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Capt. Ken,
I like your tag line. I never really thought about it until a couple of years ago when I saw a magazine article showing a captain diving off the bow to retrieve a mooring line (as opposed to just grabing it with a boat hook). My first thought was "what an idiot". My second was " who's manning the helm on this now drifting boat?" My 3rd "Does he think this will get him jobs?" I swam like a fish as a kid and spent my life on boats. Now, after a lot of experience and a melanoma, the closest I come to a swim is my jacuzzi or shower except for maybe cutting a line off a prop. As for going out on boats, only when my palm is crossed with green (except when I get withdrawl symptoms in mid winter).
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