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    Thomas Froncek

    Tom’s 25-year-old Catalina 25, Kära Flicka (which means Dear Girl), named in honor of his Swedish daughter-in-law.
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    Pleasure boats: Frivolous expense? Impractical?

    Issue 24 : May/June 2002 “Are you nuts?” “Go for it!” “Don’t you have enough problems?” “Life’s too short. Do it while you can.” The contradictory voices I heard from other people were no differ...

    Thomas Froncek
    September 28, 2026
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