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Throughout their boating lives, Mike and Linda Wiens have moved between sail and power with ease. The Lewis Center, Ohio, couple have owned an 18-foot Marquis runabout, a Sea Ray Sundancer, a Carver 36 and a 34-foot C&C sloop. The boat dearest to their adventurous hearts was a 41-foot Lord Nelson cutter, a husky, capable double-ender.

“We sailed all over Lake Erie for 10 years while we were

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