short stories - Story about a guy living same day over again until he falls asleep under an aluminum boat?
I have a strong recollection of reading a short story sometime in the '70s (maybe in Analog magazine) roughly about a man who was living in some kind of experiment run by aliens, in which the same day was repeated over and over... (shades of Groundhog Day) - until he accidentally passed out under a metallic boat hull in his garage, and he was able to then realize he was in this experimental world where the same day repeats.
I think the title contained the word "Tuesday" (or some other day of the week); IIRC the author mentioned that he considered using the title "The Ides of March" but decided against it.
Sound familiar to anyone?
Answer
This is, in all likelihood, "The Tunnel Under the World" by Frederik Pohl, which has previously been asked about and answered at least twice before. The detail with the boat combined with the overall shape of the plot pretty much clinches it, as cited in this question's accepted answer (originally provided by user Hypnosifl):
The biggest surprise was the upside-down boat hull that blocked the rear half of the cellar, relic of a brief home workshop period that Burckhardt had gone through a couple of years before. From above, it looked perfectly normal. Inside, though, where there should have been thwarts and seats and lockers, there was a mere tangle of braces, rough and unfinished.
Please see that question for additional details and confirmation.
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