We are the Last Ship Allowed into Tampa before Storm

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  • @gregorycoogle7621
    @gregorycoogle7621 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Tim,
    Thank for your support to your country… people like you that keep our nation going!
    Remember all I ask is a tall ship... and star to guide me!
    Stay safe and best regards,
    Greg

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much for watching Greg. I appreciate, but don't deserve, your kind words. CUOTO

  • @frankcherry3810
    @frankcherry3810 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    I have sailed into Tampa harbor at night on the Bridge on a former Navy Destroyer Escort. I was being trained by the Navigator. I have never been so scared and mentally lost trying to distinguish Navigation lights from background lights.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank you for watching Frank. Once inside Edmont, we found it to be quite nice. CUOTO

    • @georgepapabeis2964
      @georgepapabeis2964 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I've done night patrols with the USCGAUX under the Skyway. It can get hairy...

    • @johnwoa
      @johnwoa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@georgepapabeis2964 Can you tell me if the lighthouse on Egmont Key is still operational with its beacon rotating or flashing at night? I haven't been down there in two decades. Thanx!

    • @randyroth383
      @randyroth383 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@johnwoa🙋yah there still going strong

    • @ChrisMcLaughlin-l1v
      @ChrisMcLaughlin-l1v 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Egmont Key.@@TimBatSea

  • @terrym5889
    @terrym5889 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Tim I'm not on a Tug, and you are, that's why I watch! all your videos are good, thanks, be safe, Captain..

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching Terry. CUOTO

  • @netrhyda8761
    @netrhyda8761 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Nice little footage, it's all good. Thanks for taking us along!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching all these years. CUOTO

  • @bryanmcdermott4204
    @bryanmcdermott4204 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was a terrific explanation about the barge pointing. Enjoy your time off!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much Bryan and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

  • @YobieTheQuestioner
    @YobieTheQuestioner 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Worked in the D.R. for 2 years and I loved that Presidente beer.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too! 😂 Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

  • @RealJeep
    @RealJeep 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I spent a year on the USS Salinan (ATF-161). She was a Fleet Ocean Tug and was 205' feet long. Blue water tugs were a really rough ride!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow. When I was on a destroyer, I thought a Fleet Tug would be good duty! A harbor tug even better.

    • @RealJeep
      @RealJeep 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@KutWrite A Fleet Tug was good duty, crew of about 50, and I never barfed so much in my life.

  • @shanesmaineshop
    @shanesmaineshop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm sure you saw what happened to the Maine coast from that storm a week ago or so. What a mess it's going to be hard on all coastal industry's for quite some time. I live in Kennebunk and it's about as bad as I've seen it in quite some time. Stay safe my friend!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you very much for watching Shane. Yes, growing up on Monhegan, I followed along closely. They took a beating as well. CUOTO

  • @user-bt8vn3dj6o
    @user-bt8vn3dj6o 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for the explanation of the process.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

  • @jesstill7833
    @jesstill7833 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi Tim great video man I’m learning so much about Tugs thank you cheers be safe ❤️🙏😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸☘️

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching Jess! Cheers 🍻 CUOTO

  • @davidwaller9310
    @davidwaller9310 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Starting my first tugboat job next week getting my foot in the door. Recently just got my MMC and TWIC and medical certificate and passport. Pretty excited for a career change from operating heavy equipment to working on a tugboat.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel David. Congratulations. Let us know how it works out for you. And remember, being a good cook can make up for being a bad deckhand. 😂 CUOTO

  • @lance31415
    @lance31415 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Amazing how you keep the tow straight down between the buoys in such conditions - great job! #cuoto

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank you for watching Lance. I am extremely grateful when I see someone comment on what I was concerned with and not the rust on a deck that has been wet for the past 3 years. 😂 CUOTO

  • @James-seafan
    @James-seafan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent video thank you Tim

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you again James. I appreciate that. CUOTO

  • @alexanderchessa1319
    @alexanderchessa1319 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you, I love the view from the stern.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Alex. CUOTO

  • @kenaston4220
    @kenaston4220 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A great video Tim, and don't worry about the noise, it is all part of the experience for us out here!
    Incidentally, it looks like the barge straightened up towards the end there.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Ken. Yes. A couple things were helping out. We were getting the speed and tension controlled better and as we got further in the channel, the reef on either side helped to knock down the swell. CUOTO

  • @wetsuit5
    @wetsuit5 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very Impressive!! Managing a barge into a turn into restrictive waters with sinuous movement of the barge. Timing and planning paramount.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

  • @jessebolton3423
    @jessebolton3423 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I used to work for Gateway Marine on the cg anler we pushed barges back from St Pete to Tampa when we was dredging out Tampa Bay

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂 I worked on that boat for a few years and a decade for GT. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

    • @jessebolton3423
      @jessebolton3423 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @TimBatSea yeah when I worked on the CG anler my captain was Jesse Jr I was the engineering deck boss

  • @CruiseKev
    @CruiseKev 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The drone shots are amazing! I always enjoy learning from your channel - Thank Captain

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. I really appreciate that. CUOTO

  • @Old-bold-pilot
    @Old-bold-pilot 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am in North Fl, we got hit pretty hard. Winds and tornados were bad. Glad your safe. Cheers. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, that was then!!! Thank you for watching. CUOTO

  • @UQRXD
    @UQRXD 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Spent many years on a ocean going tug 210 feet 4 V12 diesels. That sea in video is calm compared to what we would be out in most of the time.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. You must have been an engineer. What made this special was not the size of the seas, but the lack of water depth. CUOTO

  • @richardsmith4187
    @richardsmith4187 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Tampa is a tough ride with Egmont key then passing under the sunshine skyway bridge and those channel makers. Makes for a watchful trip getting into the port for sure.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching Richard. CUOTO

  • @Warped65er
    @Warped65er 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Algo bump. Thx for the vid.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching. CUOTO

  • @ironhorse3497
    @ironhorse3497 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool stuff to watch. Thanks for sharing Cap !! Subscribed.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel! CUOTO

  • @harrymock3445
    @harrymock3445 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Another awesome video. Tha drone footage was an unexpected bonus. I can't speak for anyone else but you always have great content. Keep it up.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much Harry! I appreciate that. CUOTO

  • @FloridaJack
    @FloridaJack 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damn, you've been gettin' around. Thank You.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Jack. Got to keep moving. 😂 CUOTO

  • @wimalasenawijethunga1668
    @wimalasenawijethunga1668 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you good video

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

  • @milantoombs6696
    @milantoombs6696 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Rough sea, hard work! Good job Tim 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Milan. CUOTO

    • @michaelslattery2121
      @michaelslattery2121 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The line I always use is rough men doing rough work in rough conditions.

  • @butchhubbard6124
    @butchhubbard6124 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thanks man!
    I enjoy watching what ever you can give us 😊

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much Butch. CUOTO

  • @frfrpr
    @frfrpr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the video

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. CUOTO

  • @KutWrite
    @KutWrite 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow! Quite a change from 'Rico!
    Sounds like they're gonna move you around quite a bit. I'm glad you are so positive about it. That will make all the difference.
    Cheers! CUOTO

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching. It is all self inflicted. I should only be on my regular boat, but I'm working extra (working over). CUOTO

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TimBatSea: I trust the extra bucks make it worthwhile.
      You seem to love the sea.

  • @caseylimbert266
    @caseylimbert266 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    That drone shot should be part of a promotional vid for your company, Tim! Awesome vid as always, thanks for what you're doing, buddy!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching all these years Casey. CUOTO

  • @stevenclaeys6252
    @stevenclaeys6252 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for another great video. Stay safe out there. Cheers

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Steven. CUOTO

  • @Sixbears
    @Sixbears 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was always nervous crossing the Tampa ship channel on my small sailboat. Most of those ships go a lot faster than I can go.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching. CUOTO

  • @davidh.holmes1379
    @davidh.holmes1379 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    cool too see this, ive never thought that big a boat, ship,,, could be towed bye a single cable and long to! lol be safe

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel David. CUOTO

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel David. CUOTO

  • @piercedriver1
    @piercedriver1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I Miss working out in the ocean, best sleep ever, nice video. That after deck needs some serious scraping and painting. lol. That would worry me to death. We were constantly doing maintenance on the boat.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much for watching. Did you see any water (saltwater) on that aft deck? 😂 Rust on a boat that gets a lot of attention is a badge of honor. She's going in for a refit in a few months. CUOTO

  • @shaunolinger964
    @shaunolinger964 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good morning Cap'n! I love this open water stuff, but watching you work in New York is the fun stuff. So much going on, so much to see, that's my favorite. I enjoy it all, but the Harbor is the best. Stay warm!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching Shaun. NYC to come next week. CUOTO

  • @ranger2316
    @ranger2316 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sailers belong on ships and ships belong at sea! I live in Tama-St. Pete and weather has been rotten the last few weeks. But... at least NO snow! Be safe! Hope you get some time off!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much! I appreciate that. Just finishing up a week off with Crisálida in the DR. CUOTO

  • @svshootingstar
    @svshootingstar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "Presidente Grande por favor!" - All the Spanish I ever needed while cruising the DR!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very true! Thank you for watching. CUOTO

  • @colintraveller
    @colintraveller 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've seen tugs overhere on working the River Clyde push the barges from the stern of the barge

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching Colin. We push when in calm water, but it's not possible to do so when it's rough. CUOTO

  • @craigstaff3197
    @craigstaff3197 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great Drone shots Tim

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Craig. That was all Keith on the drone! CUOTO

  • @jamesterrill1938
    @jamesterrill1938 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks CUOTO..

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching James. CUOTO

  • @RailFanRob
    @RailFanRob 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm over here in Daytona and the weather lately is terrible!!! Too much rain!! Awesome footage man!!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Rob. CUOTO

  • @infopubs
    @infopubs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I *know* the camera doesn't capture the waves, so...yikes! I hope to never see waves coming across my stern like that! Glad you're finally somewhere relaxing and fun. -Louise

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Louise. Just finishing up a week with Crisálida in the DR. Spectacular! CUOTO

    • @wernerpanchenko6542
      @wernerpanchenko6542 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Was on helo carrier 70 72 55 ft above water have films of heavy seas washing across flight deck me standing in the center of the deck lph 12

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Reminded me of my Destroyer days.

  • @juicygoose4687
    @juicygoose4687 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I would love to come work for you, I love the open sea and hard work

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching. Everyone is hiring these days. Be sure to watch my old video, "How to work on a Tugboat". CUOTO

  • @paratyshow
    @paratyshow 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    👍✅🏝🤣 Tks Tim, enjoy your time off.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much! Oh, I am!!!! CUOTO

  • @robertgurgo5662
    @robertgurgo5662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At that speed you should throw a big marlin lure on an #80. Really have some fun😊

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Robert. We have been known to fish, but not when it's a bit dangerous out on deck or when entering a channel. CUOTO

  • @mathewweeks9069
    @mathewweeks9069 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video you rock and be safe out there 😎👍🙏

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much Mathew. I appreciate that. CUOTO

  • @peterherndon997
    @peterherndon997 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great description of why the barge's bow is towards the wind.
    I know nothing about barges. Do they have a keel or are the bottoms flat?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching Peter and welcome to the channel. The barges usually have a flat bottom but utilize skegs in the stern to help them tow straight. CUOTO

  • @firstlast1047
    @firstlast1047 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I feel ya. A 11/12 week voluntary hitch. It demands an occasional consultation with the pres. After doing many 60 day hitches, I volunteered for a 90 day following a seismograph ship at 8 knots on 90 clik legs. Borrrring. The 2nd week of the third month I was ready to jump overboard. The money kept my sanity. 😮😅

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂 Awesome. Very true and same for me as well. Thank you for watching and your support all these years. CUOTO

  • @LifeonaTangent
    @LifeonaTangent 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love your channel. Does your tug have flank rudders? How about an episode with a video insert of rudder position indicators? I'm curious how you make the barge move sideways. Keep them coming,

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching. Ocean going tugs rarely have flanking rudders, and we don't have them. I have a number of shipyard/drydock videos where you should be able to see what you are looking for. We utilize a technique called "walking" where we twist with opposite rudder (port engine ahead, starboard engine astern and rudders hard to port for example. This will walk us to starboard). I have videos about that as well. Let me know if you have trouble finding them. CUOTO

  • @Albe3331
    @Albe3331 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sailed across the Atlantic in 71 on my Yacht. Haul number CVA 59.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂 Thank you for your service. CUOTO

  • @oceandmike
    @oceandmike 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    just found your channel. Very cool! New sub.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Mike. CUOTO

  • @garthjones3747
    @garthjones3747 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    at least its not snowing and not cold there no snow here yet but 10 F it always snows when it warms and starts to rain

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Garth. Try to stay warm and dry. CUOTO

  • @clcortelyou
    @clcortelyou 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At 7:23, does the barge change its orientation? To my untrained eye, it looks like it quickly lines itself up with the tug.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. That is the trick! To get the barge to get lined up to fit through the buoys. CUOTO

  • @aubreytycer8708
    @aubreytycer8708 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you pulled with a bridle connected at two separate barge bow points would the barge stay inline with the tug boat?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. You would think so. In fact we do have a bridal, fishplate and pendant. CUOTO.

  • @mad1s
    @mad1s 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video dude

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

  • @v-grooves8531
    @v-grooves8531 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Tim. Vince down here in Tampa Bay area, Liked the video, TY. Egmont Channel with a south wind can be ugly on an outgoing tide. Spending the week on our boat while our hone is being renovated, I can relate to the foul WX you were dealing with as it has been a wet winter here lately with lots of fronts blowing though. El Nino they tell me. LMK if you come back to Tampa. We will swap the El Presidente Beers for some local craft brew. and good food.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching Vince! That sounds like a fantastic plan! Be safe! CUOTO

  • @BIBIWCICC
    @BIBIWCICC 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredible that America is still using these antique ships for commercial purposes!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. I'm not sure when we started calling 10 year old ships antiques. 😂 CUOTO

  • @ChefGabiel
    @ChefGabiel 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm back The Puerto Rican chef from Haven Riverfront Restaurant... saludos my dude

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      WEPA!!!! Saludos hermano! Welcome back. I was just thinking about you the other day. Shoot me an email or Whatsapp message when you get a chance. My girl and I want to come see you at the restaurant one day. CUOTO

  • @joshuapaul349
    @joshuapaul349 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun fact, This was going to be a Jimmy Buffett song name, Last Mango in Paris just fit better.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

  • @OlDuckOffroad
    @OlDuckOffroad 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thx for the great content Tim, now go take a nap :)

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

  • @roberthaynie7852
    @roberthaynie7852 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Congrats Capt. on the 50k mark , little rolling that day, good day for some sardines 😂

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are Corrrrrect Sir!! 😂 Thank you for watching Robert! CUOTO

  • @edweb9751
    @edweb9751 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice video skipper, however I'd quite like the weather at Tampa in preference to the -6c below here in the UK at the moment.
    Ed

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Ed. Try to keep warm over there! CUOTO

  • @comfortablynumb9342
    @comfortablynumb9342 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I grew up in Sarasota, going out in the Gulf Of Mexico in small fishin' boats. The Gulf can go from smooth to gross pretty quickly. And the chop is gnarly, no doubt about it. But that's where the cobia, tripletail, kingfish and other fun critters live.
    I'd want to troll a lure behind that rig if I could, y'all go past a lot of fish.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And few find their way on to the galley table. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

    • @comfortablynumb9342
      @comfortablynumb9342 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TimBatSea If you set up a decent trolling rig you could probably catch something for dinner most days. I would use a lure with a single big hook and fairly heavy tackle, and probably 50 lb test with 200 lb leader. A trolling spoon would be perfect for low maintenance, just drag it at almost any speed and they catch fish. Or offshore you could drag a lure with a hard plastic head and soft skirt. I had a Mylar skirt on one that we called El Matador, The Killer, when I lived in Costa Rica and fished a lot. It really was a killer. Mahi mahi and yellowfin tuna ate it all the time. You should be able to catch fish easily from your boat.

  • @Chardy3800
    @Chardy3800 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've always been told at sea all you want to do is go home and when you're at home you want to get back at sea lol

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. I suppose that is true for some. CUOTO

  • @maxmasterson3804
    @maxmasterson3804 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have a question, when towing a barge in big waves like that, does the cable stretch a lot? Or do you feel it pulling back on the tug in the swells/waves?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. That is exactly what we are trying to keep from happening. Usually, when at sea, we can dump a bunch of wire and the weight of the wire acts as a shock absorber. But we can't do that in shallow water so we have to reduce speed and manage the strain on the wire. CUOTO

    • @maxmasterson3804
      @maxmasterson3804 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!

  • @mikedavis8410
    @mikedavis8410 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m in fort Myers and it did get bad down here some floods also

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Mike. Be careful over there. CUOTO

  • @MDLC424
    @MDLC424 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Tim. I’m interested in working on a tugboat, can you do a video talking about how to do that, please?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Oh yea. It's been done for a few years now. Search "How to work on a Tugboat". CUOTO

  • @ThatSB
    @ThatSB 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The line denotes where you will be in 30 minutes? I wonder if our plotter has that feature

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Yes, your plotter should have a vector line. If you have a heading sensor like a gyro or flux gate compass sending heading data to your plotter, you will need to add a vector line. Otherwise your GPS will try to determine your heading and will produce the vector line. You can adjust it by time or distance. Note: we use 30 minutes offshore and 6 minutes (1/10 of an hour) inshore. CUOTO

  • @willcall9431
    @willcall9431 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You haven’t seen rough seas until you are in a navy Tin Can and in the Sea of Japan facing 30 foot swells.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. The problem that day was not the size of the waves but the lack of depth keeping us from letting more wire out. CUOTO

  • @FloridaCracker-et5mw
    @FloridaCracker-et5mw 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    After thirty-eight years at sea (now retired), here's my advice to all Mariners who read this.... find something else to do! You will never get those days away from home back!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. After only 30 some years as a mariner and getting ready to retire, I have had a very different experience. I love my job, the money and a specialty the 6 months off a year t had to raise my kids. CUOTO

  • @craigkinney6714
    @craigkinney6714 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I spent 20 years doing what you are. Many days working the weather. Now the pined units are taking away all the wire fun???

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Craig and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

  • @hanovergreen4091
    @hanovergreen4091 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Cap. Wondering how often you have to go in for maintenance/refit for hull corrosion under your stern deck? Or anywhere else for that matter. Safe Travels and Best Regards and Best Wishes!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching. The rust you are seeing on the deck is really superficial. It bothers me, but since being in the Caribbean for the past few years and the deck always being wet, we haven't had a chance to repaint it. We have to go into a drydock and be inspected every 5 years and our date to do so is just a couple months away. CUOTO

  • @edfody5369
    @edfody5369 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    how do you make a "tight" turn into the channel - wouldn't the barge cut the corner due to the length of cable and risk getting grounded?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Ed and welcome to the channel. We try to manage the wire by keeping it tight while going slowly and turning. But you are correct. If not done right, you run the risk of catching the bottom. CUOTO

  • @edswider9309
    @edswider9309 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wait a minute Tim your in DR now I thought you were in the gulf and your headed for NYC

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂 Got to keep you guessing Ed. Im in the DR, but will be working in NYC tomorrow. Thank you very much for watching and supporting the channels. CUOTO

  • @russbell6418
    @russbell6418 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So, how long a line to the barge in the channel? And if the barge climbs to windward, do you have to pull somewhat leeward?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Russ. Yes. I believe I had about 2.5 lays out or roughly 1200 feet. It's a timing game just like a crosswind landing. If you time it right, the varge goes in-between the buoys. 😂. CUOTO

  • @TugTrashOutdoors
    @TugTrashOutdoors 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Video never does the weather justice!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very true! Thank you for watching. CUOTO

  • @smaarch1
    @smaarch1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Does the tow wire have the possibility of coming off the stern bar? I imagine that can get dangerous fast.
    Sorry for my lack of nomenclature

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Yes. You are absolutely correct. In fact, I have a few videos talking about that. CUOTO

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Yes. You are absolutely correct. In fact, I have a few videos talking about that. CUOTO

    • @smaarch1
      @smaarch1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TimBatSea I'll stick to sailing! A few years ago - around the 2:20 mark you can get a sense of the waves. Long Island Sound late fall. Rode out 3 days on anchor when the wind system clocked to the NE and it time to go home.
      th-cam.com/video/jrr6FRa8AJc/w-d-xo.html

  • @srqlisa7881
    @srqlisa7881 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have to ask, Bouchard or Moran by any chance in NY?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. We have only one rule here; we try very hard to not "directly" name tugs, companies or customers as it gets me in trouble with my employer. CUOTO

    • @srqlisa7881
      @srqlisa7881 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TimBatSea thank you
      And my apologies I did not know. I was just asking because my dad worked for them towing oil.

  • @captsam54
    @captsam54 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yep. lived all over the DR...(diving) Running sportfishboats.. and they Can Get Loud and obnoxious with their suck as music...(lol)... I have pulled a Big Carver off the inside of Eggmont in one of those freaky offshore winds and seat state in Tampa Bay... (TowBoat US) I almost threw myself overboard trying to get a big float and line down to him.. Finally Got him off the beach and under his own power... (sucker stiffed me w/ a bad CC and my old Boss never followed up on it).. lol.. Stufff.. Good to see you doing your thing Tim... I could go to PR again.. Dunno what you would expect in NC but short tows... Wrong time of the year though... Take off a couple of months and go baha camping down in Mexico..

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There's an idea! Thank you for watching Sam! CUOTO

  • @car8365
    @car8365 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If the weather was more severe would it change how the barge is towed. For example, would you tie it along side instead of towing it or would more severe weather only keep you from proceeding to your destination. Captain forgive me for not remembering the terminology from your previous videos.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. Great questions and if everyone knew everything, no one would watch my silly videos. 😂 Yes. If the WX (weather) was any worse, we probably wouldn't have gone in. The next option would have been to use an assist tug sliwing the barge down in the stern of the barge whike we towed harder on it. That would straighten it out, but might not be an option if the swell was too much. CUOTO

  • @Castaxeable
    @Castaxeable 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe this is a dumb question but is there anyone manning the barge? If not is there ever a situation where someone would?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching. Not a dumb question at all. We only run "manned" barges. So there is always a crew on the barge. (2 or 3 people). CUOTO

  • @Graveltrucking
    @Graveltrucking 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Would have thought you'd have snubbed her up a little more. Getting into harbours when the weather is bad can be tough. The water is boiling out at the mouth. Where I live in a harbour it can get nasty off the points. It's not big seas as we're off of a large straight. It can be 6-8 foot seas. It can blow 40 plus knots gusts up to 50-60.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for watching. Yes, I too would have liked to be a bit more shortened up, but it wasn't possible without really stressing the wire. CUOTO

  • @elvis1736
    @elvis1736 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wait a minute! You are driving a tug boat pushing a barge all over the world? This looks like more fun than flying.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Elvis. CUOTO

  • @benlacey9366
    @benlacey9366 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have you ever had a cable fail and snap ???

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Ben. I have been fortunate to have not experienced that, but it does happen. CUOTO

  • @harrymock3445
    @harrymock3445 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What's your thoughts on the Bermuda triangle?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Harry. It is a heavily traveled area by many inexperienced boaters. But statistically has the same amount of incidents as the rest of the gulf and east coasts. CUOTO

    • @RealJeep
      @RealJeep 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Steamed through it many times on USN ships. Often has really bad weather due to the Gulf Stream diverging out into the Atlantic. Other than that, just another chunk of ocean.

  • @Subielicious22
    @Subielicious22 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If the waves were showing up on camera they must’ve been “yuge!!” as ole Bernie used to say… #CUOTO

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂 Thank you very much for supporting the channel from the beginning! CUOTO

  • @mellissadalby1402
    @mellissadalby1402 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hi Captain Tim!
    Is it bad when the donut comes out from under the wire like that?
    CUOTO

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for supporting the channels Mellissa. It's can be. It really depends on how long the wire is chafing on the Texas bar. CUOTO

  • @ohnomrbill7984
    @ohnomrbill7984 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎✌

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Mr Bill! CUOTO

  • @DirtyHarry771
    @DirtyHarry771 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do you ever bring a fishing pole with you?

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching. We might be known to have a few onboard, but we certainly wouldn't be able to use them coming into a channel or in conditions with a wet deck. CUOTO

  • @dodge33445
    @dodge33445 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No way ? Tampa FL???

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Just the last ship in before the storm into Tampa. CUOTO

  • @MM22966
    @MM22966 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Remember, if you ground yourself on MacDill Air Force Base, you have gone too far.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂 Wouldn't want that to happen. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

  • @festerofest4374
    @festerofest4374 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Tim, nice video! Where were you in the DR? And your observations are accurate.... Dominicans are real experts at making noise lol!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. I was in Moca outside in Santiago. CUOTO

    • @festerofest4374
      @festerofest4374 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TimBatSea Very nice... the Cibao is gorgeous. I spend most of my annual visit time around the Puerto Plata area but there is so much to see in the DR.

  • @scottburns2600
    @scottburns2600 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Actually, the engine hum overpowered any other noise. And the engine is music to my ears!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Scott. CUOTO

  • @donaldbohn3183
    @donaldbohn3183 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's a push boat, not a tug!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. But it's an ocean going tugboat, not a push boat. But we do have push gear and we can tow on the wire, alongside or in push gear. CUOTO

  • @ourv9603
    @ourv9603 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tim,
    Have you heard with climate change, the Great Lakes
    are not freezing up like they used to? I would guess
    that the Lakers will start to work the whole winter thru
    instead of docking until ice out in spring as they used to.
    !

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. I really can't comment on any Great Lakes related as I have no experience there. CUOTO

    • @jamesjoslin7586
      @jamesjoslin7586 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not exactly true

  • @nsylvester
    @nsylvester 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video Captain, I have a question. Is towing by the wire more efficient when out in the open, and the notch is used for more control when coming into port? I guess I am only used to seeing tugs in the notch because I’m not offshore a lot. Thanks!

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching. Yes. You are correct. We would love to push all the time. After all, it allows us to stop. But the push gear can't take much more than a few feet of swell. CUOTO

  • @jameshuntsman6046
    @jameshuntsman6046 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sorry, but my attention span is short. I only made it 20 seconds after seeing the title. That really sucks that yours is the last boat to be allowed in Tampa. I would have loved to have sailed in there one day, but oh well there’s always other ports. Hopefully I’ll be the last boat into one of them one day.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel James. After writing all of that, I'm sure you have a much longer attention span and know that we were the last boat the pilots allowed into tampa before the Storm. CUOTO

  • @terrygalvin9653
    @terrygalvin9653 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So are you the last ship allowed into Tampa? Why? Or are you near the DR. Confusing.

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Terry. We were the last boat in to Tampa before the storm hit. Im on my off time today in the DR, but will be in NYC tomorrow for 2 weeks working over. CUOTO

  • @chrissmith6133
    @chrissmith6133 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍😎👍⚓️

    • @TimBatSea
      @TimBatSea  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching Chris. CUOTO