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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.

Antenna Mounts On Board: 3D-Printed Brackets for VHF, AIS and Starlink

A practical guide to designing and 3D printing antenna brackets for VHF, AIS, GPS and Starlink: loads, materials, mounting points and the mistakes that snap a bracket at sea.

Cabin Joinery Hardware: 3D-Printed Latches, Catches and Hinges That Hold in a Seaway

Locker doors that fly open on a beat, drawers that shoot across the saloon, a hinge that snapped in 1998 and has never been replaced: here is how to design, print and fit cabin joinery hardware tha...

Dyneema and 3D Printing: Low-Friction Rings, Sheaves and Textile Padeyes You Can Print

Modern textile rigging pairs surprisingly well with 3D printing: how to print low-friction rings, small sheaves and textile padeye bushings that treat Dyneema kindly, where the limits are, and how ...