IMPACD BOATS - 3D PRINTED boats, with RECYCLED plastic

[@2889Daniël]

Hi Marieke, mooi concept and gerealiseerd idee, maar wel merk en type robotarm gebruiken jullie ? alvast bedankt.

[@ripmax333]

It's nice and I'm no expert in Boats but to me, for 55k euros I would buy a real fibreglass boat much bigger than that, Yes it will be second-hand but for that kind of money I would have much more space.

[@lesnyane926]

Can you print an airframe?

[@mustaphaben2921]

is HDPE possible?

[@johnslugger]

No, Only PET since its low-temp no fumes when printing and waterproof since they make coke bottles from PET. HDPE makes fumes when printing and gets hard too fast. Not printable.

[@danieldonaldson8634]

how do you repair it? It seems to me that unless you can make a repair easily and cheaply, your service life is going to be much shorter than a non printed boat. And that’s the end of the green washing claims. Also, how much micro plastic will this generate i over its service life?This seems to raise a lot of questions, and provides few answers.

[@Clovis321]

Conserta da mesma forma que se conserta peças plásticas de carros, eu acho. Quanto ao custo acredito que é questão de tempo, assim como a resistência ao mar... ondas etc.

[@paulbriggs3072]

A wood boat is also sustainable. This imitates lapstrake which is wood planking. Trees grow and produce oxygen, wildlife, and beauty. I also assert that there is no real advantage to electric batteries in a boat. It's heavy and there is no regenerative braking or coasting. At planing speeds like 35 mph or 55 kph these can't go very far. The ribbed texture is not conducive to low friction efficiency. Does it come in traditional white? At $40,000 for an 18 ft boat with only 8 hp for the 550 model, it seems very pricey. It has what appears to be a planing hull with an immersed transom that drags underwater producing turbulence, yet with only 8 hp has no hope of planing. It should have a full displacement hull with an emerged transom that does not drag underwater.

[@ShaunPaget]

That's fine you build an electric boat. Build me one with a big enough generator to run the boat and charge battery simultaneously.

[@Cj19944]

what material is it

[@ActunautiqueYachtingArt]

reclyced pet and pp

[@Cj19944]

@@ActunautiqueYachtingArt ahh nice though it might be hdpe?

[@gigiogiaggi6194]

55k for recycled plastic, and electric motor, come on. That's just a gadget for rich peoples, nothing to see here.

[@sootymammal2891]

So you aren't paying shipwrights to build it and your using recycled trash as 70+% as building materials and your somehow more expensive than a fiberglass boat?! Ridiculous!