Almost Wrecked This Yacht: Always Stay Alert When Being Towed | Tow 40ft SeaRay

[@fritzb.3978]

Holy hell that was close! Quick hands and what a great "co-captain". You'd think the marina peeps might do EVERYONE a solid and paint that thing (appropriate nav color)/put a marker on top??!!

[@robbiebennett8185]

Damn thats close. Lol. Ya did good

[@ThorneRising]

That was a close call! Good job with the quick reaction!

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Josh!

[@greathornedowl3644]

Congrats, you made it safely, always keep you head on a swivel and beware of your blind spots

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

Good reflexes. Haha. It's good to get a close call every once in a while to reduce complacency.

[@CaptKenO]

Hahaha! That's one way to look at it...although I'd rather just not ever have a close call 😂

[@53Peterbilt]

Dude...that was an outstanding display of your piloting skills!! Crabbing this boat away from that dock, and without a bow thruster...WOW!!! Great job!! So I was curious as to how you like these twin outboards compared to your old single diesel, now that you've really had the time to learn what they can and cannot do?? I'm sure your diesel had more low end torque for pulling power, but do the quick throttle response of the outboards and the fact that there's twins to use in your favor work better for your needs? Pros and cons with everything naturally. Great show! 👍

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Peterbilt! I absolutely love the twin outboards for everything I do except for heavy ungroundings...that's when I miss the inboard diesel, even though it was almost 1/3 of the HP I have now

[@havanashamrock]

Any chance you can do a chart overlay once in a while so we can see the areas? Appreciate the vids

[@CaptKenO]

There's always a chance for something 😉 Can you be more specific about what you would like to see for the overlay? Like do you just want a screenshot of where I am when I arrive on scene?

[@havanashamrock]

Is it possible to put a small box in the corner of the screen with maybe a Nautical chart that traces your route? I’m sure for the boaters new to this area it would be interesting inc myself thanks Capt.

[@CaptKenO]

@havanashamrock is it possible? Yes. But I'd need a separate device running the chart app and screen recording the whole time, so a bit more complex than I want to deal with currently...but I will keep it in mind for the future

[@markaliberti8313]

I’m sure there’s a reason for it but that pole is kind of random

[@CaptKenO]

@@markaliberti8313 lol 😂 It probably used to be a channel marker and lost it's red triangle a long time ago

[@earlaloomis4949]

Great Job Captain

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Earla!

[@seawench555]

Somebody put a flag on those short poles. Good recovery Capt Ken.😲🤣 would have been hilarious if the owner had of fallen in!!!!

[@CaptKenO]

No. We don't want anyone falling in, especially if its by my action. That just wouldn't be a good situation

[@Pyle81]

I completely understand that having more overhead doesn't make you as much $$$. But having a 1st Mate/Helper definitely makes things easier and safer. Just the extra eyes and hands help with clean up after the job is complete has gotta be worth something. Especially on Recoveries where you're in and out of the water multiple times and trying to pull from different directions at the same time.

[@CaptKenO]

The overhead doesn't affect my pay and having a mate on board doesn't make my bosses job easier...so that's why we don't have a mate. On salvages, if I need help, I can get one of the other captains to help, but then I'm splitting my share of the job, so unless I really need it, I'm going to do it myself

[@dwightbernheimer331]

A Classic Example why Good Seamaritan Rescue has Two people on a boat... Can't expect any help from the towed vessel's owner cuz he was the one who got in Trouble in the First place😂😂😂... Good stuff thanks for posting 👍👍👍

[@1981lowrider]

Another solid job Capt Ken. When your tow presents those blind spots can you cover them with a GoPro and monitor through your phone? Thanks for another insight into your profession. Well done Sir…

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Lowrider! I've had that suggested to me before, but the problem is that a phone is so tiny I can't just glance at it and see something, so I'd have to really focus on it which would mean I'm not looking where I'm going 😬

[@vancity2349]

Wow that was close but he needs to work with you to make it successful... no harm no foul...

[@CaptKenO]

Yep! I wish more of the people I towed were as aware of our surroundings as this guy was!

[@garrylycos4795]

I think it would be really cool just to shadow. You some day on your boat? You get to you get into some real interesting projects.

[@CaptKenO]

Most of the work is pretty boring...but there are some interesting moments

[@coupedayville4038]

Why didn’t you put out the other spring line?

[@CaptKenO]

Didn't really need it. The stern line was doing a good enough job keeping the boat from moving forward. The spring line I did have could've been tightened up a lot, but it all worked out fine

[@drumsnbass]

With all the tows you’ve done, what would you rate as the highest incidence by type, and what’s your best advice to avoid getting towed?

[@CaptKenO]

Mechanical failure (can't really classify what the failure is/was) is number 1, followed by groundings 2, dead battery 3, out of fuel 4. solutions. spend the money to properly maintain your boat, know the area you're boating in, don't run both batteries at once/install 2 batteries if only have one, always fuel your boat before you go out or when you get back

[@jasonc470]

Ken what's a tow like that cost typically? New subscriber love the content!

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Jason! If you have a membership like this guy did... $0! I don't remember exactly how long this tow was, but it probably would've been around $1500-2k. If you have a boat. Get a membership. A top tier one costs $200/year and you won't have to pay anything, otherwise you're paying $400/hr+ and that's from the time I leave my dock to when I get back

[@jasonc470]

​@@CaptKenOsold! Lol we are from South Carolina but come to Venice about 4 weeks a year. I just bought a sea pro to bring down with us and of course a fear is being stranded! Will definitely be covered!

[@CaptKenO]

Awesome! It's well worth it and will cover you anywhere in the US

[@advancedusvsystems6255]

Curious why the hurry to get off a hip tow in the channel?

[@CaptKenO]

Because it's better to be on a stern tow if you don't need the control of a hip tow...and once we made that last turn out into the basin, there was no need for that level of control

[@WilliamRandall-fg7xw]

Towing insurance is essential. It's probably the least expensive part of boating. The two times I needed a tow, it paid for itself for at least a decade. Bad fuel and a failed waterpump

[@CaptKenO]

Absolutely! Even if you never use it, just having that peace of mind is worth it!

[@OceanTrvlr]

What's happening when you hand the customers your phone at the end of each tow?

[@CaptKenO]

Showing them a puppy video 😂 Nah. I'm just getting a signature. Helps my boss get paid quicker by towboat us

[@iceman9549]

👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheCSRTech]

No linked video to watch. RE: Hard Aground

[@CaptKenO]

Thank you for letting me know. I have updated the video and here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGO9emyihbd9obs

[@1320fastback]

Someone needs to paint those damn things orange

[@CaptKenO]

That might have helped seeing it at a distance, but once I was close enough to see it, it was hidden from my view. At least this was a wood piling. They've started replacing channel markers around here with steel I beams when the wood ones finally need to be replaced

[@SteveC-y9W]

Mate, the speed you were going it would have only been a love tap, little scratch on the rub rail. Lots of vertical lines hide one another.

[@CaptKenO]

Nah. It wasn't that fast, but there's a lot of inertia behind that boat, so it would've definitely done some fiberglass damage

[@HammondOfTexas0]

Dual engine failure at the dock? Bad gas? That doesn't look like a 40ft boat to me (from the video anyways. Probably would in person), but I'll believe the 390 number. SeaRay numbers are screwy. A family member had a 38ft 370AC. They're so close, yet so far away from having the model match the length.

[@CaptKenO]

It doesn't necessarily have to be a dual engine failure. Could've just been one and he didn't want to drive the boat with only one engine