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The owner attempted to cut away the structure of the tug and replace it to meet the new specifications. As many home boatbuilders do, he got lost in the conversion.

Every creative person needs a fountain of inspiration. Pacific Northwest boatbuilder and designer Sam Devlin finds his spark on Sunday mornings in his office, listening to the Beatles on his radio.

“After a busy workweek and catching up on Saturdays, I love my time on Sunday mornings tucked away in my den and with the Beatles soundtrack in the background,” Devlin says. “I allow myself to dream of creation and discovery.”

We’re sitting down in what Devlin calls his den. What I really want to know, but forget to ask, is whether he is

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