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    Eastern 31 Casco Bay

    Jan 07, 2020 3 minutes
    By Steve Knauth

    oug Douty was a pontoon boat guy. The Fair Haven, New Jersey, businessman (he owns The Lusty Lobster seafood market in Highlands) grew up on the local waters of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers. “I was out on boats as soon as I knew where the water was,” Douty says. “At one point, I had a 13-foot Boston Whaler and I was out enjoying the river at all times of the day and night, running around,

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