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    Damon Gannon

    Damon Gannon is a marine biologist who has conducted research on marine mammals, fishes, and seabirds from the Gulf of Mexico to the Bay of Fundy. He is assistant director of the University of Georgia Marine Institute on Sapelo Island. He and his wife, Janet, sail Fulmar, their Pacific Seacraft 37, out of Brunswick, Georgia.

    the author admiring his progress on a  berglass repair job on Fulmar, his 1982 Paci c Seacraft 37.
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    The Seven Stages of Life on the Hard

    The emotional roller coaster is an inevitable part of the boatyard journey Issue 149: March/April 2023 I have complicated feelings about boatyards. Strolling among the jack stands, with the boats and ...

    Damon Gannon
    May 28, 2025
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    Ringing off the Hook

    No windlass? No problem with this nifty, time-tested, anchor ring hack. Issue 138: May/June 2021 In high school, I worked as a deckhand on a charter fishing boat. Bottom fishing for cod in the Gulf of...

    Damon Gannon
    April 26, 2021
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