Word: pluhars
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...landbound observer, a boat is like the center seat of an L-1011 on a nonstop flight to Singapore, on which one has to unpack and repack for every meal. But the observer misses the point: the life is different, and the people are, therefore, special. Joe Pluhar, who until a few weeks ago was the owner of the marina with his wife Bobbi, says, "The people made the marina, they helped, pitched in, patrolled. We loved them." Steve Coe, who was the dockmaster for eight years, says, "This place was for regular people who live aboard...
...bare ruined choirs in a matter of days. The loudspeaker system that once called residents to the phone was dismantled. Within a week, Steve Coe had been fired, with the explanation that he wasn't "a ball buster." ("In all those years, he was only late twice," said Bobbi Pluhar, with tears in her eyes.) Then transient mooring rates were nearly tripled. The permanent residents were never told what to expect, but they began to fear the worst...
...anchor out, all alone somewhere. That's nice. It's a different way of life," he says. The night before, everyone had gathered for the last party, an "End of an Era" cocktail hour. They gave Steve Coe $301 they collected as a thank-you present, and Bobbi Pluhar stood on a chair and promised there would be a reunion at her house next year. "I thought it would continue as it was," said Joe Pluhar, sadly. "We developed it into a business that I think was an institution, and inside of a week he has practically dumped...
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