Shop Class as Sailing Craft (The Zen Buddhism of Twee)

MON TIKI could not be built without her builder being embedded in a fully modern economy. Plywood, fiberglass, epoxy, dacron and Dyneema rope; none of these things exist without strip-malls and traffic jams.

None-the-less, every part of MON TIKI’s hull, bridge-deck, and spars will be fabricated by hand; raw materials turned into a useful and robust object; capable of supporting a business that can support a family, or crossing an ocean as the need arises.

And that’s pretty fishin’ cool!

Above: MON TIKI’s engine wells, “glued and screwed” this weekend

Below: A factory made object, shown for scale