Blowing in the Harbor

[@6r4metroman]

I like the way you talk to the crew, very positive... Wheel to the wind, excellent point to make 🙂

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@Hobo4Life]

@@TimBatSea very good video just found your channel, I would love to get into that type of work

[@TimBatSea]

@@Hobo4Life Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@stripersniper1531]

Looks stressful. You really have to think ahead when things get bumpy. Good job Capt.

[@FloridaJack]

Relaxing, watching you work. Thank You, Sir.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Jack. CUOTO

[@walterbordett2023]

Like the airplane pilots say: "Always fly three mistakes high." " There are some old pilots and some bold pilots, there are no old, bold pilots." I was told the last one by an astronaut who also an MD and was in charge of medical safety for the Veterans Administration after his NASA career. Thinking ahead and having alternate plans in mind are the sign of a good sailor. Thanks for your videos and the opportunity to ride along with you.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Walter. CUOTO

[@paulpipitone8357]

Thanks Tim watching you work brings back so many memories

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Paul. CUOTO

[@timsmothers8740]

There was a High 30-50 mph wind event/storm here in Arizona last weekend at Lake Pleasant that caught a whole mess of recreational boaters by surprise, and it swamped and sunk about 15 boats and had many many blown up on the rocks and onto the boat ramp. It was a glorious mess/education for so many. Lake Pleasant is not the place you want to be when a Monsoon rolls in,it's quite notorious for 3-4 foot white caps. I'm sure that you could find the videos that have been showing in the local news, just Google Lake Pleasant storm. Nice job, Captain Tim, in making a plan and executing it to perfection.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Tim. CUOTO

[@TheByard]

Had on shore wind and tide sailing down the Dutch coast heading for Oostende, so decided to tack out to sea and then resume course for a while and tack again. Called it a day and went into Zeebrugge, tied up and went for a beer or three. The 1930s ex navy Pinnace had his stove go walk about in the galley, so we suffered a meal out. Thanks for the windy posting, take care out there.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@flashcar60]

In helicopters we have a sophisticated, high-tech way of assuring us that we're pointed perfectly into the wind. It's a six-inch string of yarn on the windscreen. If we are not pointed exactly into the wind, the yarn will deviate from its normal orientation of straight up. Maybe you tug captains could use these devices.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. Maybe that could work, but we use an aninometer. 😂 CUOTO

[@2sailSIM]

A lot of boats have flags flying, Tim's does up near the bow, and of course yachts often have little "pointers" / Wind indicator that points to where wind is coming from. If sailing they also use "telltales" which are just like the helicopter ... length of wool on side of sail. yep wind is same same sort of. You can see the effect yourself of apparent wind changing with either wind speed or boat speed on 2sail sailing simulator app, enjoy

[@TheVillageIdiotUk]

Sail boats have lots of sting too. Pushed through the sail so a length streams on both sides of sail allows us to see the wind and effectiveness/efficiency of the sail position.

[@njjeff201]

How about a damp finger. Even less moving parts then yarn

[@infopubs]

The camera lies about wave height, but just watching the spray coming off your bow, whew! That was too sporty in the harbor. I heard the relief in your voice when the assist showed up. If this was last month, I think we were still anchored in Manhattan and had to cross the Hudson in our dinghy with that wind against the current. It really picked up and shifted out of the north right at dinner time, right? Scared the crap out of me, I admit! Sean drove the dink like he stole it and got me home before I went completely mental. Next time I might call Stephen Dann on 83A! 😂 -Louise

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 That's great! Thank you for watching Louise. Sean is a good man to have at the helm of any vessel. CUOTO

[@sallyb3]

This was a good one Tim! Good "Fail Safe" plan. John Barry

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching John. CUOTO

[@davidsauerwrx7460]

Thanks Tim, "Wheels to the wind!" I'll remember that. You are such a good teacher. Dave WRØX CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for supporting the channels Dave. CUOTO

[@Jeffrey-ed8sz]

Windage is fun on bunker barges, depending upon loaded draught compared to shallow draught.😊draughts. Good job Tim, thanks for taking us along. CUOTO.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Jeffrey. CUOTO

[@njjeff201]

I had a friend in late ‘60’s whose Father worked for PennCentral on a tug in the Hudson River. He went to Port Newark up into Weehawken area. He took us onboard one night. It was absolutely awesome. They allowed me to steer the ship which was steam powered. The counter weight was humangous!!

[@TimBatSea]

Very cool! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@nerdgarage]

That assist tug is like so many other things ... better to have and not need, than to need and not have. =)

[@TimBatSea]

💯 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@chucksmalfus9623]

That’s my favorite expression for a lot of things.😊

[@Saltlife671]

What a job, so much responsibility and Tim makes it look like easy 😂

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. I appreciate your kind words. CUOTO

[@garybroom8418]

Nicely done Captain! Pleasure to watch.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Gary. CUOTO

[@georgewootton2644]

Tim ... "we've been seeing 40 to 48 gusting over here" ... that got my attention! Never underestimate "mother nature" and always have a backup plan (or plans). I liked seeing the spray coming over the barge bow ... really nautical! Stay safe. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching.. I didn't like seeing spray coming over the bow. 😂 CUOTO

[@mattwilliams3101]

“Wheels to the wind” I like that thanks for sharing.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Matt. CUOTO

[@robsibley885]

Awesome stuff. Excellent work as always. Just received my ordinary seaman credentials the other day. 12ish more weeks and I can start applying for a Tug Boat deckhand position

[@TimBatSea]

Congratulations. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@mikefeeley5717]

This is the first time I have noticed stress in your voice. Great Job Capt. Mike Atlanta GA

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Mike. I just knew that if things went bad, they were going to go really bad. 😂. CUOTO

[@JH-qv3xv]

Piece of cake! Thanks

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@rodhinds4592]

Beautiful watching a true Master at work.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Rob. CUOTO

[@damit2]

Absolutely hooked, the work that goes into this work goes unnoticed

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@jagadeeshanarve5667]

So nice and informative a video is.I did understand how difficult it is to drive a ship in to the port.Thank you so much.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@wayneroyal3137]

Great video. On a motor yacht I was fighting a wind, I reversed the twist to go with the wind and the momentum of the swing allowed the bow to come up into the gusts! Big winds for this time of year..

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Wayne. CUOTO

[@mastrake]

Wow! That was amazing to watch. For a recreational sailor, this is like the other side of the looking glass.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Be sure to check out SV Paquita too. CUOTO

[@seanoconnor101]

Great Job Tim, Thank you for your content, love all the videos!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Sean. I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@seatravel8536]

Being anxious or nervous removes complacency. Great tip wheels to wind!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@TrevorDennis100]

So interesting Tim. I love all the lingo that we are learning, but I still find it scary watching when conditions are challenging.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Trevor. CUOTO

[@denisroger856]

Hello Tim l appreciate your videos thank you for sharing, stay safe from bad weather as much as possible.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Denis. CUOTO

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Steven. CUOTO

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Thanks for the tip: If the bow gets blown down by overly strong wind, can run the motor in reverse to slow down the unwanted progress toward a lee shore. Perhaps the wind would be weaker nearer the shore too. Would it be safe to throw out a (storm) anchor (on a nylon rode) off the bow at some point on the way to the shore, to wait out the wind? Might not set without enough scope. 14:24 can see your wind shifting from port to starboard as you near the shore. 18:07 and back to port again. Wanted to see the turn across the wind. That would have been the most interesting part to see the wind moving things around. 30:54 the bow line on and the engine twist will walk the stern towards the barge, right? The engines and rudder are acting as a stern thruster to starboard.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. So there may be some distance between small boat tactics and larger heavier boat tactics. CUOTO

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@TimBatSea Yes, I was referring to small boats. Sorry for not making that more clear. Enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@tedrufledtjr.3573]

Very enjoyable video. I just recently came across your channel. This was the third video of yours I've watched. Looking forward to more. Ted from South Dakota.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Ted! CUOTO

[@ThamesShips]

Excellent video in the wind. It was interesting hearing you talk to Viking Star as we have a number of Viking cruise ships visit the Thames. Their usual cruise here is 2 weeks from Greenwich (London) or Tilbury to Bergen in Norway and then 2 weeks back again.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Very cool! CUOTO

[@billyslide7645]

Great Video. As a side note, the coloration of the video when you came back on (as you passed the container ship) was really cool. The way the colors played on that ship, the cranes and water was very cool. Which also validates not needed more cameras ;)

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much! I appreciate that Billy. CUOTO

[@BoatClubCaretaker]

I just heard you on VHF while watching NY Harbor Webcam while having coffee at 8:30am 7/28/24 You seemed bummed that a fellow Cap had to drop anchor in Gravesend. You mentioned you hope you'll get to Port Jeff in time to get Pizza. You have an extremely recognizable voice.

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Yes, that was me. Thank you very much for watching.

[@lardo666]

Tim - I see wind in those waves - just something about the look of the sea surface. (ignoring the waves over the bow!). Will never get over you calling your propellers 'wheels' - but wheels to the wind is an interesting trick. Stay safe - your employers can be pretty sure that someone, somewhere in the audience is going to use the tricks you teach us when it matters... Big thanks to them for allowing these videos.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and I really appreciate your kind words. CUOTO

[@KCadbyRacing]

I could hear the wigged concern in your voice before you were underway. Nothing beats mother nature when it comes to making you feel *small and not the Alfa In Charge of the situation* 😋 My biggest scare was being out in the Gulf Stream on a 24' open fish coming home from the Bahamas with a 6-8Ft following Sea. It wouldn't have been bad but the waves weren't far apart = we were constantly on/off/on/off of the throttles to, 1) make it over the next swell and 2) not submarine under the next wave and it took both of us to do that (I was the throttle man while my best friend kept both hands on the wheel). And at one point we actually had a following wave breach over the stern (completely covering both engines) and I'll never forget how good it was to hear they were still running (as we stood on the deck in ankle deep water) 😨

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. You got to be careful out there. Glad you got home safely. CUOTO

[@timothyohare920]

I m usually doing my walking on the shores of Sewaren and Carteret..Thanks for your videos fellow Timothy

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Timothy. CUOTO

[@stephensmith799]

The colours at sea seem more intense than on land. Lovely. Mention of ‘product’ in the barge helping with how it handles reminded me of school kid physics: Mass x Velocity = Momentum.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Stephen. I am envious of other channels that do color correcting and stuff like that, but I am just a Tugboat guy and I just shoot what's in front of us. CUOTO

[@2sailSIM]

Nice transfer, yep the wind, I agree tug keeps you safe, and love the way you are fully relaxed ... until there is a radio call or other thing for your attention: face changes, full concentration on task at hand. Professional springs to mind. :)

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@neshotah1976]

I really enjoy your videos. I have zero knowledge of how tugs actually work, so forgive me if I sound like an idiot. I am retired Navy (retired in 1999) and seen pusher tugs work with our ship going in and out of port. Question, when you call for assistance from another tug, does it cost you for this assistance or is it just like "scratch each others backs" as it were? Does pushing a "Product Barge" as seen in the majority of your videos that I watched, pay more versus just as a standard pusher tug? I know that making these videos take time and effort and really appreciate all you do to help educate us "landlubbers" when it comes to a different side of working on the water. Thank You Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. For the most part, assist tugs are billed to the job. But if it's one of our tugs, then it's usually not billed. Rates for tugs are usually based on horse power and location. CUOTO

[@mtm101designs9]

Thanks for the technique of putting the wheel to the wind - don't want to use it, but nice to know.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@CDSAfghan]

I fly over you every day in those helicopters above ya! I always tell the tourists a bit about you guys, cool to see it from your perspective.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. That's awesome. Be sure to tell them to like and subscribe! 😂 CUOTO

[@lyfordmerrow6332]

Awesome footage…beautiful

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@bettygilmore611]

27:49 WOW What a picture at the end , sun, tug, lighthouse? and perfect parking. ❤

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Betty. CUOTO

[@chrissmith6133]

👍😎👍 nice work capt.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Chris. CUOTO

[@rallyman_4]

:( I would have loved to see you do the turn in those seas! For the spray over the deck - that shows how big the waves were. I agree with you - waves even from shore don't seem as big as reality! I have an anecdote about this ;) I was sailing, we were over taken by a boat under power - it was pitching up and down (not high winds but a big fetch). Yes the wind also runs up the Loch's and the headlands change its direction a lot! (agrees with your commentary)! Under sail there is some more stability but not as much as you may think! Anyway my friend said wow look at that - it's nearly half out of the water over the waves! Your boat is not doing that ! I then said it doesn't feel like it but yes we are - just look at your dogs. They were fast asleep (harnessed and tied on) - they were levitating! He then said OK can we head back please. Sure but we will tack around. He tried to tack and failed - your comment about head to wind etc is spot on! I gave better instruction - basically I explained that he needed to use the waves to assist by timing the use of the helm on the downside of wave - the next crest helped bow around. We tacked then headed home but it was fun surfing down waves. Yes the waves even from 1 boat to another don't give a true picture either! I wasn't going to gybe in those waves - not a wind issue but the waves and a slight roll mid gybe has the potential to make things go bad fast!

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@trollmarine4208]

Great video as a Captain of small cruise ships (100') shot many video of rough weather. Played it back and look like smoth sailing ha!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@tomg.8217]

Excellent Videos Tim. You've got my dream job bud.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Tom. It took over 20 years to get here, but it's been fun. CUOTO

[@davidb2718]

Congratulations for your great channel.... sometimes you show the controls of the engines and rudder, I really appreciate when you do it, we can see how you're maneuvering it, even if you're explaining it on voice we can't see the little details which are so important

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching David. I like those videos as well, but they are extremely time consuming (like 20 to 40 hours) of editing. We are busy now, but if things change, I would like to do those again. CUOTO

[@davidb2718]

@@TimBatSea thank you, great channel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@chuckfinlay6093]

Nicely done capt. 👍👍

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Chuck. CUOTO

[@smaarch1]

Thanks for this .I sail NY waters and its always good to know what you big guys are up against. SV Voyager on vhf 13.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@butchhubbard6124]

Excellent!!!!!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Butch. CUOTO

[@pipetluvsjaws]

So happy to see you in my feed Skipper, miss watching you work and learning from you, and being underway with my Crew up in Alaska. I miss it God bless you and the Crew, and may he keep you safe. ⚓ 🌊 🙏

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@ranger2316]

Like Butta! Well done!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@pk-ld6dp]

Every surface area is a sail..great work

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@chucksmalfus9623]

You can tell by that white water over the bow that the chop is pretty heavy Capt , nice job as usual.. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Chuck. CUOTO

[@user-st3zs5oy2i]

Nice job and video! Don’t miss the radio noise!

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@Mikexxx531]

Just curious, but how do the assist tugs get accounted for? Who pays for their time and fuel? Liked and subscribed! Good channel.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and subscribing Mike. The customer pays for the assist. CUOTO

[@robertlitman2661]

I used to race sailboats in the Great South Bay, and I know those white caps well. Weather like that would be something between exhilarating and terrifying depending on the distance to the lee shore and set of the spinnaker. Yeah, the waves are plenty visible on camera when you know what you're looking at.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Robert. CUOTO

[@lynnedouglas4065]

Hi Tim that as a very informative vlog thanks 🙃

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you again for watching Lynne. CUOTO

[@NavyDocHM3]

Another great video, Sir! 🫡🇺🇸

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@birdfeeding]

You make it look easy, Cap'n. Thanks!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@Hide.the.Salami]

seems like the Steve and Dan is your clutch assist day in day out, those guys have you marked :)

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@captsam54]

Awesome Tim.... Towboat is responsive when needed...

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Sam. CUOTO

[@johnland5042]

Yes, nicely done under more difficult winds. Better safe than sorry with the other tug with you!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching John. CUOTO

[@saltyteemo6597]

as a deckhand i wish all captains were like you

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@James-seafan]

enjoyed the video thank you Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching James. CUOTO

[@vancity2349]

Nice job Cap!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@Warped65er]

Thx for the vid. Capt.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@elizabethbrassfield6418]

Awesome driving, God bless

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Elizabeth. CUOTO

[@Extrikit]

Hi, another fascinating informative video. A question, often there are skyscrapers on the horizon. Is that Manhattan?

[@TimBatSea]

Yes. That is correct. Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@chuckyc6912]

Very interesting video as usual. Keep it up and stay safe

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Chucky. CUOTO

[@chuckyc6912]

@@TimBatSea I never miss a show

[@markrathkamp7681]

Great video. This is what makes KZbin great.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Mark. I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@user-dv7hb2sc9m]

Interesting to watch the, "juggling act" that is the life of a Captain.... wind -n- water are not easy to read & coming into the wind I didn't have any clue how hard the wind was except for how the water was breaking against the bow - the wind turned it into a mist & that was all I could see. I bet the wind was making quite a bit of noise but I was falling to sleep to the purring of the engines...... thanks for the videos. peace & do be safe >> GB ALL

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@funsmasher7018]

Captain Tim doing that captain stuff again.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@griffith211]

Very cool to watch captain, from an airline captain. Curious, are you ever utilized as an assist tug? That would be an interesting video, to see the assist side of life

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Yes. I have a number of assist videos. CUOTO

[@caseylimbert266]

Escort tug: better to have him and not need him than to need him and not have him! Thanks for what you're doing, Tim! (I still say we need Reggie back, if you ever talk to him, tell him that he's missed!) I'm gonna keep watching! #CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching all these years Casey. Oh yes. I tell him every time I talk to him. 😂 CUOTO

[@mike1967c]

Tim New viewer...with ya a couple of days. I am not affiliated in the maritime business in any fashion..but for some reason I find your channel entertaining and very relaxing to view. Quick question...are there any videos actually showing you "hooking up" in the push position? I watched a older video today where you were in a side push position also. Very interesting, thanks for a great channel sir! -mike

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Mike. Yes, there are a number of videos showing us getting into push gear. But tomorrow, I have a video showing how it's made up. CUOTO

[@georgelawton9075]

Nice work 😊

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching George. CUOTO

[@donalddehaven3229]

If there is anyone skilled enough to get it done under those conditions, it’s Tim.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Donald. I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@RoccoSmith-oi2ii]

It would be very helpful to include wind direction ,apparent wind direction and your heading so we could understand how you steered through the wind without trouble.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I had thought I gave both true wind speed and our speed and at 30 to 40 kts, you should be able to see the wind direction on the water. CUOTO

[@RoccoSmith-oi2ii]

@@TimBatSea my fault sometimes I skip ahead

[@mattWallJsy]

It’s in weather like that that you really earn the big bucks! 👍🏽😁 CUOTO.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Matt. CUOTO

[@garthjones3747]

a little spray on the bow just another day on the sea well done Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Garth. CUOTO

[@rogerweaver7686]

My theory has always been...if I go slow enough, no one will notice when I crash.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Roger. Only go as fast as you are willing to hit something. 😂 CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Very true or use enough power as to how much damage you want to do

[@AlBracco879]

Good job Capt 👍👍👍 When are we going to see another video of the famous chief 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Cuotos 👍👍👍

[@TimBatSea]

Good question? He's had a lot on his plate after the shipyard getting everything back in order. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@rjay49]

Well done Capt nothing wrong with asking for help just in case, have a good one

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@oskarbud525]

You will always be Tim Bat Sea to me.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much! I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plains?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@mathewweeks9069]

Your awesome be safe out there 😎👍🙏

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Matt. CUOTO

[@robotarms]

Nice job

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@sofakingrad3530]

I hate the wind. I have a 65 foot houseboat at Lake Powell. One day we had to leave the shoreline in Reflection Canyon. In order to get out I had to drive the boat over a tree in between the large submerged branches. I was talking with my crew how we were going to do it in the wind, when the wind dropped down. We just threw the anchor ropes off the boat and pulled them on shore. I left my crew on the shoreline. Only the bikinis were on board and I made it out. Only at Lake Powell can you brag about driving your houseboat through the top of a tree in the middle of a desert LOL

[@timsmothers8740]

I'm sure you may have seen the mass of boaters caught by a Monsoon at Lake Pleasant Yesterday or Saturday. It was pretty ugly for many.

[@sofakingrad3530]

@@timsmothers8740 I will have to look it up. Lake Pleasant did not sound very pleasant.

[@sofakingrad3530]

@@timsmothers8740 That was crazy. I would never try to pull out in a storm like that. I would just put my nose into the waves and wind and fight it out. In weather like that anytime you expose the sides or the back of your boat to the waves you are screwed. I remember one storm at Powell we were fighting to keep my housboat anchored on the shore in a major storm. There was a guy in a Bayliner fighting it out in the channel. One wave hit him so hard his boat went vertical and I remember him hanging onto the wheel with his feet dangling in the air. I would rather fight a storm underway than fight it on the shoreline or an anchorage. Thanks Timsmother for a great video.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@1958johndeere620]

Yes use the bow as a mizzen. I do that sometimes hauling gear if its blowing. Idle in reverse with the ass in the wind. Until it slaps over the stern that is.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@edwardsilva895]

I can hear the concern in your voice😮

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Edward. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Tim remembers a couple of years ago you were caught in a hurricane in staptolton anchorage at night getting along side a ship this is nothing I remember that night you handled it very well got it

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Ed. It gets sporty here now and then.. 😂 CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Yea after that I raise my glass to yea

[@happyhighway106]

#90 White Knuckles while docking? I've been there before. Railroad Carferrys have high sides that catch the wind like sails. So heading down the channel the vessel is sliding sideways. This is on Lake Michigan which can kick up her heals from time to time. Pacience is Important!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@williamralph5442]

You don’t see spray coming over the bow of the barge. Thanks Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching William. CUOTO

[@mellissadalby1402]

Hi Captain Tim! Yeah, I guess work doesn’t stop just because the wind is blowing. You’re going to earn your pay on this one. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and supporting the channels Mellissa. CUOTO

[@johneken2056]

Nice job, the wind always makes me nervous. Could you put a glossary of terms in bio? Thanks.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching John. That's a great idea, but I don't know when I'll get to it. CUOTO

[@GHarris218]

Does your Company own the helper tug, or do they have to pay for it to travel with you? Thanks, I enjoy your videos.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. We try to use our boats when available. This time this tug was on contract to our company. CUOTO