This silent classic has our hero (Buster Keaton) completing his basement project, a hand-made boat, and he is eager to get it out and onto the water for him and his family to enjoy. Unfortunately, the boat is too large to get out of the basement and the ensuing efforts to get the boat out of the basement result in the collapse of the family home. With the boat finally out, our hero takes it down to the water and sets sail, only to have it sink.