taught me as much as I could understand at the level I was at during that time. I live on the other side of the US so all he taught me was through messages back and forth. I owe quite a bit to him. After a while I was off and running on my own. I would keep I touch with him from time to time over the years. My deepest condolences to his family.