On Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:32:57 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

A couple charter boats, and
some working boats with high square gear framework on the sterns,
but no shrimp boat booms. Nobody around to ask what the boats are
for, so I remain dumb.

Those are crab boats. The framework is to support the crab traps
when they are stacked on the back deck.

The big shrimp boat fleet is further south at Ft Myers beach. There
might also be a few at Tarpon Springs but I'm not sure.

Glad you liked the Hooters. :-)