Delving into boat building

At present we are building a Scarab 650 Sports Trimaran (Modified). This is a beautifully designed boat and reasonably easy to build from a construction point of view. The plans which are reasonably priced, are concise and easy to follow. No trimaran is that overall easy though, there is so much work to do if compared to say a 24ft Mono hull, more general construction and more technical systems on board such as folding mechanisms and the like. You have to be in for the long haul as building three hulls can become quite tedious. The boat has been built very sturdily below decks with each of the four arm supports being linked together, both in a box frame and diagonally. We are 13 months into this project and expect to be on the water in the next six.  One more hull to go!! I have named the boat TriMantis.

About 10 years ago I purchased my first 3D printer. It was a Creality SP10Pro and a fine piece of kit. It only cost around $500 at the time. I worked it hard and over the years and developed a 3D printed wheelchair for 3rd world countries. It only cost around $200 to print and can still be seen on thingiverse.com.  Over the preceding years it is hard for me to find a time when I have not found a place to incorporate 3D printing into my work, particularly when it comes to boat building.