I’m wondering if anyone has tried to 3d print most of the Blueboat parts aside from the hull? I’m considering buying the hull set and then printing the rest of the components in an effort to piece together a cheaper boat. I have enough electronics from other projects (Pixhawk, GPS, RPi, thrusters, telemetry, etc) and just need a good boat foundation. I realize I’d likely be losing some structural strength but hoping to improvise on that with misc spare materials. This build would be used for the detection of aquatic invasive species on inland lakes.
Open for any feedback and thoughts folks may have on taking this approach. Thanks in advance!
Hi @mikelinton -
You can purchase each BlueBoat hatch and internal frame assembly withou electronics - this is likely your best bet from a cost savings perspective! 3D printing standoffs and large flat plates is unlikely to save you much money… You can get the 2 hulls with everything you need for less than $2000 (+shipping), and install your own control electronics! Note that 2x M200 BlueBoat variant motors are not included in the screenshots below as they are temporarily on backorder, so could not be added to the cart.
mate the blue boat hull and componets are awesome and already very inexpensive (not cheap at all). we have 3D printed up some of our parts to attached to the frame/hull but we get all of the Hull components from Blue Robotics. greate value for a greate design. We have built our own navigation and companion computer system as the Blue OS navigation board and companion computer system is as buggy as hell. The Blue Boat Hull config is awesome and very well priceds. Dont waist your time on the savinegs in the hull.. make sure your application works with their OS and and computer/navigation hardware and your third party hardware (rtk gnss, sonar, timing and sensors).
