What skills are needed? How best to learn them? Can it be done without having built a boat previously?
My favorite Kit Car company has a build school every month where 12 people get together and build the car - in 3 days! At the end of the school you've worked on every sub assembly, and have learned all the necessary skills (while being watched and taught by an instructor): http://www.factoryfive.com/roadster/build/school.html - anything like that exist for PocketShip?