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How Much Is That Yacht?

inger Patti Page notched a chart-topping hit single in 1953 with the novelty tune “How Much is that Doggie in the Window?” With the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show upon us and other shows just around the corner, we’ll be seeing lots of doggies in lots of windows. Temptation is everywhere in the form of sensuously curved hulls, mirror-polished stainless steel and acres of

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