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Five teams compete in annual Anything That Floats But a Boat race

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John Jasinski and his daughter Laura Jane before the "anything the floats but a boat" contest.
Vera Chinese

Paul Prochilo and Tom Langsdorf

Paul Prochilo and Tom Langsdorf

the winners of the

the winners of the "anything that floats but a boat" contest.

By Vera Chinese on Jul 29, 2009
If Hampton Bays resident Tom Langsdorf was asked what floated his boat last weekend, he would most likely answer as follows: plastic tubing, new septic pipes and a little bit... more

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