Editing Hank Snow (section)

===Life at sea===
[[File:The Famous Bluenose.jpg|thumb | Photo of the ''[[Bluenose]]''. Snow painted the schooner on cardboard winning 1st prize at the Lunenburg Fisheries Exhibition.]]

In 1926, Snow worked on a fishing [[schooner]] as a "flunky" or [[cabin boy]].<ref>The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines ''flunky'', in this sense, as "one performing menial or miscellaneous duties." Snow's duties included forking cod from the deck into a bin where a "throater" would grab the fish, slit its throat and belly before passing it on to another crew member who would remove its head.</ref><ref name="AllMusic"></ref> The job was unpaid, but Snow was allowed to sell cod tongues and fish he caught. After one trip, he used his earnings to buy a guitar and chord book. In 1927 or 1928, he heard radio broadcasts of country artists like [[Vernon Dalhart]] and [[Carson Robison]], which inspired him to sing and play for his crewmates.<ref name="HankSnow" />

In August 1930, Snow's schooner nearly wrecked on [[Sable Island]], but they were saved by a change in wind. Witnessing other vessels lost in the storm, he vowed to never return to sea.<ref name="HankSnow" />