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Thatâs exactly how Sam Hughes, from Cordova, spent his time: building his pride and joy, Miss Mary Lee. Built out of wood and fiberglass, Miss Mary Lee sits at 14-feet-and-6 inches long, is over 7-feet wide, and packs an 8-horsepower outboard motor. Sheâs decorated with an industrial coating of black-and-white paint and topped with a 5-gallon air compressor horn. Hughes smiled proudly as he drifted around Easton Point Marina atop Miss Mary Lee on Dec. 15, a couple weeks after the tugboat was all finished. She only goes five miles per hour, but it was enough for him. âSheâs a little boat designed for having fun and enjoying the water,â he said. âBoating is a hobby to most, but itâs a passion for me.â ....