Men at work

Recommended tools to have on standby: a Phillip’s (+) head screwdriver (smallest you can find), a hammer, a pair of pliers, and wire cutters.

Extra materials needed: fishing line and four small hooks

Once all parts are printed out…

**Sand any parts that are too big to fit into their respective spots; hot glue if they are too small**

1.  Assemble the top base
   1. Take the ship hull and the masts
      1. Bend two hooped hooks
2. Using your screwdriver and hammer, punch a hole into the top of each hole of the mast. 

1. Twist the cut hooks into the holes you just made 

1. Take the masts and fit them into the slots on the top of the ship (image)
2. Assemble the bottom base
   1. Take the two tensegrity tentacles (image)
      1. Again, punch one hole into each of the tentacles. Use a hammer and screwdriver if necessary. **Be careful to not use too much force to prevent the splitting of layers**      

1. Twist the cut hooks into the holes you just made 

1. Slot the tensegrity tentacles into the ocean plate
2. Take the two components of the wrapping tentacle
   1. Slot the two components together
3. Create tensegrity structure
   1. Arrange the ship base so that the masts are between the tentacles. (insert image)
      1. Note that the ship must face a particular direction in order to properly attach the fishing line (image of base w/ arrows for reference of correct direction)
   2. Hook the hooks of the masts with the hooks of the tentacles (gif)
   3. Attach outside support strings
      1. If the string holes are not big enough, use a drill with a 1.5mm bit to make desired room for string.
      2. Cut 11 inches of fishing line (or string material on hand), and tie a knot near one of its ends.
      3. Feed the line through one of the holes in the ocean base from underneath 
         1. The knot should not pass through the hole, but the rest of the string should. If the knot does pass, tie an additional knot nearby.
      4. Feed the line through the corresponding hole in the ship, and tie another knot.
      5. Repeat the above steps for the other two support strings.
      6. Trim excess string
   4. Tighten the strings until taut and balanced in all axes
   5. Slot the wrapping tentacle into ocean base

its a bit Overkill