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Sailing boats?
Is a row boat a contraption?
a sailing boat can be with the pulleys a row boat isn't complicated enough to be a contraption
I feel like a contraption needs a continuously moving bit to qualify, and the distinction from a gizmo is whether it’s hand-held or not
I think a wind surfer could put in an application to be a contraption. I feel a sailing boat is straight up a vehicle as you could live in one.
ok fair enough it's a vehicle that has contraptions on it though
A bicycle is a vehicle as well though, or am I misunderstanding something?
A bicycle tows the line. I'm no expert in contraptions because my schooling and early career helped me work in the adrenochrome factory instead of for Lockheed Martin
What about a paddle boat
Definitely a collection of doohickeys, doodads and gizmos
a large thingamabob at best
Not even making a joke here, a small boat would be called a Dinghy
and a slightly larger boat, a:
spoiler
pinnace