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# Choosing the Hard Way to Build Ikaroa
- URL: https://seanation.org/choosing-the-hard-way-to-build-ikaroa/
- Published: 2021-10-11T11:32:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T14:26:57.000Z
- Description: I’m listening to Herb McCormick’s book again and taking Larry Pardey’s wisdom to heart: building a boat is difficult, but I chose this way. So I’m trying not to moan and simply get on with the work.
- Author: Monika Matis
- Tags: Ikaroa, #story-ikaroa, #facebook-import

“(…) if it’d be easy, everyone would do it(…)” - yes, Lin Pardey, I am listening to Herb McCormick’s book (again!) and more and more appreciate Larry’s wisdom at these words.  
I have nowhere near the knowledge and skill in boatbuilding that he had - I’m actually terrified of what he would say seeing my feeble efforts! - but still with every single day in the workshop I’m more and more convinced he was right. There are sooooo many other ways to get a boat - but they are too easy…

Larry’s mantra reminds me not to moan but get on with my work - after all, I’ve chosen this most difficult way to acquire a boat. So go on with it!

Lin, Larry, Bernard, James, Hanneke- thank you for your continued inspiration and support!

#TIKI38 #IKAROA #THESEANATION #BUILDINGAWHARRAM #allelectricboat  
Adam Beret Mańczuk Monika Matis  
The Sea Nation