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Hoses and Conduits Rattling in the Locker? 3D Print a 2-Piece Pipe Clamp Sized to the Tube

Loose hose runs and cable conduits chafe, rattle and fail. A parametric two-piece pipe clamp with a stand-off post bolts around any tube at the exact diameter and lifts it clear of the bulkhead. Me...

Where to Stow a Paddle Board on a Small Boat: 3D-Printed Stanchion Rack Brackets

Stop lashing your SUP to the side deck: two parametric brackets clamp around your stanchions or guardrail, sized to the tube, and hold the board on edge outboard of the lifelines. Measuring, carbon...

Old Screw Holes in the Cabin? 3D Print Snap-In Cover Caps Sized to the Hole

Close abandoned screw holes and cut-outs on liners, bulkheads and locker fronts with a free parametric push-in cap: measure the hole, print in PETG, snap it in — and know when a cap is the wrong fix.

Too Many Tees? 3D Print a BSP Manifold to Split One Water Line Into Many

Replace a leaky chain of tees with one parametric 3D-printed BSP manifold: where it makes sense on board, how to size ends and outlets, PETG print settings for pressure, and how to install and test...

Cracked or Missing Deck Filler? 3D Print a Replacement With Hose Barb and Winch Cap

How to measure, print and fit a parametric 3D-printed deck filler kit (body with angled hose barb + winch-handle cap) for water, diesel or waste tanks, including the material choice that matters fo...

Keep the Bugs Out: 3D-Printed Insect Screens for Hatches, Portlights and the Companionway

How to design, print and fit insect screen frames sized to your boat's hatches, opening portlights and companionway, with mesh, magnet and material tips.

Helm Panel Fixes: 3D-Printed Instrument Bezels, Blanking Plates and Pods

How to close old helm-panel holes and fit new instruments into old cut-outs with 3D-printed blanking plates, adapter bezels and angled pods.

Slicer Settings for 3D-Printed Boat Parts: Walls, Infill and Layer Height That Actually Matter

A practical guide to the handful of slicer settings that decide whether a 3D-printed boat part is strong, watertight and dimensionally right: wall count, infill, layer height, temperatures and cool...

Stop Galvanic Corrosion: 3D-Printed Isolation Pads and Sleeves for Dissimilar Metals

Why stainless bolts eat aluminium masts and how a few grams of 3D-printed plastic between dissimilar metals stops it: materials, thickness, design rules and where isolation is not enough.

Knobs, Thumbscrews and Wing Nuts: 3D-Printed Fasteners You Tighten by Hand

How to design and print hand-tightened fasteners for the boat: threading strategies, grip shapes, materials, torque limits and where they belong (and don't).