https://3d3d.ca/blog Marine 3D printing, vessel management, and technology. Stories, guides, and case studies from the field. en-ca info@3d3d.ca (3D3D) Sat, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/offshore-filament-showdown Carbon fiber variants tested for offshore sailing. UV, salt spray, heat cycles, and vibration. Not lab conditions. Real ocean. https://3d3d.ca/blog/offshore-filament-showdown Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/discontinued-lewmar-parts Lewmar winch pawls, self-tailer arms, and sheet stoppers go discontinued without warning. The real sourcing guide and when to print. https://3d3d.ca/blog/discontinued-lewmar-parts Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/prusa-core-one-l 300x300x330mm. Enclosed. 290 degrees C. Why this specific printer was chosen for ocean crossings and field deployment. https://3d3d.ca/blog/prusa-core-one-l Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/newport-bermuda-2026 A Prusa Core One L aboard S/V Osprey for the 120th Newport-Bermuda Race. The proof of concept for on-demand marine parts at sea. https://3d3d.ca/blog/newport-bermuda-2026 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/cherbourg-incident A mainsail track gate fell overboard in Cherbourg. The machine shop quoted $800+ and weeks. The Core One L printed it in 8 hours. https://3d3d.ca/blog/cherbourg-incident Wed, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/spirit-yukoh-engine-rebuild Complete engine bay restoration on an Open 60 racing sailboat. One week. Every surface scraped, cleaned, and repainted by hand. https://3d3d.ca/blog/spirit-yukoh-engine-rebuild Wed, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/full-refit-guide The Challenger refit documented start to finish. Six months. Every system stripped and rebuilt. What it costs and what you get. https://3d3d.ca/blog/full-refit-guide Wed, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/materials-guide ASA, PA-CF, PETG-CF, polycarbonate. Which material goes where on your vessel and why. Print settings and real-world testing data. https://3d3d.ca/blog/materials-guide Wed, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/vessel-iot-monitoring ESP32 sensors, LoRa mesh, Starlink backhaul. What gets monitored and what it costs. Your vessel from your phone. https://3d3d.ca/blog/vessel-iot-monitoring Wed, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/why-3d3d 23 yacht management companies. 10 marine 3D printing companies. 5 mobile service operations. None combine all three. https://3d3d.ca/blog/why-3d3d Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/category-zero-safety What Cat 0 means. The most stringent offshore racing safety category. Double redundancies on everything. Three vessels fitted. https://3d3d.ca/blog/category-zero-safety Wed, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/the-storm February 2016. A bomb cyclone. A 60-foot sailboat. Two people. The same storm that forced a 168,000-ton cruise ship to turn back. https://3d3d.ca/blog/the-storm Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/jb-welded-propeller Variable-pitch prop. Internal gears stripped. JB Weld, set screws, and it is now on its fifth Atlantic crossing. Still working. https://3d3d.ca/blog/jb-welded-propeller Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/csm-partnership How a 1981 Ford F-150 called Norma led to a 10-year partnership with the 182nd solo circumnavigator. https://3d3d.ca/blog/csm-partnership Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/pinners-pride-careening Dock damage repair and hull careening in Halifax harbour. Waterborne antifoul, environmental responsibility, affordable results. https://3d3d.ca/blog/pinners-pride-careening Wed, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://3d3d.ca/blog/thailand-operations $700K+ resort operation. Rock slinger to operations manager. Shipping containers, excavator, supplier network built from scratch. https://3d3d.ca/blog/thailand-operations Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT