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Article: Tuna boats get cored hulls; plenty of work at R.I. yard. (North).
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- National Fisherman
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- January 1, 2003
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Besides lobster boats and an occasional dragger, Maine's boatyards have been turning out a number of tuna boats. Though they are based on Down East lobster-boat hulls, a lot more time and money is put into the tuna boats than most lobster boats.
Currently, Atlantic Boat Co. in Brooklin, Maine, is building a pair of 42-foot rod-and-reel tuna boats. The first one is scheduled for launching at the end of February for Walter Martish of North Kingstown, R.I.
Some lobstermen used balsa or foam as cores in their hulls when the material first became available. But fewer do now--especially below the waterline, though it is used in decks, washrails and cabins.
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