Marine field engineering
When something breaks 600 nautical miles from shore.
I build replacement parts, repair hardware, and engineer fixes when 'order it from the catalog' does not apply.
The lane
Mobile fabrication for race teams on retainer.
Generic marine service providers handle the big yachts and shipping operators. Race teams in active campaigns need something different.
Someone who can fly in, engineer a part, print it, install it, and stay until the boat sails.
Materials
What survives saltwater gets chosen first.
PETG
$0.20/g - outdoor functional parts
TPU
$0.25/g - seals, bumpers, flexible parts
ABS
$0.25/g - heat resistance and post-processing
ASA
$0.30/g - marine, UV-stable, outdoor work
PA-CF
By quote - load-bearing and structural work
Field proof
Three field operations.
Mission 001 - The Five-Day Sprint
UK and France, 2025. CSM needed someone on the ground for Fastnet logistics. Fredericton to London, rail to Southampton, ferry to Cherbourg, three oversized suitcases, storage sorted, transfer complete, home the following Sunday.
Mission 002 - The Thailand Operation
Thailand, 2023. Inventory flow for a resort development built partly from shipping containers. Vendor network, tracking software, scooter imports, rerouting around armed rebel activity, and the credit card returned clean.
Mission 003 - The Hurricane
North Atlantic, February 2016. First time offshore, two-man crew, 75 knot sustained wind, 90+ knot gusts, waves over 30 ft, four days of storm, then nine more days to Antigua.