Had to work for them, but they are there...

[willy]

Seems when you talk with guys doing the charter buisness either small boat or good size one most of them are retired from something else. I have met a couple guys doing it as young men but I have never met one that had two nickels to rub together in his pocket.
When I was in Key West last year went out on a charter boat. Nice 36 footer. Talked to the captain on the ride out. He said he captains for the fellow who owns this boat and three others down there. He says the owner makes a decent living, enought o get by but thats it. He prefers to be the captain for hire works out better and a lot less hassles. During the off season he does a lot of transporting big boats north and south for wealthy people and that pays decent.