I started Good Seamaritan Rescue in 1958 with a 13 ft Boston Whaler in Stratford, Connecticut on the Housatonic River where it meets Long Island sound😊😊😊... It has been My experience... Sailboaters think Tipping is a City in China😂😂😂... Your videos bring back a lot of memories😊😊😊...
Really loving these videos. I don't miss a single one! 4 feet is a very shallow draft. I like the Cape Dory sailboats. I have a 25' Catalina with a swing keel, 5 foot draft when down and I have been grounded a few times (scary), but I just need to raise the keel to get loose. 5.5 for a Catalina 30ft is pretty good. There was a Swan that had a draft of 9.5 feet in the Davis Island basin and he was on the ground most of the time (liveaboard, but he sailed up north where there is good depths). Here in Florida, the shallow depths go so far out and even some of the channels are too shallow for deel drafts. Even though your line tieoff looks like a thick pushpit, it did the job, but there is a little space in the fiberglass where some of the structure is mounted. I like the other boat you use.
I’ve been watching you and I guess not everyone tips for good service. The engine on my 21’ center console overheated less than a mile from my dock. Boat US responded and towed me back home. I handed the captain $40. I always tip for good service. What it cost for the yearly membership is nothing compared to what it would cost without it, all these members should tip these tow boat captains generously.
I'd say I get tipped about 1/3 of the time. I can't say I would've tipped before I started working this job unless the captain went above and beyond, so that's why I appreciate the people who do
I had a 30ft boat with 6ft draft and now I just got a little Chrysler 20 with a swing keel 2ft draft or 5ft... if I could meet myself in some of the situations I was in back in the day, I would go cruise by my old self yelling "nanana... I got 2ft draft... I'll see you in 6 hours when the tide come in". Lol.
I don’t want to sound mean but, don’t boaters know about the channel markers? Green on your right on the way out and red right return. Memorize it. Stay in the channel, you’ll be fine.
Since this TH-cam channel is from SW Florida…. Be sure you know where you are boating… When traveling north in the ICW in Southwest Florida, the key is the Yellow Triangles and Yellow Squares located ABOVE the traditional channel markers. Always keep the yellow triangles to starboard and the yellow squares to port - no matter the marker color. Reverse for southbound.
Yes. We've got 4 boats in our fleet. The whaler (in this video) is the worst in my opinion...but that's why its the backup to the backup. My primary boats are a 28ft prokat and a 26ft worldcat (we swap them when we need to do their 100hr service). They've both got pros/cons, so I can't say one's better than the other.
Depends on how you look at it. On a per year basis...probably not, unless you're destroying a depth sounder and/or updating charts every year...but it also covers more than just running aground. But if you do get stuck than that's several depth finders/chart upgrades, so 🤷
The guy on the Catalina has no business out there, he don't have a clue what's going on or how to handle a boat. Geez wouldn't even go forward to secure or release the tow line. As large as they were it would have saved on the keel some if both of them sat amidships with their legs over the side to lift the keel a little amount while being dragged over the sandbar.
Both 2 strokes vs 4 Strokes do have advantages. But I agree with you, can't completely rule out the old 2 strokes!! Nice to see them in action!
I would imagine after this grounding, that Catalina 30 has the Catalina smile.
I started Good Seamaritan Rescue in 1958 with a 13 ft Boston Whaler in Stratford, Connecticut on the Housatonic River where it meets Long Island sound😊😊😊... It has been My experience... Sailboaters think Tipping is a City in China😂😂😂... Your videos bring back a lot of memories😊😊😊...
what a fun job. Gotta be skilled, quick, easy going...and smart in physics.
It can be fun at times, but there are plenty of downsides as well which is why there aren't a ton of captains who do what I do or do it for very long
No wonder there is so much destruction with Huracan's down there! Lots of houses are only about a foot or two above the water line! NUTS!
An astounding amount of knowledge one must have to do your job. Hooked on your videos.
Tom Ireland
Thanks Tom!
Nicely done Ken. At least that one wasn’t one of the junk boats I deal with down here! You remember! Keep the videos coming brother.
Junk boats you tow or operate...🤔 😂
@@CaptKenO lol!
A good design which should be overlooked
Really loving these videos. I don't miss a single one! 4 feet is a very shallow draft. I like the Cape Dory sailboats. I have a 25' Catalina with a swing keel, 5 foot draft when down and I have been grounded a few times (scary), but I just need to raise the keel to get loose. 5.5 for a Catalina 30ft is pretty good. There was a Swan that had a draft of 9.5 feet in the Davis Island basin and he was on the ground most of the time (liveaboard, but he sailed up north where there is good depths). Here in Florida, the shallow depths go so far out and even some of the channels are too shallow for deel drafts.
Even though your line tieoff looks like a thick pushpit, it did the job, but there is a little space in the fiberglass where some of the structure is mounted. I like the other boat you use.
Hahaha. Yeah. 9.5ft would get you stuck in quite a few channels around here for sure!
Nicely done!
Nice a couple of easy ones for you...
Those are the ones I like 😁
Only if all of the ungroundings coulf be this easy!! Nice job making it go so smooth on your part.
Thanks Chris! It would be nice if all ungroundings were this easy, but that wouldn't always make for interesting videos 🤔😂
Always liked Suzuki motors, built with ingenuity. 👍 thanks Ken. Yamaha also got the goods
I’ve been watching you and I guess not everyone tips for good service.
The engine on my 21’ center console overheated less than a mile from my dock. Boat US responded and towed me back home. I handed the captain $40. I always tip for good service. What it cost for the yearly membership is nothing compared to what it would cost without it, all these members should tip these tow boat captains generously.
I'd say I get tipped about 1/3 of the time. I can't say I would've tipped before I started working this job unless the captain went above and beyond, so that's why I appreciate the people who do
I had a 30ft boat with 6ft draft and now I just got a little Chrysler 20 with a swing keel 2ft draft or 5ft... if I could meet myself in some of the situations I was in back in the day, I would go cruise by my old self yelling "nanana... I got 2ft draft... I'll see you in 6 hours when the tide come in". Lol.
cool real 2 stroke
I don’t want to sound mean but, don’t boaters know about the channel markers? Green on your right on the way out and red right return. Memorize it. Stay in the channel, you’ll be fine.
I have been boating since I was 9 years old and never ran aground,it’s really easy to see where shallow water is!!
Since this TH-cam channel is from SW Florida…. Be sure you know where you are boating… When traveling north in the ICW in Southwest Florida, the key is the Yellow Triangles and Yellow Squares located ABOVE the traditional channel markers. Always keep the yellow triangles to starboard and the yellow squares to port - no matter the marker color. Reverse for southbound.
If you're anywhere else in the world other than the US, disregard this comment. The rest of the world is the exact opposite.
The water in Florida is very shallow and the sand moves around with every storm. Charts and channel markers can often be incorrect.
Or just get a depth meter and use it
Should not be overlooked, I like them the old 2 strokes
I have ran them for years with good results!
Running day today they're 😃
You are AWESOME 👍👍👍
Thanks Tom!
Nice to see flip flops as they are most SWFL captain’s shoe of choice 😂
Gotta. Not only because socks/ shoes are too hot...but those damn tan lines can get scary bad 😬😂
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I sailed from Houston to saint marks Florida with only avionics on an iPhone 4
you use different boats in your videos, are these company provided? which boat is the best?
Yes. We've got 4 boats in our fleet. The whaler (in this video) is the worst in my opinion...but that's why its the backup to the backup. My primary boats are a 28ft prokat and a 26ft worldcat (we swap them when we need to do their 100hr service). They've both got pros/cons, so I can't say one's better than the other.
2 - stroke for the win 😂
Is the annual towing charge cheaper than charts or a depth sounder?. Seems to be. ( asking from UK
, South coast)
Depends on how you look at it. On a per year basis...probably not, unless you're destroying a depth sounder and/or updating charts every year...but it also covers more than just running aground. But if you do get stuck than that's several depth finders/chart upgrades, so 🤷
good job man im in seraota too and thinkin to change my profasion and do tha same
The Cape Dory driver could have gotten himself off by putting the Yanmar in reverse and rocking the boat side to side.
I love my CD27!
He probably could've gotten himself free...but if you have a membership and it's not going to be that long, why try?
Nice easy
Also know how much water your vessel draws.
With engines full down, about 2.5ft and with them trimmed all the way up, about 1.5ft
The guy on the Catalina has no business out there, he don't have a clue what's going on or how to handle a boat. Geez wouldn't even go forward to secure or release the tow line. As large as they were it would have saved on the keel some if both of them sat amidships with their legs over the side to lift the keel a little amount while being dragged over the sandbar.
I'm not sure that was a guy...
HaHa, you may be right.@@CaptKenO
Are you funded by the tax payers are do you get paid by the people you help ?
Most people pay a yearly membership fee to Boat US and then we bill Boat US for each job we do. The ones that don't (non members) we bill directly
I have honestly never seen anything like this out where I live. Have always had to solve my problems with the help of a buddy and some gas money.