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    Chuck Dougherty

    Working outdoors with expensive and sensitive paint was trying, but the Doughertys proved themselves up to the challenge and were able to transform Splendora’s bruised and dull topsides, below, into a gleaming triumph, at left.
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    LPU blues:Painting Splendora

    Rolling and tipping their way to glory Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 Next time you’re down at the marina, take a close look at the hulls of your neighbors’ boats. You don’t have to look very far to see rub ...

    Chuck Dougherty
    July 22, 2026
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