On Friday afternoon at Performance Marine on Gardner Boulevard, David Wesley Dupler answers the phone at the front desk, while his mother, Michelle, helps a walk-in customer.
Dusty Dupler, David's father, is hidden away working in the back of the store, occasionally walking to the front to speak friendly with customers he seems to have known for decades.
Business has picked up at the Columbus boat dealership of late, with the COVID-19 pandemic drawing more money and attention to the safe, soci
Zack Plair is the managing editor for The Dispatch.
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