Below Deck · S3
Don Abenante
📍 Warren, Rhode Island, USA
The lowdown
Raw-egg-chugging second engineer who refused to take orders from bosun Eddie. When Captain Lee called him out for an unauthorized swim with Rocky, he quit on the spot three episodes in.
Season 3: Second Engineer / Deckhand (quit ep 4)
📍 Where are they now?
Don is a full-on gearhead star: he founded the fabrication shop and YouTube channel Retro Fabworks and has appeared on Horsepower Wars and Netflix's Resurrected Rides. His Coyote-swapped 1970 Chevelle was invited to SEMA 2025.
As of 2025-10 · The Muscle Car Place · Retro Fabworks