National Fisherman

June 14, 2018

Wicked on and off the water: What makes a tuna captain’s motor run?

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Shelley Wigglesworth

(Clockwise from upper left) Dave Carraro runs the F/V Tuna.com, a 44-foot Calvin Beal with 1,000-hp Cat C18. TJ Ott runs the F/V Hot Tuna, a 48-foot 2002 Dixon, built in Woods Harbor, Nova Scotia, with an 825-hp engine. Tyler McLaughlin runs the F/V Pinw.

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