We have come a long way from what we understood about 3D printing large objects. Not long ago, the largest 3D Printed object was the size of a watermelon, at best! -

Now, how about printing a Boat !

In early Q1 2022, the University of Maine printed a boat for the US Marines, currently the boat is undergoing sea-worthy trials in California.

Here is a time-lapse of how it was built.



This isn’t the first time the U of Maine Composites Center printed a vessel. In 2019, the Center printed 3Dirigo and earned two Guinness World Records — the world’s largest 3D printed boat and the world’s largest 3D printed object. The 25-foot, 5,000-pound boat was printed in 72 hours. “Dirigo” is the motto of the State of Maine and means “I lead” in Latin.

Meanwhile, for the ‘24 Summer games in Paris, a concept 3D Printed ferry will be ferrying athletes to and from the the Olympic Village. The boat navigates and docks itself.

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