08 Editorial & Logs

The Logbook

Technical evaluations, sea trials, refit records, and engineering field notes from our marine manufacturing installations.

05-15

Heritage · 8 min read

The Storm That Started Everything

Heavy weather in the Atlantic, a cracked rudder stock, and a three-week repair delay. Why reliance on traditional supply chains fails mariners.

05-10

Vessel Log · 12 min read

636 Miles with a 3D Printer

Carrying a Prusa Core One L aboard S/V Osprey during the Newport-Bermuda race. Printing custom brackets and emergency gimbal mounts at sea.

05-02

Manufacturing · 6 min read

The Cherbourg Incident

When a broken mainsail track gate threatened to derail a racing season. How scanning and printing a custom gate cut local wait times from 3 weeks to 8 hours.

04-28

Refitting · 15 min read

What a Full Refit Actually Looks Like

The hard coordination of marine refitting. Integrating composite repairs, deck layouts, electrical architectures, and telemetry networks.

04-20

Materials · 10 min read

Marine-Grade 3D Printing Materials

A technical evaluation of ASA vs. Carbon-Fiber Nylon (PA-CF) under salt-spray exposure, UV degradation, and structural loading.

04-12

Hardware · 11 min read

How IoT Monitoring Changed Vessel Management

Building low-power ESP32 sensor networks and 915MHz LoRa gateways to stream real-time bilge cycle, battery voltage, and drift alerts.

04-05

Vessel Log · 7 min read

The JB-Welded Propeller

Emergency repairs under offshore conditions. The structural boundaries of epoxies and mechanical ingenuity when there are no spares.

03-29

Manifesto · 9 min read

Why I Founded 3D3D

An industry gap analysis of current SaaS AI solutions, local on-premise computing needs, and the transition to marine manufacturing collectives.

03-22

Safety · 14 min read

Category Zero: Offshore Safety Requirements

Deep-ocean passage compliance. Preparing systems for extreme weather, high-capacity emergency pumps, satellite telemetry, and safety escorts.

03-15

Heritage · 8 min read

From Thailand to the Atlantic

How running infrastructure projects and local AI nodes in Southeast Asian resorts informed our approach to marine software and hardware.

03-08

Partnership · 10 min read

CSM: 325,000 Miles and a 3D Printer

Collaborating with Clipper Sailing Marine (CSM). Equipping circumnavigating fleets with 3D printers to fabricate onboard replacements.

03-01

Hardware · 9 min read

Prusa Core One L: Why This Printer Goes to Sea

A comprehensive review of active heated chambers, vibration dampening, power specs, and structural performance under marine motions.