What have you solved with a 3D printer?

[degas]

I sketched it out and my friend printed end-stops for my mainsail track, missing since I bought the boat. He tells me that it took 10 minutes to print with a UV-resistant filament.

They aren't bad for version 1. After 2 seasons they're still doing a great job.

How about you?

 

[dLj]

Back when I was working, I printed hooks out of Ti6Al4V to replace hooks along my bulwarks that were originally used for the bottom of netting strung from the top life line. These have my boats name printed in them. This hook is not upside down, that's how it goes when attached. I've used these all over for all sorts of things beyond what I'd originally intended. I've thought to ask one of my old colleagues to make me more with the name the other way as using them as standard hooks, the name is upside down. They are really great little hooks!

dj

 

[Lazy1]

I printed some clamps to hold a couple solar panels to a bimini rail with ASA (sorry no pics atm)
Printed wall mounts for esp32-s3's will be installing next Spring

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/home/flush-mount-wall-case-for-waveshare-esp32-s3-touch-lcd-4-instrument-display

 

[jssailem]

I took the Raymarine clutch handle on the Wheel AP and changed the size of the indent so that it fit over the nob on the wheel. This improved the hold function of the clutch handle.

 

[Davidasailor26]

I’ve done a few fun projects -

An extra rail mounted drink holder, embossed with the boat’s name:

A holder for our wireless VHF handset:

A guard to keep birds out of our boom:

A wood-plastic stained piece to hold our head door open:

And a few others I can’t find pictures of - a base so our Caframo Fan can rest on a fiddle in the cabin, a holder for our handheld horn, a stained wood holder for a soap dispenser, and a new top for the dipstick on our transmission.