Yeah, I've known Jackie and this boat a long time, back when he was fishing out of Seasport early 2000's in Jupiter. Hopefully the boat is salvageable, I know the feeling, been there too..
The owner probably abandoned it when it started to take on water, then the ocean took over. I thought this looked familiar, and when he mentioned Sandsprit Park I said welcome to Stuart out loud. LOL
@@OGMoses_ Plug came out on high speed. You don't notice that while on plane, because then the plug sits above the water level. Once you stop planing (lower speed) water starts coming in, after 10 minutes you notice the water and may be unable to think about a plug that was lost. There isn't much time, soon the water rushes in over the edge.
I lived on a sailboat for several years and seen a lot on the water, but that operation was totally slick. As you started moving and picking up speed I realized what was going (or should) happen. Again really cool, take care.
my grand daddy used to say that "just because you can buy a boat; don't mean that you are a captain" nice how the boat drained as it was pulled forward at speed
The amount of idiot comments in your videos is laughable! I see it in all the channels I watch too, so you are not alone. People criticize ones word choice or how they did or didnt do this or the other thing when this guy obviously knows what he is doing and been doing it for years as a reputable tow operator in a very busy market. Thanks for your FREE content Captain! I been watching since the beginning (less than 50 subs) and still amazed at what you are capable of doing! Fair seas sir
They know what I mean. When the Coast Guard calls out on the radio they say "Vessel Sinking". It's the term we use to describe a boat going down whether fully submerged or not. Comments drive the algorithm so I'm not too worried about it..
#1 culprit is the drain plug. I keep some expanding ones that fit the hole even though mines threaded (I also keep threaded ones). If I'm taking on water, I'm putting an expanding one in the hole from the inside (I'm not getting under an outboard being tossed around by waves) and get to bailing. On a boat that size, there are positive displacement lever type pumps that move a whole lot of water, and they basically stay out of the way. They're a hell of a lot better than buckets / hand pumps. Still carry hand pumps though, the more the merrier!
This is confusing. A simple drain plug mistake, it happens. Why wouldn't the operator use his head and think "where could this be coming from?" Why not beach it, looks like he was not far off from shore? LOTS of damage there, to the top structure, etc.
Just a general observation not relevant necessarily to this video. Speaking from 50 years in emergency services, one will never find a great concentration of dumb moves than weekend sailors who think the ocean is their toy. Add alcohol and not checking weather forecasts, a perfect recipe for screw ups.
That didn't look like a frequent trailer boat, not with the hull that green... Did the plug just get kicked out from flexing over time or did it just get old and give up?
I've been boating for ... good god, nearly 40 years now. I forgot the drain plug one time. It was an unfamiliar boat, and I was distracted by other things. Figured it out before I got pulled away from the ramp. Right back on the trailer, and out of the water it came! I never forget that important lesson, and I don't believe I'll ever forget one so long as I live.
How come drain plug holes don't have a check valve that allows water to go out but not flow in? I imagine this technology already exists. Mabye some kind of retrofit drainplug with checkvalve could be installed?
If that was my vessel I just want it to be 100ft down. I want to be able to call the insurance company and work something out... Just sayin'... I don't want that vessel back NOW 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂... Just sayin'... Great job thanks for posting...😊😊😊
Just make sure you have an epirb.. Sometimes it happens fast, and people get so caught up thinking about saving the boat they forget to grab their communication devices
It's not too much pressure, we use a 3/4 double braid with a break strength around 16,000 lbs. I need to do a video where I bring a scale out there to show how much force is actually on these tow lines.
What about the financial side thou? No offense to whoever's boat this is, but it doesn't look like it's worth anything? Maybe the outboard but that's been submerged in salt water for however long. Would insurance pay, or the city if you couldn't find the owners?
@@yakacm liability insurance usually covers it due to oil, fuel, and hazard to other boaters. Owner didn’t have any money for recovery, I just did it because Ive known him forever. But actually our county has a derelict program you sometimes can just sign the boat away, or they charge you with felony dumping in some cases.
@@CaptainRetriever I'm from the UK, but I remember seeing a case on The First 48 when they used to do Miami There was a murder involving homeless living on an abandoned boat. The cops based on the police boat was talking about how big a problem abandoned boats are in Miami.
Florida doesn’t allow you to just take boats, it’s still registered to the rightful owner. They could agree to sign it over if they want nothing to do with it.
@@CaptainRetriever Florida is kind of wild sometimes. This dude in Jupiter had his boat robbed of electronics, and the trailer stolen (boat was on the same property in the water). The thief forged some documents to complete the "transfer" of the trailer at motor vehicles immediately. The police and the dmv told him "that trailer belongs to someone in Hialeah now" as if he signed it over to someone else legitimately.
How is the drain plug not the first thing you check when taking on water.. I double check the drain plug after a pint of whiskey before I get to my duck hunting spot with my shotgun.. If there’s anything you’re going to forget while drunk at 6am it’s the damn drain plug…
Amazing how such a small thing as a plug falling out can sink boats worth tens of thousands of dollars if not hundreds and no one has invented a safety of some kind. Like a hydraulic plug or something idk
You only need the drain plug removed when the boat is on the trailer. When I ran trailer boats I had a drain plug inside and outside the boat. I also installed 2 high water alarms in the bilge. I used the ones made for hot water tanks from Home Depot.
I never plug from the inside unless somehow I lose the one on the outside. I don't want to be under an outboard as its being tossed around by the sea so if that happens, I plug from inside and get to bailing.
Wtf is with these "that's capsized not sunk" comments? Yall know the most buoyant part of a fiberglass hull is the bottom with all the bracing and stuff, right? If it fills with water, they always roll over unless they're over a certain size that the engines will keep the hull down... Lil fishing boats like this almost always turn turtle after they turn into bathtubs.
Did this for no charge, recovering an anchor solo on a sunk boat gets a little tricky sometimes, and it was a busy weekend so I had to do it quickly. But the spot is marked, rocky, and only 10’ deep
This was my uncle's boat, it's wild to see video of you saving it! thank you so much
Yeah, I've known Jackie and this boat a long time, back when he was fishing out of Seasport early 2000's in Jupiter. Hopefully the boat is salvageable, I know the feeling, been there too..
He should probably try to remember where he parks it next time!
How did he capsize it if you don’t mind me asking?
The owner probably abandoned it when it started to take on water, then the ocean took over. I thought this looked familiar, and when he mentioned Sandsprit Park I said welcome to Stuart out loud. LOL
@@OGMoses_ Plug came out on high speed. You don't notice that while on plane, because then the plug sits above the water level. Once you stop planing (lower speed) water starts coming in, after 10 minutes you notice the water and may be unable to think about a plug that was lost. There isn't much time, soon the water rushes in over the edge.
I lived on a sailboat for several years and seen a lot on the water, but that operation was totally slick. As you started moving and picking up speed I realized what was going (or should) happen. Again really cool, take care.
my grand daddy used to say that "just because you can buy a boat; don't mean that you are a captain"
nice how the boat drained as it was pulled forward at speed
a floating sunk boat...
Folks like these are what put the kids through college 😂
OK, so how much did this cost for you to go out and salvage it basically 🤔
This one was just a pro bono one, but typically about 225 a foot, so 5-6k
Unnecessary high speed pounding to cross the bar. But it was macho!😟. Only one person in the rescue boat? Why? Yes there was a second boat. But …..
thats a $10,000.00 salvage job for a $200.00 boat.
That was a great job, especially for just one person 👍
just one man and he made it look very easy. Never heard of parbuckling before
The amount of idiot comments in your videos is laughable! I see it in all the channels I watch too, so you are not alone. People criticize ones word choice or how they did or didnt do this or the other thing when this guy obviously knows what he is doing and been doing it for years as a reputable tow operator in a very busy market. Thanks for your FREE content Captain! I been watching since the beginning (less than 50 subs) and still amazed at what you are capable of doing! Fair seas sir
They know what I mean. When the Coast Guard calls out on the radio they say "Vessel Sinking". It's the term we use to describe a boat going down whether fully submerged or not. Comments drive the algorithm so I'm not too worried about it..
#1 culprit is the drain plug. I keep some expanding ones that fit the hole even though mines threaded (I also keep threaded ones). If I'm taking on water, I'm putting an expanding one in the hole from the inside (I'm not getting under an outboard being tossed around by waves) and get to bailing.
On a boat that size, there are positive displacement lever type pumps that move a whole lot of water, and they basically stay out of the way. They're a hell of a lot better than buckets / hand pumps. Still carry hand pumps though, the more the merrier!
Good job Captain. I'm glad we have you in Stuart I love boat U.S
This is confusing. A simple drain plug mistake, it happens. Why wouldn't the operator use his head and think "where could this be coming from?" Why not beach it, looks like he was not far off from shore? LOTS of damage there, to the top structure, etc.
I've never known regular ole human beings to make mistakes. Perplexing indeed 🤔
I'm impressed, a little concerned about your safety, but impressed.
Good thing he's running the show not you
wow...that was definitely cool... flipping the boat over and dragging it in, and saving the boat...nice
If you forget your drainplug, better remember Captain Retriever's number
Just a general observation not relevant necessarily to this video. Speaking from 50 years in emergency services, one will never find a great concentration of dumb moves than weekend sailors who think the ocean is their toy. Add alcohol and not checking weather forecasts, a perfect recipe for screw ups.
That didn't look like a frequent trailer boat, not with the hull that green... Did the plug just get kicked out from flexing over time or did it just get old and give up?
Only a true dude jumps into the ocean with a ball cap on
when he first started the pull the bubbles his boat kicked backward starting seemed to be pushing water out of the hull pretty good....nice job...
Nice work, that's pretty cool doing that by yourself. Thanks for sharing
The police boat was there too.
Never in my 53 years have I ever left the drain plug outta my boat. That’s the 1st I do at the ramp after I test the motor to see if it’s gonna start.
I've been boating for ... good god, nearly 40 years now. I forgot the drain plug one time. It was an unfamiliar boat, and I was distracted by other things. Figured it out before I got pulled away from the ramp. Right back on the trailer, and out of the water it came! I never forget that important lesson, and I don't believe I'll ever forget one so long as I live.
Big bill coming. Another hole in the water you fill with money 💴
This one was one of the very few I did for free. We’ve all known the guy for years..
How come drain plug holes don't have a check valve that allows water to go out but not flow in? I imagine this technology already exists. Mabye some kind of retrofit drainplug with checkvalve could be installed?
Job well done sir
AWESOME!! You are one brave soul to jump in unfamiliar ocean water like that...(said as a person who has an irrational fear of ocean water)
A brave soul? Millions of people swim in the ocean every day?!?
If that was my vessel I just want it to be 100ft down. I want to be able to call the insurance company and work something out... Just sayin'... I don't want that vessel back NOW 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂... Just sayin'... Great job thanks for posting...😊😊😊
Hondas hard at work .. I pray im never in this predicament 20 miles out or ever
Just make sure you have an epirb.. Sometimes it happens fast, and people get so caught up thinking about saving the boat they forget to grab their communication devices
Expensive mistake!
Just curious - what size is your tow rope? That is a tremendous amount of pressure and I was just wondering!
It's not too much pressure, we use a 3/4 double braid with a break strength around 16,000 lbs. I need to do a video where I bring a scale out there to show how much force is actually on these tow lines.
For the harder tows we use a 1/2" dyneema or amsteel that breaks around 30,000 lbs with no stretch, but it's bad for everyday towing..
@@CaptainRetriever that video would be interesting to see for sure!
CaptainRetriever Great videos great content, as a cdla heavy tow truck operator I find this extremely interesting… subbed
What about the financial side thou? No offense to whoever's boat this is, but it doesn't look like it's worth anything? Maybe the outboard but that's been submerged in salt water for however long. Would insurance pay, or the city if you couldn't find the owners?
@@yakacm liability insurance usually covers it due to oil, fuel, and hazard to other boaters. Owner didn’t have any money for recovery, I just did it because Ive known him forever. But actually our county has a derelict program you sometimes can just sign the boat away, or they charge you with felony dumping in some cases.
@@CaptainRetriever I'm from the UK, but I remember seeing a case on The First 48 when they used to do Miami There was a murder involving homeless living on an abandoned boat. The cops based on the police boat was talking about how big a problem abandoned boats are in Miami.
I only take my drain plug out if I'm in the water.
Amazing you can do all that work without a second guy.
We are used to it
That was pretty sick. You are good at your job lol
That was absolutely impressive
Not your first rodeo. Well done. Jim
There are a LOT worse jobs than this one. #careergoals
Its looked like a tuggy 😂in the thumbnail
What is your preference for the Honda outboards
The dreaded drain plug fail
If the sunken boat owner did not hire TowBoat to retrieve, would the person who tows and salvages the boat become the new owner?
Florida doesn’t allow you to just take boats, it’s still registered to the rightful owner. They could agree to sign it over if they want nothing to do with it.
@@CaptainRetriever Thank you.
@@CaptainRetriever Florida is kind of wild sometimes. This dude in Jupiter had his boat robbed of electronics, and the trailer stolen (boat was on the same property in the water). The thief forged some documents to complete the "transfer" of the trailer at motor vehicles immediately. The police and the dmv told him "that trailer belongs to someone in Hialeah now" as if he signed it over to someone else legitimately.
@CaptainRetriever if they decide to not let you salvage do they have to pay you then for your service?
@@FishermanKyle it’s all no cure no pay when it comes to salvage unless we boomed it or something
How is the drain plug not the first thing you check when taking on water.. I double check the drain plug after a pint of whiskey before I get to my duck hunting spot with my shotgun.. If there’s anything you’re going to forget while drunk at 6am it’s the damn drain plug…
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Im not be impressed offer But I am today The way you towed that boat Amazing
What??
amazing how he flipped that boat
That woujld be a blast to recover boats like that
Seems logical to tie the "bowline" to the "bow"
Amazing how such a small thing as a plug falling out can sink boats worth tens of thousands of dollars if not hundreds and no one has invented a safety of some kind. Like a hydraulic plug or something idk
Great work as always!!
Nice video. That cage around your motors is strong
3:27 lost something
i like it. hook up hammer down.
if its floating upside down then it ISNT SUNK
I'd say it looks more capsized than sunk.
And always carry extra plugs
Do you get salvage rights?
0:51 left the drain plug out .
I did that almost every time , luckily I never bought a boat
You guys got skills
What a great professional ! 🤗🇺🇸👍
Good job.. what size is that portable bilge pump u use.. I been thinking about adding one as well?
Probably around 25’
@@CaptainRetriever I meant bilge pump.. GPH?
@@dirtrocket9 3700 Rule 12 volt
I always thought Sunk was under water
Damn is there a seat belt on that boat? You're going straight through the windshield if you hit a sandbar
Would love to see a 2nd boat picking the debris from the ocean
Greate job, nice to see
Great recovery Capt.
Yall the real hero’s out there
Its a cool job when you can work in bare feet.
Was that flex seal.!!😂😂
Great job..
Rad video
Buddy that was some real good work there. Hats off to you.
Trashboat.
You only need the drain plug removed when the boat is on the trailer. When I ran trailer boats I had a drain plug inside and outside the boat. I also installed 2 high water alarms in the bilge. I used the ones made for hot water tanks from Home Depot.
Cool
I never plug from the inside unless somehow I lose the one on the outside. I don't want to be under an outboard as its being tossed around by the sea so if that happens, I plug from inside and get to bailing.
Cool
Interesting. Reserve buoyancy?
should've bought a boston whaler
Wtf is with these "that's capsized not sunk" comments? Yall know the most buoyant part of a fiberglass hull is the bottom with all the bracing and stuff, right? If it fills with water, they always roll over unless they're over a certain size that the engines will keep the hull down... Lil fishing boats like this almost always turn turtle after they turn into bathtubs.
That was fucking slick cowboy
So do you get to keep the boats you salvage?
Well done!!! you are very expert , congratulations
A one-man retrieval.... very impressive!!
Maybe the owner was trying to scuttle the boat, and his plan back fired?
He went to the hospital, definitely no insurance, and was out there sunk for 5 hours.. This was definitely an accident
Drainplug mafia strikes again
Brilliant job.
What a great job to have.
love watching this work
Mahalo! What type of bilge pump did you use?
12 volt Rule 3,700
What a cool job to have.
The drain plug mafia
Amazing work 👏
Eres un crack ,no solo lo has rescatado sino que le has dado la vuelta y lo has dejado flotando jejej 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Wow Great job!
Very Impressed 👍😎✊
good job
How can you get it to float with the drain plug out?
Once the boat is moving, most boats inertia pushes the water back out of the drain plug hole. It's when you stop that it starts gushing in.
@@notsure7874 Ohh. Thanks.
Thank you
why leave the anchor ?
Did this for no charge, recovering an anchor solo on a sunk boat gets a little tricky sometimes, and it was a busy weekend so I had to do it quickly. But the spot is marked, rocky, and only 10’ deep
These boats did not sink. They capsized
It looks capsized, instead of sunk.
Sunk is the laymans term, if anyone is searching the internet they're probably just typing sunk, that's why I use it
its not sunk if its floating.....🤦♂
Swamped? Capsized? Maybe sunk is a legal term?
Sunk is the laymans term, if anyone is searching the internet they're probably just typing sunk, that's why I use it