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I witnessed some of what floated up on Florida's east coast during the last "flotilla" exodus. The workmanship was amazing (makes sense 'cause only the good stuff would make it as far as Cocoa Beach) but even then, visualize the craft in 4 foot waves and you realize they took their life in their hands. A local artist gathered up some of the "boats," took slices, and framed them, and the artwork hung in the lobby of the Melbourne, Fla (MLB) airport. It was an amazing tribute to the quest for freedom and I believe belongs in the Smithsonian. Or better yet, the US Capitol to remind our lawmakers just how precious is freedom to those living under tyranny.

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The workmanship was amazing

Yes it is. This may seem like shade tree mechanic stuff to some, but some serious thought went into these vessels. And is it not High Art to fashion such conveyances for the purpose of freedom? I think so. I think that these welders and mechanics deserve, in absentia, Presidential Medals of Freedom.