The following lightly edited text is from our newest wannabe:
We have a R21, Ranger Tug, St. Brendan, that I absolutely love. My wife Ginger and I live in the Atlanta area, but I'm in FL monthly on business. We'll usually trailer our tug down and spend a weekend coastwise cruising and spend the work week (evenings) entertaining clients. We just got back last night from our Tampa trip. About 2 years ago, I was on a flight from Orlando to Atlanta and found myself sitting next to LNVT owner, John Mackie [John William 37VT68] from Merritt Island, FL (divine intervention to have two tug owners sitting next to each other). This conversation with John is when LNVT's really came on my radar. This past week we were tying up to a courtesy dock at a restaurant inside John's Pass when a Yacht Broker approached us admiring our tug. He had just sold a LNVT and is an admirer of LNVT's and my little R21 classic. He invited us into his office and let me borrow an old copy of Soundings Magazine that had an article about LNVT's. My wife recalls me talking about LNVT's and my meeting John, but she never seemed to have an interest in my appreciation for the tugs until she saw one. Since that conversation and article, my wife has been combing the internet about the 37's. The plan was to find a winter home, but her wheels are now spinning about a '37 LNVT. I'm tickled she is the catalyst in our interest.
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