The Other Side of the Cleat Kevin Carlton rushes past me and heads off down the dock. He's still carrying his clipboard and brace of incessantly squawking walkie-talkies, but he's switched from motorboat maitre d' into Coast Guard captain. I catch up just as he cranks the outboard on a small bargelike utility boat. "Got a call from a boater who says his motor quit, and he's...

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