Weird boat, weird weather

I checked out neighbor Mike's strange new craft. It is an old Sea Scow sailboat (made in Minnetonka) that has been modified in a number of cool ways.

The scow now has a wooden cabin (I shot the storm picture through one of the portals). It is powered by an ill-tempered Honda 10 h.p. four-stroke outboard. You steer the vessel with an extra-long, rudder.

It's a fun, Dr. Suess-ish (Suessian?) boat. You ride close to the water, which makes for a canoe-like experience.

We cruised from just south of the Lowry Bridge to the vicinity of the Camden. As you can see from the images, the weather was strange, blustery and wet one moment, beautiful and blue the next.