Whatever Floats Your . . . Boat?
Apparently, strapping motors to furniture is kind of a thing, has been for, like, a while, and is even celebrated at an annual international festival (more on that in a bit). Last month’s Caption Contest(!) reminded us that dropping an outboard onto a table is actually not all that unusual.
Case in point: As we returned to the Bay Area from holiday travels, we came across a similarly bizarre shot in the airport. There’s a Lenny Dee album cover featuring an interesting . . . boat?
Most vessels are built from the hull up with the furniture added later. In this case, Lenny’s naval architect skipped the boat altogether and went straight to the interior design.
Reader Gerke Brouwer informed us that so-called ‘table racing’ is definitely a thing in Sweden, where an annual festival celebrates all kinds of strange craft. Case in point number two:
We’ll have Gerke Brouwer’s full correspondence in February’s Letters. If you have any pictures or stories of weird boats, please let us know! (As always, be sure to include your Boat Name, Make and Port of Call, or just tell us where you’re from.)