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  1. captdan

    15 sea nymph 25 Mercury

    15 foot aluminum sea nymph. Has a full front deck and full rear deck made from diamond plate aluminum. 42" wide at bottom, 63" at top. Lots of storage underneith the decks. Sides are not super low like traditional Jon's. Heavy guage aluminum. Has running lights ran to a switch, as well as a 12v...
  2. captdan

    doormat dinner

    when wk is slow i bring a rod and pitch some arties up and around the mangroves... got dinner with a small flounder... looking for its bigger brother or grandma....
  3. captdan

    electrical... a little showing off

    As some of you know, I am currently attending a vo tech for marine mechanics. Electrical was not my strong suit going into the class, but now I can say I am comfortable with anything and everything electrical (at least DC wise). I wanted to show a before and after pics of a boat I...
  4. captdan

    a trip to my old stomping grounds: Flamino

    I havnt been on the forums much since returning to school and with my new job (Captain at TOW BOAT US CAPECORAL), and feel like Ive had even less time to fish. FOr my daughters birthday, we threw her a party back in miami (my old stomping grounds) and of coarse it wouldnt be a worthwhile trip...
  5. captdan

    Started school...

    Hey fellow tinboaters.... after what seems like an eternity, I finally got my crap together and started school for marine mechanics. Granted, only been there 2 days, but the class looks to be very promising. It will be about a year and a 1/2 before we finish, and today we were assigned the...
  6. captdan

    fishing Flamingo, 7/15

    Sorry for the late report. Have been caught up with moving and getting everything in order, plus we dont have internet set up at the house yet..... Anywhos, here goes: After what seems like the longest drought I have ever had from fishing, I got to go fish Flamingo friday with my buddy An on...
  7. captdan

    Her first ride

    No, its not a new boat.... this post is all about my daughter.... Today was her first boat ride ever..... Boy did she love it.... Mommy decided she didnt want to miss it, so pregnant and all se joined in on the fun... When we got out of the idle zone and up on plane, she got stiff was was...
  8. captdan

    New piece of art

    Ive been looking fro a nice piece to compliment the house for quite some time and finally came up on a nice score... schedules to pick it up tomorrow. the ones I am getting are the ones in the back of the bonefish and the one of the snook (2 different pieces). Whatcha guys think?
  9. captdan

    bio and Starting school in january

    Given that I have not been on the forum all too long, I figured Id give a little bio on myself.... I was born and raised in miami, florida where I was lucky enough to boat and fish year round. MY grandparents have a lake in their backyard so from the time i could stumble around, youd find me...
  10. captdan

    new to me prop

    Hey guys, after what seems like an eternity of looking for a new prop for my boat with the performance I want on a limited budget, I finally picked one up.... The motor I have is a 2000 Mercury 25hp short shaft 2 stroke tiller. The stock prop was, well... pictures do her more justice...
  11. captdan

    anyone here hunt deer/make jerky?

    I had a client of mine a while back on one of my charters who brought some venison jerky and venison burgers. I absolutely loved them and want to get my hands on some more... IS there anyone here that hunts deer and makes jerky?
  12. captdan

    Crystal River, FL 10/23/10

    Got invited to go fishing with a coworker for "whatever would bite" fishing.... Started off the day running down the barge canal and out to the power plant jetty.... It was a pretty rough ride out in the 19' Century bay boat.... I dont think I woulda ventured out with my jon too far today...
  13. captdan

    2001 merc 25 2 smoke

    So today I took my jon down the river for a quick spin to see what I got as far as speed goes.... I topped out at 23.4 mph with only myself and a very light load..... cruising was around 21.... Id like to try to get her to run top end around 30 with me alone and 27 or so with another person and...
  14. captdan

    Trailer issues

    SO today was the first chance Ive had to get the "new to me Boat" out on the water since I bought her.... When I bought her, she had no trailer but I was able to pick one up in Miami for 200.... only problem I found out a bit later was that the boat hangs off the boat by 29"... more on that in a...
  15. captdan

    NEW MEMBER

    Hey guys, After lurking the boards here for several months I figured it was time to join up and share my questions, thoughts and experiences with everyone. I was born and raised in Miami, FL now living in Dunnellon, FL. I sold my Hewes before coming up to Dunnellon and picked up a 14'8"...
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