BOATS & GEAR
ICE MAKING
THE ICING ON THE FISH Reliable icemakers let fishermen chill out on long trips By Paul Molyneaux
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“I’m building a new boat,” says Oregon tuna fi sherman Michael Smith. “We’re going albacore fi shing starting in July, then we’re going to put an ice machine on in November for longer trips longlining. It’s either going to be a Buus or a Maja.” Smith has chased tuna and other highly migratory species across the distant waters of the Pacific, and has plenty of experience with ice machines. “We used to use North
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uying ice in fi shing ports is usually no big deal – pull up dockside and spray a few tons of fl ake into the fi sh hold. But for boats making long trips or operating in remote areas where buying ice is not possible or practical, they need onboard ice machines. North Star, Howe and Buus are among the manufacturers, new and established, supplying commercial fi shing vessels with ice machines.
Technicians aboard the Seattle-based Gordon Jensen, preparing to connect a Northstar Teknotherm M-10 ice maker.
42 National Fisherman \ Winter 2022
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