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—Just Another Delivery For Our Intrepid Captain.

It was 2007, and I had recently returned home from a nine-month stint running a relief kitchen in Waveland, Mississippi, after Hurricane Katrina. I was asked by a fellow captain to deliver a Hinckley 36 from the Tampa area to Stuart, Florida. I eagerly took the delivery and asked my beautiful, dear friend Liz to join me.  

My friends refer to me as a hurricane magnet. Consider, for example, the years 2004 and 2005. I was living and working in southwest Florida in 2004 when Charley, Frances, and Jean came to visit. Then I moved to south Alabama to work with another yacht company in the fall of 2004, only to have Ivan partially destroy the marina we were moving into, so plans for the move were postponed. Shortly after opening a temporary office in Orange Beach, Alabama in 2005, Arlene came to town.

Yeah, we’ve all complained about those pesky combo washer/dryers that started showing up in all type of vessels in the mid 1980s. These machines are supposed to do everything except fluff and fold. But the truth is you leave Pine Island, cruise to Key West, spend a couple of days then head to Ft. Lauderdale, cross over to West End, spend three days and return to Stuart, Florida and those damn Levis and that long sleeve cotton “T” you picked up at Ragged Ass Saloon are still damp! 

A tool not often written about but that has multiple uses is the heat gun. A word of warning though: If you struggle with a screwdriver, pliers, duct tape, and spray lubricant, stop reading. The heat gun is a great tool, but can totally ruin your day if not handled with care. Should you choose to add it to your boat toolbox, take the time to learn how to use it.