What fisherman doesn't dream of owning a boat? If there are funds, then the boat is purchased first. Unfortunately, not every fisherman can afford such an expensive "pleasure". Therefore, one has to fish in conditions that correspond to reality, although it is never harmful to dream.

Nowadays, almost all boats are made not from rubber, but from PVC material, as it is more reliable and more resistant to the action of the natural environment. Despite this, a PVC boat requires some care, otherwise it will not last long. This is especially true in winter, when no one uses the boat and it has to be in such conditions for several months.

The presence of low temperatures, when the PVC material no longer has such flexibility, may damage the craft. It will be difficult to repair it, and the boat will not be so reliable anymore. Especially if there is water left somewhere, which, when frozen, tears even metal. Therefore, it is very important to know how to properly store the boat in winter so that it will last for many years.

Before putting the boat into storage, it is necessary to carry out a number of preparatory operations. For example:

• The first thing to do is to clean the boat of foreign formations, in the form of outgrowths of aquatic vegetation and other dirt. This should remove all dirt and sand from hard-to-reach places. To do this, you will have to carefully work with a special brush.
• The boat is washed using special detergents. In extreme cases, you can use soap. After that, the boat is filled with air and dried in this state.
• All devices that were used with the boat are also cleaned and dried. At the same time, it is desirable not to damage them.
• An equally important stage is the choice of a place to store it. The place must be spacious so that the boat can fit in the half-inflated condition. If this is not possible, then the boat can be stored in a freely folded state so that no cracks appear on it. It is not recommended to store the PVC boat in a tightly folded state.
• The storage area should be as level as possible so that the boat does not accidentally fall and be damaged.
• If everything is done correctly, the boat can be forgotten until next summer, when the new fishing season opens.

No less important are the conditions in which the boat is stored.

• The PVC boat does not have a large list, where the storage parameters of the boat are indicated: nevertheless, the PVC material is quite strong and stable. And yet, there are requirements, but they are realistically feasible. So, the storage space should be spacious and well ventilated.
• It is not desirable that the boat be near radiators or other heaters in winter, so as not to damage the material.
• It is not recommended to place heavy objects on the boat while it is in storage.
• The instructions indicate that the optimal temperatures for storing the boat are between + 6- + 16 degrees. Therefore, sub-zero temperatures are not desirable, as well as high positive ones.
• The most suitable place to store it in the apartment is the pantry.
• After a period of storage, the boat should be carefully inspected. It is not a fact that the boat will leave this mode without flaws, especially if the storage conditions did not meet the recommended ones.

Is conservation necessary?

Preservation of the product is necessary if the storage conditions are not suitable or do not correspond to the desired ones. In this case, you will have to conserve it. Unlike inflatable rubber boats, this process does not take much time, just like the depreservation process.

Are garage conditions suitable for storing PVC boats?

To answer this question, you need to have the right information. For example, is the garage heated? If it is heated, then it is not difficult to create conditions for storing the boat in the garage. If the garage is not heated, then the conservation process is indispensable. And one more, but very important nuance is the presence of rodents that are very fond of PVC material. If measures are not taken to neutralize them, then they will make a sieve out of the boat.

In addition, various liquids can usually be stored in garages, which can affect the material of the boat.

If the requirements are considered feasible, then:

• The boat must be free and not adjacent to any spare parts or parts.
• The boat can be hung by the bow, as it will take up much less space. If the height of the garage allows, then the boat can be suspended altogether, then it will not take up any space at all. In addition, rodents will not get it in limbo.
• If rodents appear from time to time, then traps can be set on them. To prevent rodents from appearing in the garage, it is not recommended to store food or vegetables in it.
• In severe frosts, when sub-zero temperatures are observed in the garage, you cannot move the boat from place to place, as this can harm it.

Storing a boat with an engine has its own subtleties that are more related to engine storage. When the outboard motor is running, this does not affect its performance in any way, and if it is stored for a long time, then corrosion associated with the appearance of condensate may occur. As for the engine, it is generally contraindicated to store it at low temperatures (minus), especially if the engine has been in operation for the entire season. Though a small drop of moisture, but she was able to remain in the engine for any reason, and this is a disaster. Therefore, the engine is stored only in a heated room at temperatures that do not allow condensation to collect. As a rule, this is room temperature and then there will be no problems with the engine.

In the case of purchasing a PVC boat, the first thing to think about is determining a place to store it, where there are suitable conditions. This will help keep the boat in working order for years to come.

An interesting discussion ensued about life on a 40+ yacht. User Alloy Boy wondered what it was like to move from an apartment to a small boat:

“All day long I see yachts from the window of my office, and it seems to me that life on them flows so serenely. he writes. - Is it really there nowhere to turn around, it seems to me (if you live alone)? How quickly do they depreciate? A quick search reveals that a 40-footer is comparable in price to an apartment or a small house, but what are the advantages of living on a yacht (other than mobility)?

Here are the responses he received:

Imaka

"It's a very relaxed life and quite comfortable, but it all depends on your needs and desires. By the way, in most places you will pay much less for a 40-foot yacht than for an apartment.

Life on a boat is not for everyone. It can be pleasant and relaxing, but to make it so, you have to work hard. If it is possible to live on a yacht without buying it, then you should do it.

You must take care of fresh water and emptying the waste tank. For water, you will have to run ashore - sometimes to the marina. In some places there is water delivery to the boat, but experience tells me that this is rather an exception. Personally, I haven't been so lucky. When my husband and I stood in one place for a long time, we had to grab 20 liters of water every time we went ashore.

Need electricity? If so, consider wind turbines or solar panels, depending on where you live. Fridge? The most energy-hungry device on a yacht. There are less voracious, but they will cost you a pretty penny. Would you like to have a hot shower on the boat? Consider whether your area is warm enough to make do with a daily "summer shower" or if you should buy a water heater.

What about the concoction? If you have a gas stove, especially the Force 10, two burners and an oven, that's great, some people complement it with a barbecue grill in the cockpit. With a stove, you should have a gas detector in the cabin in case there is a leak, the gas can accumulate on the bottom of the boat, causing an explosion.

If you are at anchor, then you will have to get to the shore on a dinghy every day. Make sure it doesn't get stolen. Is there transport on the beach? So much the better, you don’t have to carry laundry, food, etc. on your hump. Do you work every day? Keep in mind that there will be days when it will not be easy to get to the shore by dinghy.

Do you want TV and internet on board? We usually used mobile internet. Sometimes it was lucky to catch an unpassworded wi-fi. A sufficiently high-mounted antenna will provide reception of free TV channels. Naturally, the picture quality will "limp" when the boat is moving.

Again, depending on the region, clothing can suffer from moisture and mold. To avoid this, we hid everything in airtight bags.

There are those who prefer to rent places in marinas, they live on board and get most of the comforts of a normal home. But not all marinas allow it.

I would repeat my experience if given the opportunity and if the right person is around."

driver2

"Thinking about it myself. I've been swimming for years, I'm approaching retirement, and the prospect of having a second home is appealing. If you're working, you probably don't want such a drastic change.

If life in a kennel does not scare you, then go ahead. On a yacht in a marina, you get the following: long walks to and from the car with purchases, daily trips to the showers in the marina (a drain bank will save the situation, but you can’t empty it in the marina, and it’s expensive to pay for it weekly) or you can go out to sea every week to empty it there.

Highly recommend a light (or white) interior. Dark wood is depressing during the winter months. In addition, in winter you can suffer from claustrophobia. That is why for those who are planning to live on a boat, I advise you not to skimp on space. The more space, the better your mental health.

It's a lot like living in a camper...with the chance of drowning."

DoH

No washer/dryer. "Interruptions" with water. Everything is modest with cabinets and cooking. The beds leave a lot to be desired. Shower with boxes. Everything is damp all year round. The smell of gasoline if you have a motorboat. Knock on the pier, even if the boat is tied. Many yachts don't have heaters, none of the ones I've been on have air conditioning. At best, you will just be cramped. Entertainment is tight. Getting a pet is almost impossible. Straighten up to your full height? Forget it.

Everything, of course, is true, but I myself would like to live on a boat - but only on a long journey, and not huddle in a marina and dangle back and forth to work. Maybe live in the Caribbean in the winter and move to Maine for the summer? I would also like to go from North America to Europe. A completely different life!

Think of it this way: having a boat as your home is like having a motorcycle for all occasions. Sounds romantic, but how convenient is it in practice?

william g

You don't have to stay where you don't want to, you are literally and figuratively the "Captain of your ship" and no one will argue with that.

You see in a dream a boat turned over on the shore - this is a harbinger of sadness and loneliness.

Tied to the shore with a chain, on a huge castle, the boat marks the loss of a close friend.

Two boats moored in a row promise a happy marriage.

A leaky, sunken boat near the shore means the achievement of success and prosperity.

Sailing in a boat on the smooth surface of a quiet pond - this idyllic picture indicates that a new love adventure beckons you.

Boating in cloudy weather means adultery.

If you are sailing far from the shore in a boat that has begun to leak heavily, in reality decide to end the affair that was started.

Drowning in such a boat is a great misfortune or accidental death.

Falling out of a boat into the water by negligence is a ridiculous misunderstanding.

Boating with a big company - to get a good job and conclude a lucrative contract.

Sailing in a boat alone, barely managing with heavy oars - to the death of a beloved animal.

Mooring on a boat to the saving shore, having endured many dangers on the water, you will find understanding from a kindred soul.

Set sail on a boat, preparing to cross to the other side of a stormy river - to family squabbles and troubles.

To be in serious danger, having fallen into a storm that suddenly rose on the sea, if you find yourself in a dream on a boat that has drifted far from the coast - such a dream portends a threat of attack and robbery.

Sailing in a boat launched from a wrecked ship means that your child will cause you serious anxiety.

A boat with a sail, on which you hunt fish in coastal waters, will experience the pleasure of communicating with cheerful people who do not neglect earthly joys.

Rushing across the water in a fast motorboat threatens you with financial ruin as a result of participating in a promising but too risky scam with a fictitious resale of real estate.

If you dream that you are sailing on a gondola through the canals of Venice, then you will spend your vacation on some extraordinary journey.

If in a dream you are kayaking with the flow - this guarantees you good luck in any everyday troubles, if against the flow - expect disappointment in business.

Sailing in a boat with your chosen one - portends early marriage and complete consent and love in married life, but if at the same time you are rowing with oars, and not him, then you still have to strengthen him in the opinion that he cannot find a better wife than you on all white light.

Sailing along a dangerous river and seeing crocodiles swarming around your boat portends reckless and frivolous acts, harmless flirting, which, however, can lead to undesirable consequences and overshadow family life.

If you fish from a boat, this portends significant changes in your life. Dive from a boat into the water - fortunately, if the water is calm, and if there are waves on it, this is a matter of concern.

If a carrier ferries you across a river or lake in a boat, this portends a win in the lottery for married people, for young people - a fat groom.

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You can make your own at home.
And today we bring to your attention a small report on the manufacture of a boat at home.

You can do it, or your eyes are afraid, but your hands do it.

There are times when you want to go out into nature with a fishing rod, spinning, sometimes even with your family. The boat "Desnyanka", born in 1992, is even very suitable for this, but, due to its low carrying capacity, it is more for spending time intimate with nature. Little by little the boat wore out, rubbed, but walked.

And then one day, at the beginning of October 2006 from the Nativity of Christ, being in the middle of the Dnieper, I see how my boat begins to curl up under me, and the extraneous sounds made by the boat do not at all inspire confidence that I will get ashore dry.

Having got out on the shore, almost dry and charged with adrenaline, I firmly decided to put the boat in order, but upon closer examination it turned out:
Repair is not fast and does not guarantee safety in the future (more than 30% of the surface, or already passed or was about to emit air)
Even restored, the boat could not provide for the needs of a family (4 people) in water trips, and such a need is increasingly arising.
Installing a motor on it is possible, but does not guarantee safety (I don’t feel pleasure from walking on oars, especially against the current).
Other essential minor things.

The conclusion that I made for myself (not without the help of my wife) is to change the boat!

I have a couple of experiences in motor boats - as a passenger, but the boat must be with a motor and its own. And it was 10/08/2006.

And the Internet has begun to scour: Many boats are beautiful and different, but something is missing in each.

I went to people, a lot of advice, all contradictory.

10/19/2006 I came across information about the independent construction of a boat, I was interested. Since the boat was also planned for family vacations, his wife was involved in the discussion of the issue. She liked the idea of ​​building a boat on her own: the husband is busy, the son does not hang out on the street, he does not spoil his eyes in front of the computer, plus "working together for my benefit - it unites." We looked at a lot of projects of boats such as "Salmon", "Catfish", "Burbot", "Perch", "Shark" and others. We read a lot of articles, including "In Search of a Fishing Ideal", "VITA Displacement Boat", "Building a Boat Using the Sew and Glue Method", "Is It Worth Building a Boat? Reflections". Uploaded literature on the construction of ships "15 ship projects", "Vessel type selection and construction", "Boats and motors in questions and answers", CARENE program. Based on the "DIXI" project, changed the linear dimensions to 3460 mm - length, 1350mm - width, board height was 500mm amidships - on the advice of fishermen, for the possibility of access to the Kiev reservoir I made a model of cardboard 265mm long (approximately 1:13), lowered it into the water (into the bath) - it does not sink! I began to load, since there is enough lead, 600gr - it does not sink, even the margin on the sides remained (the layout without a cutout on the transom): The family liked it.

10/25/2006 I looked at the boat, built by Oleg Melegov in the spring of 2006 in the garage and has been run in several times, including on the Kiev reservoir. I took a few pictures for a closer study, listened to a number of tips.

31.10.2006 finally matured! I ordered FSF 4mm plywood 1240x2450 - 3 sheets, transferred the pattern from CARENE to the wallpaper sheet, and started looking for a room.

11/10/2006 brought plywood.

11/15/2006 went to Kyiv (to the company "AEROLA"), bought 5 kg of epoxy resin - ED-531, 1 kg of hardener - Telalit, 2 liters of microspheres - Kobasil.

On 11/18/2006, a friend from the local yacht club, after giving some unprintable comments about the idea to build a boat, presented a roll of fiberglass, for which he was immediately forgiven. In addition, to facilitate my work with resin, he recommended using not scales, but medical syringes of different sizes, having previously drilled holes (with small volumes of the composition used - 20-100g, this is very convenient).

11/19/2006 - I couldn't find the premises, my hands itch: I persuaded my wife to let me into the hall for a couple of days to glue the plywood under the blanks, promised to cover everything with a film - for my own safety. The project has "officially" begun. I did not dare to glue on the "mustache", and there was nowhere to prepare plywood for gluing. As a load for gluing plywood, the wife allowed the use of home preservation, but she did not suspect that this would not end, and she had been reading the tale of the bast and ice hut to children for a long time.

On November 22, 2006, he transferred the bottom patterns from the wallpaper sheet to the plywood and, having promised his wife that after cutting the plywood, everything would be put in the garage until spring, he picked up a jigsaw. The wife, in order to minimize dust effects, suggested using a vacuum cleaner as a sawdust collector. Ignoring her advice and desire to help would be unwise on my part. The work continued, but with an assistant - the project, as planned, became a family one.

11/23/2006 - side elements are cut. In all operations where temporary fastening of elements was necessary: ​​transferring a pattern from a wallpaper sheet to plywood, cutting out symmetrical body parts, gluing a fender, etc., we used binders of the appropriate size (taken from work for temporary use) - on the advice of Oleg Melegova.

On 11/24/2006, I processed the symmetrical elements of the boat hull with a planer, drilled holes at regular intervals (100mm) along the edges of the blanks (5mm from the edge), for further stitching of the hull. As a sawdust collector, when working with an electric planer, I used an ordinary construction glove, as it turned out to be quite effective. As supports, to hold the workpieces in a vertical position, I used clamps (3 pieces - everything that was available), fixed at the bottom, in opposite directions. I sewed two elements of the bottom with nylon thread, like boots are sewn, using a metal loop, and promised to transfer everything to the garage in the morning. The idea to use kapron thread arose for three reasons:

natural laziness (too lazy to pick out glued metal brackets).
rings made of nylon thread impregnated with epoxy resin will work as reinforcement.
capron does not rust.

11/25/2006 - Saturday. Since it was not possible to work on the project for more than 2-3 hours on a weekday, the arrival of Saturday was perceived with enthusiasm. While the family was sleeping in the morning, without noise and dust, an impromptu slipway was built and the bottom was glued together, a fillet was brought out. Fillets in the seams are very convenient to remove with a plastic disposable spoon. When the wife saw all this, the epoxy had already set. And my wife is kind, quick-witted, in general, she left the fox in a bast hut. And the project has become even more family-friendly. In the garage, I cut the fiberglass into strips 5 cm wide and 7 cm wide at an angle of 45 °, annealed the strips on a fire. Annealed fiberglass, as it turned out, is very frayed.

11/26/2006 purchased a sheet of plywood 10mm, made a transom. Taped, in one layer, fiberglass inner seam on the bottom. To avoid trouble, fiberglass was impregnated with epoxy resin in the attic, laying a film on the floor. The fiberglass impregnated with resin no longer crumbles, and the finished strips fit well on the primed surface.

On November 27, 2006, according to the already known technology with the use of child labor (daughter and son took an active part), they sewed the hull of the boat. In the evening, when the children had gone to bed, a transom was sewn on with epoxy glue. The epoxy work was carried out while the children were asleep and the door to the room was closed or they were not at home.

On 11/28/2006, internal side and transom seams were glued with fiberglass.

11/29/2006 purchased a sheet of plywood 6mm. Made solid frames.

11/30/2006 the frames are sewn in, glued.

Smoke break. Weekend. The family needs attention.

04.12.2006 jars were made and installed.

06-07.12.2006 the outer parts of the fender were made and glued. The fender was pressed along the entire length with 6 clamps at the control points and binders between them.

On 12/09/2006, the front frame and deck were sewn in from pre-prepared plywood residues.

On December 12-13, 2006, the inner parts of the fender were glued.

12/14/2006 glued: reinforcement of the transom board 25mm thick, 130mm wide, transom shelf 15mm wide, two vertical brackets to the knapsack board. Strengthening the transom board, while the epoxy resin dries, is fixed with screws.

12/15/2006 the boat was turned over and installed on an impromptu slipway (from tied chairs in the stern and a stool in the bow). Knits are sewn and glued under the seats. The cans glued to the sides and frames were longitudinally unstable and had to be strengthened.

12/16/2006 the outer seams of the boat are pasted over with fiberglass in two layers. The screws have been removed from the transom. The screw seats are drilled out, and furniture chopsticks are glued in their place.

On 12/17/2006, the seams were processed under the vacuum cleaner. Made and installed on the glue bottom and side redans (fixed from the inside with screws).

On 12/18/2006, screws were completely removed from the side steps and partially from the bottom ones. The boat is treated with epoxy on the outside.

12/20/2006 the boat is completely painted on the outside, on the inside - only the bottom part and the lower part of the side.

12/22/2006 the boat is set to normal position. The upper part of the fender was leveled with a planer, impregnated with epoxy resin.

12/23/2006 removal of the body! Weight 44kg. The calculation was justified: the boat did not pass through the entrance! But through the attic to the roof - tyutelka in tyutelka! The descent from the roof of the floating craft did not cause much trouble: several tens of meters of rope, a four-seater tent - which became a temporary cover for the boat and half an hour of time for the whole procedure, along with packing and unpacking. Next car trailer, shore, launching.

The boat on the water did not present any surprises, there were no leaks, creaks, cracking of the seams were not observed.

Crimping is made on 410 kg. live weight (5 people with a photographer - son 9 years old) + 44kg. own weight of the boat + 20kg. engine. A complete check of driving performance was not carried out for reasons: strong wind, not run-in motor (purchased the day before), a complete lack of personal experience in driving a motor boat.

Remarks identified at this stage: a narrow cutout on the transom - a small tiller angle (the engine had to be moved closer to the starboard side), due to the lack of personal experience at the beginning of the project and the engine until its completion.

In the spring I will bring the boat to mind and conduct full sea trials. I hope repainting, installing practical things, the total weight of the boat will not increase much.

As is customary at the end of the story: special thanks to my family, they endured, did not kick me out, and most importantly, they helped as best they could. From my words, my wife recorded correctly. Signature.

And the hands are itching:
01/02/2007 - jigsaw, extension cord - the cutout on the transom has become wider, half a meter of adhesive tape so that the fresh cut does not get wet, and we are again near the water. The face, profile and other material evidence, in the form of human footprints in the boat, is attached. Five horses at the stern! Few, Few. But according to the table, the allowable power is enough.

Yes, and I almost forgot, two-centimeter ice, 150 meters, in a deep backwater, they broke like an icebreaker - an experiment, you know. Adrenaline is more than enough, it's a pity the camera was on the shore, two kilometers from the scene. We came back - we are not afraid of anything! 4mm plywood in a keeled bottom + two redans = icebreaker!

Sergei Klepikov

Furniture is not tinted in Moscow - all boats and ships are painted by the owners themselves with uncompromisingly bright colors. The average service life of such ships and boats is 15-20 years. The owner lovingly updates the design of his vessel every 2-3 years, gradually tinting its worn parts.

When the life of a boat comes to an end, its color content is a real object of abstract painting. Just look at those colors and textures!

At first, Katya and Jan thought about whether it was worth ennobling and restoring the material, but there was a danger that then it would lose its uniqueness and charm of antiquity. Therefore, the processing of the boats is minimal, it allows you to preserve their original color and the patterned beauty of the cracks: the surface of the boat is skinned to eliminate the possibility of getting a splinter and make the material more pleasant to the touch, and a special matte composition is applied to fix the color.

I asked how the colors on the sides of the boats are so beautiful and harmonious. Katya explained that the inhabitants of this country have their own special artistic taste: "Lifestyle, houses, nature and religion - everything has its own beauty." According to Katya, in any of the ports of Java, Lombok, Bali and other islands, she and Jan had the feeling that they were in some kind of art gallery.

Of course, not all the material that is brought from distant islands is aesthetically attractive. The "LikeLodka" team selects it very carefully. I felt that the guys were fascinated by the color and combinations of shades. For three months, Katya and Jan were choosing the right material, literally rummaging through the factory yard in search of the perfect pieces - parts and boards are not sorted by color, so you have to tinker with it. Usually warehouses are a huge open-air space, all littered with boards.

I realized that Jan and Katya control the selection process very carefully, try to participate in it as much as possible and explain in detail what color or size of boat they need. For example, at first this beautiful chest of drawers was assembled from parts that were too dark. Then Katya and Jan had to go to the factory storage in search of the most colorful and colorful pieces of wood.

Now, when I looked at this chest of drawers in the Depst store, the vivid paintings of Jackson Pollock flashed in my head.

Now the young "LikeLodka" has the first delivery. For him, Katya and Jan ordered a 20-foot container with 70 boats and chests of drawers. The boats were loaded right in front of them - the young artists were very attentive to the packaging, requiring several layers of cardboard to wrap the furniture so that it would safely reach Moscow.

And although the dimensions of the container were carefully calculated in advance, already when loading the boats it suddenly turned out that there was still room! Then, in the operational mode, it was necessary to ram it with other interior items: otherwise the boats could be damaged during transportation.

The stool was captured during the production process, so it was brought to perfect condition already in the workshop in Moscow. Here Jan is sanding the rough surface of a tree and you immediately feel how it becomes more pleasant to the touch.

All the boats live and fit in a 16-square-meter workshop, where Katya and Jan made their own second floor for the boats.

On the day when the native boats were approaching Moscow, the couple spent the night in their workshop in a double hammock, because during the daytime trucks cannot enter the center. At 5 am, the long-awaited cargo arrived and by about 7 am all the boats took their places.

Katya and Jan call their workshop "The House of Boats". And there is a really special, homely atmosphere. Even a little mysterious. Here they stand - wooden treasures - motionless and quiet, packed, slender, dust plays in the evening sun, smells of paint and wood. And so I wanted to see what textures and colors are hiding under the plain gray-yellow cardboard.

"LikeLodka" are proud to offer a design that is not trivial for our country and love the planet: the furniture is made according to the “recycle” principle, which means not a single felled tree. The brand shares the philosophy of eco-design, more than relevant now all over the world. Boats and ships are given a second life - only on land.

Katya told me with inspiration that at every stage - in choosing a boat, in buying it - there is already an element of creativity, because these unusual items require emotional involvement in the process.

Jan and Katya on the second floor of their studio

At first, Katya and Jan thought that cafes and restaurants or designers would be their target audience. But the main and most responsive buyers turned out to be ordinary people who would like to have this unique item at home. Because there won't be another like it.

Boat in the interior

"LikeLodka" is a progressive brand open to any suggestions. If you have ideas for ship plank furniture, feel free to email the friendly "LikeBodki" team; for example, the most unusual wish from buyers was somehow to make a boat in the form of a bed.

"LikeLodka" even has its own model boat. She is a real beauty. It is used for exhibition and promotional purposes. For example, at the Usadba Jazz festival, she acted as a kind of photo booth: they took pictures and made wishes in it.

The boat is big, especially compared to others. I was amused by the story of how the guys had to explain at the factory that they needed a boat that would fit a person (and maybe even more than one), and the factory owner was still wondering how big our people were and what kind of activity would take place there ; after all, Indonesians are known for their diminutiveness and compactness. The next time this boat can be seen at the exhibition “Sea-Amore”, which the magazine "Seasons" is organizing on July 26th in the Hermitage Garden,. There she will be the most important boat in the world - the boat of declarations of love. So, if you have been wanting to tell someone about your feelings for a long time - it's time to do it under the wooden vaults of a 15-year-old Indonesian boat, which definitely has enough space for two - checked.

Perhaps, it is the metamorphoses that occur with wood that attract me most in such furniture: at first it was a deaf log or a fallen tree trunk; then - a boat with which the Indonesian family could feed themselves; and only then - an interior item that crosses huge distances before getting, for example, into a Moscow apartment and reminding you of the sea. Katya told me a story that the head of one of the factories once told them: once one of the inhabitants spent all alone on the high seas for almost a month and escaped only thanks to a boat. I think the owner of a rack made of such an object will certainly attract a good portion of good luck into his life!

I realized that the boat for me is one of the symbols of travel and adventure. The heart longs for travel, especially if you live in a big bustling city and have a busy work schedule. I closed my eyes and ran my hand along the uneven surface of the boats, imagining how long they had traveled to Moscow. Cracks and many layers of colors also remain on them, as wrinkles appear on a person’s face over time from frequent smiles, anger or sadness. Warm wood keeps stories, which even makes these interior items somewhat animated. If you decide to have such a thing at home, let it bring good luck and a touch of adventurism to your home.

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