Faced with replacing the entire portlight due to broken plastic clamps, we turned to 3D printing to make replacement clamps that have rendered the portlights 100% watertight. Final colour was a little more neutral.
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Replacement wind vane for autopilot
The wind sensing vane for this yacht’s Autohelm autopilot had degraded and become brittle in the sun. With only a few scraps of the broken part available, we were able to design and print a replacement part in CF reinforced nylon. CAD analysis was used to be sure the centre of gravity of the vane …
Custom battery master switch panel
The battery isolation switches failed after 10 years of service. The isolators were upgraded with newer Narva units with a smaller footprint. and a new housing printed in ABS with protection rings around each switch to prevent inadvertent operation. The end result was a perfect fit for he old switches and housing.
New Lewmar 42 self tailing winch tops
Bacardi has been participating in ocean races up and down the East coast of Australia for several decades. Her winches were originally designed for large diameter ropes. The advent of high modulus Spectra and Dynema ropes has reduced their diameter to point where the self tailers did nor properly work. We have modelled and printed …