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Article: Chesapeake Bay Museum Preserves Rough-Hewn Tradition
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- The Washington Post
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- January 14, 1988
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Darryl Larrimore hadn't made money oystering in three years, and
the skipjack captain wanted to sell his 53-foot boat, one of a
dwindling fleet of sail-powered dredging boats to ply the Chesapeake
Bay.
Larrimore, 35, went to R.J. (Jim) Holt for help. Holt, 70, is
retiring as director of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and could
offer no encouragement. First, the museum couldn't meet the $55,000
price. Second, it already had a skipjack, along with dozens of other
classic or bygone boats of the bay.
Holt promised to let Larrimore know if he came across a buyer.
"It's a sad thing to see these things go," he said, wishing Larrimore
luck.
The meeting of the retiring museum man and the ...