GDR

German Democratic Republic. The now non existent country of East Germany produced simple colourful boats . I am a huge fan of GDR MZ motorbikes , as they are simple , but well made motorcycles. Unfortunately , the GDR boats tend to not be too clever in operation. Some of the boats have an unrealistic paddle for propulsion . This would not be too bad , if it were not for the fact that water leaks into the hull through the aperture connecting the paddle to the clockwork motor. Also the propellered boats seem to have very strong , but very short running clockwork motors. In summary , they tend to look better than they operate.