It's not DIY. It's many similarly thinking Y's coming together to DI. Eventually you'll reach beyond any given initial fledgling "hobby class" goalposts. Nothing unusual or unachievable there.

​Honestly, a good model for acquiring capital for a radical idea, one could do worse than to consult SeaSheapard - half dozen plus fleet navy of multiple multi-million dollar ships with expensive operations costs. EarthFirst isn't as capital intense, but good at putting the limited capital into direct action. ​