Justin Sutcliff | Projects

Westerbeke 30B Rebuild

Amateur Diesel Mechanic

Posted on June 16, 2024

My Westerbeke 30B spun a bearing, so I rebuilt it with a new crankshaft, pistons, connecting rods, and oil pump. It’s all back together now... [Read More]

Tags: Sailing

Ranger 30 Core Repair

The Joys of Owning Old Boats

Posted on April 6, 2024

Finished replacing the rotten balsa core on my 1978 Ranger 30. It was a messy, time-consuming job, but the deck is solid again, and it... [Read More]

Tags: Sailing

Digi XBee SX Mesh Radios

Investigating cheap solutions for long range mesh networks

Posted on February 7, 2024

The goal of this project is to investigate budget options for long range mesh radios that support IvP4 or IvP6 protocols. In my search for... [Read More]

Tags: Autonomy

RMZ450 Electric Conversion

A look at one of my ongoing electric conversion projects

Posted on August 16, 2023

This project started a few years ago and is still a work in progress. I’m currently fabricating the battery to be a 20s18p pack from... [Read More]

Tags: Electric Vehicles Batteries

ESP32 Battery Logging Interface

A demo of my BMS data logging interface

Posted on March 10, 2021

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Tags: PCB Batteries

Another 3D Printer Update

Yet another update to the X carriage on my Makerfarm Prusa i3v

Posted on November 18, 2020

Im my quest to push the ancient Makerfarm Prusa i3v to its maximum potential, I’ve once again redesigned the X carriage and extruder. Previous to... [Read More]

Tags: 3D Printing

Electric Moped Restomod

Some pictures and details from my moped restoration project

Posted on May 5, 2020

I wanted to share some pictures from my college moped restoration project. Basically, I took a junk 1977 Batavus HS50 and added an electric motor... [Read More]

Tags: Bikes Batteries 3D Printing

MakerFarm Prusa i3v 3D Printer Upgrades

Some major upgrades to my first 3D printer

Posted on November 8, 2018

My first 3D printer, the Makerfarm Prusa i3v, was given to me back in 2015. Originally, it accepted 3mm PLA or ABS filament and it... [Read More]

Tags: 3D Printing

RaceTrak Drone Racing Timer

One of my bigger projects from the drone racing days of college

Posted on May 14, 2018

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Tags: Electronics 3D Printing

Solar Powered Ground Sensor System

Some pictures and details from my moped restoration project

Posted on November 8, 2017

One of the first projects I worked on as a college student was a system of sensors for measuring temperature and humidity for agriculture applications.... [Read More]

Tags: Electronics