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    IRON MAN

    Jul 09, 2019 4 minutes
    Story By Carly Sisson
    Photography By Michael Cevoli

    Dave Brayton wears his many nautical miles well. He has earned a living quahogging out of Bristol, Rhode Island, since 1958, and even now, at 83, he has yet to slow his pace. Old Dog, his 23-foot Ocean Scout skiff powered by a 225-hp Yamaha outboard, is weathered herself. A workboat through and through, she’s 32 years old and has served Brayton for the past 21 years.

    Brayton is one of the oldest quahoggers on Narragansett Bay, but he has no problem keeping pace with the younger guys. For him, this is just

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