Hell Gate & Tour of the East River

[@tomcassidy217]

Hey Tim, love the videos, I was a Pilot boat Operator for Interport pilots back in78. I was 1 replacement for an Operator that was lost in January of 78. Operated out of Alantic Highlands Municipal Harbor then. Changed my career after turning down a Deckhand position with Moran back then, regretted it ever since.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Tom. Please consider subscribing if you haven't already. I used to run a pilot boat out of point Judith on my time off. It was a lot of fun. Stay safe and healthy my brother.

[@whataboutbobthehorse]

Love your videos! I was the chief engineer on the USCGC Penobscot Bay (WTGB 107) and engineering petty officer aboard USCGC Wire (WYTL 65612) so I’ve spent considerable time sailing the same waters as you. Your videos are excellent depictions of the life aboard a tug on New York Harbor and the Hudson. Keep up the good job! Frank Libby, CWO4 (Eng), USCG, Ret.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words Frank! It means so much to me coming from a fellow seaman. By the way, I have been approved to shoot a behind the scenes video at USCG Sector NY VTS. I thought we would do in this or last month, but everything has been put on hold. The good news is that the security part seems to be approved and that was the one that we didn't know if they would let cameras in. So, please subscribe if you haven't already, and crossing fingers I'll get the VTS video shot! Be safe and stay healthy.

[@randyclyde4939]

Captain, a blast from the past for me... Many years ago five of us moved a 34' Alberg design sloop from Old Lyme, CT down to the Chesapeake Bay. Staying overnight at a nice boatyard at City Island, NY, then thru Hell Gate at slack tide, then on to Atlantic City, Delaware Bay and finally into the Chesapeake. About a 5 day trip for a bunch of landlubbers... Unforgettable! Thanks for that video. For me, it was just right!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Randy. That would be a trip that had it all! Cheers. CUOTO

[@giovannibazzini1403]

I enjoyed the part when you were giving us a tour with the chart. You should do that more often

[@TimBatSea]

Oh great. I will do that more often. Thank you.

[@jmccracken491]

Good stuff Tim thanks.

[@TimBatSea]

@@jmccracken491 Thank you for watching!

[@bryanmcdermott4204]

Yes. That was really cool. A high level chart reading video could be educational.

[@TimBatSea]

@@bryanmcdermott4204 ok. I'll do that. Thank you for watching and for the input.

[@bsparks3672]

As a recreational mariner I run these waters moving north in early summer and south in early fall. I enjoy your commentary about the navigation and sights along the way. There is so much to see along the East River.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and please consider subscribing.

[@deanraf]

My wife and I did this a few years back in our Nordic Tug 32, Carrie Rose, on the way to Maine. We left from Great Kills on Staten Island. It is fun to watch because we were so involved with timing, navigating, and if I do say, anxiety that it is hard to remember. Got to Hell Gate just as the current was reversing. I was quite swirly. The fact that you, with your experience, are so plan full validates our hours and hours of study to make the transit without drama. Thanks!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Dean. Welcome to the channel and please consider subscribing if you haven't already. Planning ahead is always a good idea, especially in the Gate. "Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Preference" the law "P"s

[@CJfishing2024]

I changed the light several times on Hell Gate Bridge, I use to work for the MTA as a High Power Distribution Lineman, my initials are stamped into the base of the light JVB, spent many a day on that bridge, thank you for showing it from the water.

[@TimBatSea]

Wow! That is so cool! Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.

[@johnkeating1030]

Having grown up on Long Island, lived in the city and traveled by rail up the Hudson. These videos, besides being informative, are a great nostalgia trip. I would love to see a video on the workings of a railroad car float being loaded, moved and unloaded. Thanks for the Memories.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching the John. I really appreciate it. It is a rare sight these days to see a rail float going across the harbor. And I believe the ones that get a job every once in a while are technically half floats. I could be wrong, but I think those old Hugh's floats are original car floats that have been cut in half and sterns welded on to make two smaller barges.

[@ladydi4runner]

Also Captain. Will be showing this video to my Pops, a Korean War Veteran, who just turned 91. Yes I am blessed, thanking you Lord. I’m sure it will trigger his memories of the many passages we made. He has startling good recollection of stuff, 40, 50, even 65 years ago , especially his War experiences. Now?! Ask him what he had for breakfast at any lunchtime?! He usually doesn’t remember! 😳😔 No matter, he is still highly functioning everyday, able to administer his daily insulin injections after being a lifelong diabetic! Blessings aplenty our family still has. I’m firstborn so his guidance and lessons have a led me to be a productive member of society! I’m also the rebel that caused him the most grief! Love you Pops!🥰🥰🥰

[@TimBatSea]

That is so cool. My Dad is a Korean war veteran as well. So cool to listen to them and all that they have lived through.

[@ladydi4runner]

TimBatSea Sweet TB. 👍Thanks for your reply, no doubt! Be Safe. 👍👏🏻😁

[@kapplerphoto]

It will never get boring!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much!

[@ladydi4runner]

Loved the chart talk at beginning! As a survivor of Hunts Point, in Da Bronx, so very cool to see these landmarks and bridges from the river view. Throgs Neck, Triboro and Whitestone , all the names I constantly heard and traversed in my childhood! We had relatives in Brooklyn and Queens, so crossing those bridges were very much a big part of my growing up! We would pass by I believe Bellevue Hospital, known more as a looney bin back then. When we kids would act up in the long traverse from DaBronx, me Pops would threaten to drop us off at Bellevue, if we didn’t pipe down! LOL. YOU TALK ABOUT A WIDE EYED SILENCE as we passed Bellevue! 😇🤣😂Excellent content Captain. Please, more of the same. Prefaced by the charts of course! 👍👏🏻😁

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it.

[@0guiteo]

Having sailed up/down the East River a number of times in my sailboat (usually motoring), it's generating lots of nostalgia to see this transit. In a small boat, Hells Gate involves lots of steering changes to stay in the center of the channel due to the eddies. I love this transit, and usually stop in the protected anchorage by the Throgs Neck Bridge to wait for the tide to change on the way back. The prison barge is always very interesting. Like a small hotel (with a barbed wire basketball court on the roof). Thanks for the video.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Jackson. The next time you go through the gate, can you do me a favor? Keep your radio on 13 leave the middle of the channel to the deep draft guys. Those eddies you speak of work more on a big boat than a small boat and we can't usually just stop or slow down. Thank you again and I really appreciate you being a part of our KZbin community.

[@tevann17]

How nice to watch these harbour scenes on your channel. I was a merchant sailor in the early eighties and we discharged cars in Newark a few times - so it feels good" to be back".

[@TimBatSea]

Welcome back Tore. Thank you for watching.

[@shaky3142]

The best channels are those where the presenter has great empathy as you do and mistakes make it even more human and a pleasure to watch. For those of us who go nowhere near a boat or sea unless they are on holiday, even the mundane for you is interesting to me. Don't be worried by long sequences meandering down a river, its a tonic. Regards from the UK

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much. You have no idea how much I appreciate it! Stay healthy and safe!

[@tbessinger]

One if my favorite trips. Great video. Thank you for calling Hell Gate by its proper name! I get tired of telling people it’s not Hell’s Gate.

[@TimBatSea]

That drives me crazy!!! Thank you for watching Tony.

[@billysmith5721]

hills brothers still in Yonkers? when i was a passenger with dad we used to bring coffee barges there. also is Newtown creek off the east river i forgot. i remember hell gate. u have cats , engines. we had GM diesels . the boat was the Judith Mc Allister which years later sunk as the Celtic,in Long Island Sound, all hands were lost. u have a very nice boat. very modern looking. the Judith was a rust bucket. if you want to work on boats try working in the winter. u r a true boatman if you can survive winter dad used to say. i grew up listen to tugboat stories. dad would be 108 years old if he was alive. watching u touches a nerve with me when we had dad. very nice videos Tim. i am sorry if i talk a it too much but i miss my father. RIP Dad smooth, safe sailing, a flood tide captain Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Billy. Your Dad sounds like quite a character. Yes, Newtown Creek is off the east River by poorhouse flats range. Be safe and know your Dad lives within you. Be safe and stay healthy.

[@billysmith5721]

@@TimBatSea he does but i am healthy mentally. i just remember and loved my dad. smooth sailing captain. be healthy/ avoid the virus

[@TimBatSea]

@@billysmith5721 Will do. Thank you.

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Good on Billy, good on. You are wealthy beyond riches to have memories of your father like that. I only wish I could say the same for myself

[@billysmith5721]

@@tommypetraglia4688 u have your health. i dont i wanted to work on boats but i cant. enjoy what you have in life. i sat in a cubicle for 26 years. i am retired. as soon as this virus goes away i am driving to Florida. going to the keys. bee kool.

[@robfraley4210]

Thanks for the nice tour of the East River NE bound And for pointing out some land marks along the way. 😎👍✅

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Rob. Please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@sweetfreedommediallc5580]

Wow brought back memories. I'm Native New Yorker ( Bronx County ) Used to have a sailboat back in the 1970s in the Throggs Neck section. I was looking for Steppin Stone Lighthouse. Now living in Ormond Beach, FL. Thank you I enjoy your Videos

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. My battery died just as we were approaching Stepping Stone.

[@suzannetaylor5374]

Loved this. I just read about the General Slocum steamboat disaster .That was the route it was on when it caught fire.As the capt. got through Hell Gate,he full powered to N.Brother Island. 1,201 people died.But the nurses on the island did manage to save some.

[@suzannetaylor5374]

oops guess I should say that was 1904.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching, and please consider subscribing if you haven't already. Yes, it was a real tragedy.

[@TomTalley]

Hey, Cap...we will watch whatever you you put on, gratefully. Thanks...

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much Tom!

[@TomTalley]

@@TimBatSea you're welcome.

[@fire5par]

Don't worry about the busy bodies that think they know everything. Great videos!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Lance, and for the kind advice.

[@kdriehuys]

Your outlook on the comments regarding the pandemic is admirable. Lot's of people could learn from it. I'm a Mid at Kings Point, and I'm hoping to get on a tug when I graduate, so your videos are perfect! Thanks Captain.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Karen. We have cadets come and sail with us for a weekend at times. You could get in touch with your guidance counselor and they can set it up through our company. (One of my best mates came from KP. He's a pilot now.) Be est of luck and I hope to see you on the dock. CUOTO

[@kdriehuys]

@@TimBatSea I'll definitely look into this option, thanks!

[@MrGeroth]

Nice job, I’ll never see this except for your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Gerald.

[@combatjm89]

Loved seeing the Hell Gate bridge again. In high school I spent some time hanging out at the base of it in Astoria Park. The bridge certainly deserves its name.

[@TimBatSea]

So does the waterway! It gets quite sporty there at times.

[@davidrandle8093]

Tim - brand new subscriber, lifelong recreational sailor, now sail out of Mt Sinai Harbor on LI. Enjoying your videos tremendously - thanks so much for sharing! I especially appreciate the chart views - great overview & context. Please keep more videos coming!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and Subscribing Dave! I try to post new content every Tuesday.

[@timmc49]

Thanks for the memories transiting Hell Gate and Throgs Neck. Been there coming and going to Newport, RI many times and not always on a fair tide. You made it look easy! Adding the chart overview was great - more please!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Tim. I'll be sure to do my best.

[@mitchelllong467]

I absolutely love watching this channel. Good Job Tim!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Mitchell

[@TheIndianbastard]

Good video Capt. As a Kings Point grad this brought back memories going up and down the east river. I've done the trip probably 100 times, to the brother islands, and a few all the way to upper bay but its been a few years and i realize how much of the features ive forgotten.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@mikepaz4870]

I really appreciate the videos you put out. I grew up in a bedroom community in the SF Bay Area and have always been fascinated by ships and tugs especially. I spent 8 years as a Corpsman , 3 of which were in a Cruiser out of Nawwwwwphuck VA . Sea and Anchor details sucked but I never grew tired of watching Pilots and tugs. Earned my ESWS pin back when it was difficult .....3 hour oral board Thank you for the polite retraction by the way. Fair Winds and Following Seas

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for your service Mike and for watching.

[@PanzerDave]

5:05 For those who are interested, the Buttermilk Channel name goes back a ways, possibly as early as before the Revolutionary War. There are various theories but essentially they involve milk from dairy farmers. One version is that it was a rough crossing and when the farmers transported their milk from Brooklyn to the city (Manhattan) the milk would occasionally be churned into butter. Another version is that as milk would spill into the salt water of the upper bay, it would look like it was churned into buttermilk. Another interesting tidbit of history is Governor's Island, which forms the west side of the Buttermilk Channel (Brooklyn forming the east side). Originally it was much smaller at 69 acres but today, thanks to the miracle of landfill, it is 172 acres. The landfill occurred in the very early 1900s. It is also the home of what is now New York State. The first settlers arrived on Governor's Island in 1624.

[@TimBatSea]

Wow. Very cool. I hadn't heard any of that before. Very cool. Thank you for watching and for sharing such cool history.

[@James-seafan]

excellent video showing the rout on the chart and then on the tug thank you tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you James. CUOTO

[@rogerbayzand4455]

Always like to see things on a real chart, it seems to be a better way to get an over view than a chart plotter screen, thanks for showing us Tim.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Roger. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO

[@280StJohnsPl]

I grew up in Astoria and used to go to Astoria Park under the Hellgate Bridge often....always liked watching the tugs passing thorough and later went through as a tug deckhand :)

[@TimBatSea]

Very Cool! Welcome to the channel Wolf. Please consider Subscribing if you haven't already. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO

[@280StJohnsPl]

@@TimBatSea Thanks Tim...I am subscribed. really enjoy the videos and thanks for making them

[@TimBatSea]

@@280StJohnsPl Thank you very much!

[@tjh44961]

Really enjoyed that one. Got to see from the water things I used to see from the car, mostly going over the Throg's Neck Bridge.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Tom. Please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@tonywitherspoon6844]

You Make it Look So Easy and I know from watching my Dad at times it is a hand Full.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Tony. #CUOTO

[@tomsummers1137]

Local knowledge, no substitute for it. Thanks for the transit.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Tom.

[@davidlockwood9192]

Anouther great vid. Loved seeing SUNY with Empire State and also KP from the sea. Whilst I am a Brit I have had the fortune to visit both places included a full tour of Empire State (a colleague was a SUNY grad and his good friend was Master of the training ship at the time. Keep safe. Calm seas and a following Sea.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching David. Stay healthy and safe.

[@johnmccaughan4195]

Thanks Tim, without you I would never have seen the East River. I can not imagine living in that area. Too many people in to small of a space, no wonder so many are sick.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching John. I love living on the boat here, but I don't think city life would ever be for me. It's much different from the water's perspective.

[@JoseRuiz-km6fd]

Hey Capt. Keep up the good work. We all fall victim to misinformation here and there, what you did was admirable. Most people would not correct themselves on a video feed. You're awesome!!!!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you again Jose. I've been uploading a new video all day (it's a big file). Look for it in two more uploading hours.

[@JoseRuiz-km6fd]

@@TimBatSea I sure will.

[@Hello-ye2bi]

Absolutely YESSSS! I love the places you take us to. I am familar with many of them. Honestly, I have heard of all of the places you take us to. I've dreamed of being able to do what you do. Thank you

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it. CUOTO

[@PanzerDave]

Great video and I loved the explanations of what one sees as they progress through the East River. I think the stop motion was just fine. North Brother Island is also where the PS General Slocum was beached after she caught fire. An estimated 1,021 people died out of around 1,350 passengers in 1904.

[@TimBatSea]

Yes. I remember reading about that somewhere a while ago but had forgotten until you mentioned it. Thank you!

[@frankjerseytomato8941]

GREAT TOUR ,,,,,,,,, ive been thru there plenty of time with my 18 foot searay ,,,, the east river part is the worst for me so much water chop ,, i like the technical part and water force at hell gate ,,,,,,,, sea you on the river !!!!!!!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Frank, and please consider subscribing.

[@manniedale6106]

You are doing a great job..!!!!! Just take your time and it will all come to you...

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@mattWallJsy]

Awesome video. Bought back some great memories of a trip i did 7 years ago. Must come back one day!

[@TimBatSea]

Come on back Matthew. Lol. Thank you again for watching. CUOTO

[@mattWallJsy]

@@TimBatSea I'd love to. Got a spare berth? 🙂👍🏼

[@halwagner5444]

Nice tour, thanks. We did that going the opposite direction on a 41 foot sailboat in 1999.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Hal. Please consider subscribing if you haven't already. The next video is of the return trip the way you went.

[@keithhigh7773]

Another great video Tim. Couple of points: Merchandise : your employer may be savvy enough to agree to a deal where you promote the Elk River, the company and their other vessels and you share the revenues. They would benefit from the goodwill your channel is generating. Travel guide: l bet 90% of New Yorkers don't know the land of New York. Locals tend to take such things for granted. Only a very small number would know New York from the water. Which is another reason why your videos are so interesting to watch. Stay well, stay safe. Best wishes from the UK.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it and your input. I may run that by the big bosses, but it's generally better to stay under the radar. Thank you again!

[@welsh_viewer5913]

Excellent. Many thanks Tim.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@JimNeville]

great videos Thanks for all the great information on a subject I/we knew very little about and is so important to transportation.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much for watching. Please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@fprintf]

I sail on Western Long Island Sound and there is no doubt I have seen you pushing the barges that often sail by. Great to see my local waters!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@johnm1898]

Great video from the chart explanation to the actual ride a long. Thanks again !!!!!!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching.

[@waynecompton7612]

Good morning Tim, Thank you for the video!! It’s good trying to place where you were sailing in relation to the charts!! Once again thank you for the information/ nobody can always be right!! Take care Brother and catch you next time 👍😎🇬🇧.

[@TimBatSea]

Good morning Wayne. Glad you liked it. Stay safe and healthy and I'll see you on the one (whistle).

[@jackhooper3927]

I appreciate scuttlebutt. It is up to the listener to sort out what is useful and what is not.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Jack (I think LOL). CUOTO

[@rvnmedic1968]

Hey, it was great! I took your advice and drank two pints of brew, then held my breath for the entire episode. Glad you speeded it up! And I had a helluva belch at the end.

[@TimBatSea]

Oh no.... The comment I never should have made and never goes away......lol. I was duped into believing a popular (at the time) internet myth. In the next video I apologise for it and try to back track. Lol

[@rvnmedic1968]

@@TimBatSea Right, I watched the apology on the high seas, the Hell Gate Tour. Great camera work, keep them coming, Tim!

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Capt George Sadler at the helm of the Barney Turecamo pushing the Lafarge Alexandria, liked to take the Gate 20 minutes past slack on the nose... said the pressure helped the rudders bite. I have a hatfull of stories and then some decking oil and cement for a dozen years... thanks for the trip down memory lane, er, I mean up the East River... that is up, right? The John Reinauer was a hawser boat and when we were in push gear we'd leave it on the capstan for when we made that turn to port under the Throgs Neck, matey would ring me up to take up the slack on the port gear... then it was up to the wheelhouse as we went eastbound on my home waters -Stamford to Stratford Shoal and Penfield Light, having sailed my Sunfish off Fairfield Beach about 3 lifetimes before then and about another 3 passed since.

[@TimBatSea]

Very cool! Thank you for watching and for sharing.

[@capbubba]

Like the time lapse and tour cap’t keep on keeping on 👍

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@moore4807]

Much to your credit - even though people say the words, you admitting mistakes and correcting them only makes me respect you more. Thank you for your efforts making these videos, it does help pass the time AND I learn so much from you and your journeys. Please stay safe and keep on keeping on :))

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much. It really means alot to me.

[@steveransley7227]

These are so enjoyable to watch thanks.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and don't forget that I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO

[@patdrake2258]

Mighty fine show. I am from the Midwest (land locked). The boat looks really clean and neat from the videos. Just flat out clean! It’s neat that you still use maps or atlas to get around town. Most people today cannot read them because it’s not on their I phone. You have a unique and interesting career. I bet you guys can really cook some good meals. Keep up the good work.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Pat for watching. I really appreciate it.

[@kenprevatt1267]

So don’t apologize you gave information you thought was correct . No need for you to apologize. Great video

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much!

[@straycat1081]

Thank you for the great video, Capt! I love watching the commercial traffic transit the Hellgate while having my breakfast near where I work on the Quuens side. I live on Long Island and do most of my boating/fishing east of where the video ends on the LI Sound. They used to call the Sound "Devil's Pass" because of the many shipwrecks such as the tug Gwendoline Steers who went down near Eatons Neck during an ice storm in 1962. I have a OUPV/Six-Pack Capt Lic but got it mostly for nautical knowledge and don't use it professionally at this time. Your videos help us recreational boaters understand the importance of the service commercial vessels provide and also the need to give you guys a wide berth while plying your trade. Looking forward to your VTS video. Stay well!!, Harry PS Do you ever have problems with sailboats cutting you off??

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Harry, and for the kind words. Long island sound has given many a mariner an impressive and surprisingly unexpected beating. I sailed with a guy who had spent most of his career in the North sea. We were getting beaten up by an easterly in the sound when he came up to the wheelhouse and said he was going to go back to the north sea because he couldn't take Long Island Sound anymore. Sailboats can be an issue, but in my opinion I think most of them are a slight bit more knowledgeable about steamship then some of the powerboat people. This may be because it takes just a bit more knowledge to sail then to buy a powerboat and head for sea. But complacency doesn't care what kind of boat you run. (If you ask me the same question in a couple months from now, I may have a different opinion)

[@Monheganer]

Wicked good tour. Thanks Tim!

[@TimBatSea]

Hey Donna. How fun to find you on the channel. Hope you are well. By the way, I loved your bird watching guide you posted yesterday!

[@Fat_Rob]

I don't know how I stumbled upon this channel, but I'm glad I did. Awesome vid !!!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@scootertrash911]

Thanks Tim, I spent 2 1/2 years on Governor's Island in the early 70's, but now I wish I had spent more time seeing all the cool stuff at you show us instead of chasing girls.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching JB! Lol. I think you may have made the right decision. Lol. CUOTO

[@cedricbottom2932]

Wow really loved your video with all that's going on just makes us so relaxed watching your videos especially your narration too well done

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Tony! I really appreciate it!

[@johnwright291]

Its about time someone came up with a tugboat themed video series.

[@TimBatSea]

Agreed!!! Woohoo!

[@relicguzzidog]

More like this one please. Seriously, I enjoy seeing what a day, (or night) for you and the crew consists of. Thanks! (I'm still gonna drink the water...LOL)

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I really would like to find a way to shoot at night but my camera does what it can, but it's not enough. I'll figure something out. Hang in with me.

[@billydog1971]

Vanes Bros Should be proud. Excellent content. please keep up the videos

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for the kind words, but please remember that I am not supposed you use the name or the boat or company I work for directly. I hope that I can shine a positive light on our industry and my employer and I appreciate your support.

[@skooze]

Thanks for making great videos. And salute for holding your hands up and saying you got something wrong.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. Everything get easier with practice. In my case, I am wrong so often, admitting I'm wrong has become second nature to me. Lol

[@CC-hs7st]

Thanks, stay healthy!!. Great job.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching.

[@oaklandmax]

Great chart reference and talk through of the waterside navigation.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I'll try to do more like them in the future.

[@Jameson4327]

Thanks Tim I did enjoy the ride along. CUOTO Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you George. CUOTO

[@belfast479]

I was one of the dry dock and Marine Railway operators for the old Boston Naval Shipyard(5 drydocks, 1MR). I remember so many guys watching me and you could tell they wish they had my job. What I was wishing was that I could get on one of those beautiful Tugs that brought the Carriers or destroyers to or from my dock. Now living on Cape Cod looking over at Marthas Vineyard.

[@TimBatSea]

Very cool! Thank you so much for watching.

[@LadyMarie880]

TIM BEAUTIFUL enjoyed the tour, wishing I could make the trip just like you did. The sun shinning and it was clear and just beautiful. Thank you for the view and the share..till next time,

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Marie! I shot us coming back last night into the sunset. Haven't seen how it came out yet, but I'll try to get something up for you by today or tomorrow.

[@charleyl264]

I went through Hell Gate back in 1959 with my 21' cabin cruiser. It only had a 25 hp Evinrude outboard in it for power and I almost lost it going through there. I just didn't have near enough power. Yes, some showing on the charts of where you will be going would be much helpful. I haven't been there in a very long time, so the shore scenery has changed significantly. You are now very high on my "subscribed list" and I plan on watching everything. Thanks so much for your videos. Stay safe from the virus. I have only left my home 3 times in the past 4 weeks for groceries, and each time wore gloves and a mask.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much for watching and please be careful to stay healthy and safe.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much for watching and please be careful to stay healthy and safe.

[@bellboy4074]

Very fun to watch. Thanks.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@God_Bless_President_Trump]

Hello Tim I love watching ship watching videos you know the ones where you just watch the ship move very slowly but I also like the RV guy and what he does is a combination of both narration and long periods in between of driving, what I'm trying to say is I wouldn't mind long periods of just watching the ship go and then throw the time lapses in between with explanations that would be great because watching the ship just go may seem boring but it's very therapeutic. Keep up the good work bro I enjoy your videos very much!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much for saying that. And have you checked out my Slow TV videos? They may offer exactly what you want. CUOTO

[@Gaudacorte]

Your video brought back memories for me , in the late 60s I used to dock at West St, I think it was pier 52 & over at Hoboken & Newark . Good ship handling & great video

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching James. (This isn't the James MacDonald from Monhegan is it?)

[@Gaudacorte]

@@TimBatSea Hi Tim , No I'm from Glasgow Scotland now retired from sea & living in Spain for my sins after 52 years at sea. All the best.

[@TimBatSea]

@@Gaudacorte oh you are a lucky one. My grandmother lived outside of Malaga (Benelmadena Pueblo) and I went to school in Madrid. I love Spain more than one might think I could. Thank you for watching, and it makes me happy to know that an old salty Scott watches my channel. Cheers. Let's meet up for a few drinks and a lot of sea stories!

[@andrewleatherman4931]

A humble man you are, so humble. More humans could learn a thing or two, not just about maritime stuff, but just about being a good human being. Thank you for your videos sir. Take care in these times when we’re all in uncharted waters (or at least not well charted).

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words. I really appreciate it.

[@TheByard]

I also enjoyed the chart work, reminded me of passage planning on my old boat up the East Coast of England. But the strange thing is just last night I was re arranging stuff, I seldom throw stuff away. When I came across a 1975 edition of the Suez Canal chart, I worked on the construction of a road tunnel between the Bitter Lakes and Suez and so bought the chart as a memento.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. Wow. That is so cool. Thank you for sharing.

[@Subielicious22]

We ran Hell Gate for the first time last August in our freshly refit 1983 Catalina 30. We are only the second owners, believe it or not. Anyways, it was incredibly satisfying to take our pride and joy through Hell Gate at 10.5 SOG and into the Sound where she truly belongs. I swear she was happy again to finally get her keel in the salt after spending so many years between the Newburgh-Beacon and the Mid-Hudson bridges. Anyways, it’s interesting to note that Hell Gate is an adaptation of the original Dutch name Helle Gat or Hell Hole. Having seen the hole at full ebb, I know why it’s called that! Excellent work, Tim! Hope to see you on 13 someday. By the way, check out the Wikipedia page on Execution Rock some time. There’s a reference to one of its most notorious “victims.” It’s the stuff that horror movies are made of!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. Remember that the two best days of a boat owner's life is the day they buy it and the day they sell it. Lol. I'll keep an eye out for you. I like Catalinas. I am hoping to buy an island packet 420 this year, but who knows if I can make it happen. Be safe and stay healthy.

[@Subielicious22]

S/V Mother Goose is her name. We’ve had many a great day on her so far. We have had butterflies come and visit us on the river and in the middle of the sound. We like to think it’s the previous owner coming to check on his pride and joy. Hope to see you out there!

[@TimBatSea]

@@Subielicious22 Looking forward to it!

[@frankaxiak1959]

Thanks for pointing out the USMMA at Kings Point, NY; my alma mater!

[@TimBatSea]

We all hate you guys, and for good reason.... You got in and we didn't. Lol and because you are probably a pilot married to a beautiful woman in a big house making 4 times what we do. Lol I hope you see I am just messing with you and this Hawsepiper has nothing but mad respect for you guys. Thank you very much for watching.

[@jjosephm7539]

Also, thanks for pointing out the "Domers" across the river. Ft. Schuyler '92

[@TimBatSea]

@@jjosephm7539 hahaha. You guys crack this old Hawsepiper up! Thank you for watching.

[@doolittlegeorge]

My best back back home in Upstate NY went to USMMA. *His hot wife left him* (but not for me) if that makes everyone feel better.

[@TimBatSea]

@@doolittlegeorge 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rogerdeves1511]

Great footage Tim very picturesque. Take care mate

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Roger!

[@johnwood1953]

Great trip thanks. I say wash your hands ✋️. Safe travels

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching John (and for washing your hands). 😂 If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO

[@lucasshupe8108]

Awesome!!! More of these please

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Lucas. I'll do my best.

[@kerrygreen5042]

Thank you for your perspective of New York. It's sort of like the Circle Line Tours. If you ever get on the Delaware close to Philly please consider pointing out the SS United States. She is still a beautiful ship. 😁 I enjoy your videos very much sir. Perhaps at some point in the future you could give a brief summary of the old ocean liner docks and naval history in and around your area. Thanks again.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Kerry. I have worked in Philadelphia for years and am always in awe and a bit sad when I would pass the United States. So beautiful and just rotting away. Stay safe and healthy.

[@philmaxwell1858]

Going south on the East River, against the tide, I saw a large NOAA vessel approaching from the south going north. The boat seemed gigantic and the blunt bow was pushing some water. I decided to move a little to starboard, because there was plenty of room before the wall, a little north of the U.N. That is where I met Mr. Bernoulli and his principle. A rude shock. I had the power to pull away from the wall, but learned a "sweaty hands on lesson" in fluid dynamics!

[@TimBatSea]

LOL. Oh yes! We have all been there. CUOTO

[@jefflong3200]

Tim another great one. It’s funny you mention apparel. For those interested and I was one, I took a look at your employers website (won’t name them unless you do) and they have a whole section of things for sale at very reasonable prices too. Just FYI.

[@TimBatSea]

Shhhhhhh. Now how am I going to sell my stuff? My kid needs work. Lol. Just kidding. Thank you for watching and for the name of which we do not speak. (Can you tell I live in Rhode Island?) (Mafia reference).

[@jefflong3200]

TimBatSea lol would never name names! And there’s a diff between what they have and what you could offer. It’d be the real McCoy!

[@TimBatSea]

@@jefflong3200 Thank you Jeff

[@duece191]

These videos where you explain stuff and so on are amazing! I loved seeing the charts before (we) set off. Please keep doing this stuff!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and yes! I will certainly do more of this stuff. Please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@bnkwupt]

Went through there last Tuesday going the other direction. Not much traffic on the water or in the air. Dropped anchor for the night last Monday just to the right of where your video ends... great city views.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.

[@briancummings9122]

Thanks for the tour,,

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@danmc7815]

I once had a captain with which I worked tell me Hell Gate came from the Dutch for "beautiful passage." I learned to go through Hell Gate from the man who has probably taken more ships through than any other man alive. His response to that as "Bu-- Sh--, it's because it's like going through the gates of Hell!" Two big turns with up to 5 knots of current. Thanks for the video. Stay safe and healthy.

[@TimBatSea]

Hahaha. Sounds right to me. Was he a square head? (I'm sure that is unacceptable now, but was quite common when the harbor was nothing but square heads). Thank you for watching.

[@danmc7815]

@@TimBatSea No, he is not a square head. But, I did work with a number of them. I am sure there any many other such terms no longer deemed acceptable, but I also know I heard more than one refer to themself as a squarehead or blockhead. Hope you are enjoying nice weather on the trip back.

[@TimBatSea]

@@danmc7815 yes sir. Mate has the boat. I'm just answering comments in my room. I'll have the watch at 1730.

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

You look chipper this morning Captain, good to see you!

[@TimBatSea]

Way to much coffee. I got spoiled on the boat I was working over on. They had really good coffee. My AB brought a truck load of food in so we wouldn't have to go shopping, but I don't like his coffee. So I drank twice as much hoping it would get better. It didn't. Lol

[@hugarhughes947]

I always wave and say hi when I see you guys passing my job. (NYP Cornell Hospital) lol

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Hugar! I'll keep an eye for you. Be safe!

[@steveacevedo820]

I loved this camera angle with your narration, awesome job Tim!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Steve. Which one? The first part, or the second part with the charts or the time lapse?

[@steveacevedo820]

@@TimBatSea The second part with the time lapse, I've never seen the east side waterways of NY harbor before so this was an interesting trip. One of these days I'm going to take one of the Circle Line tours around Manhattan, it's funny how I lived in NYC for 20 years and never did much sightseeing around the harbor other than the Staten Island ferry. Your videos allow me to reconnect with the beautiful city that I love so much. Thank You!

[@TimBatSea]

@@steveacevedo820 Very cool. Thank you for watching.

[@producerk8247]

Any videos with outtakes and/or bloopers? A little tugboat plushie would be freakin awesome! Stay healthy.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I can't believe you haven't figured out that all my videos are one shot shoots. They are all bloopers. Lol

[@monalisasmiles3105]

enjoyin' ur vids Tim... jest stumbled on them while surfin'... dont have time 2 watch all of 'em 2day but will git around 2 them very soon... very interestin' vids & i wouldn't worry bout bein' corrected in the misinfo u gave out... ur heart was in the right place & at least u have the courage 2 come back & apologize fer it & with dignity & grace& the professional that u r...thanx fer sharin'.... subbed & hit the bell... take care...♪♫♪

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

[@fergywurst]

I noticed, as you went under the Williamsburg Bridge, there was a quick glimpse of the "Roosevelt Island Tramway".

[@TimBatSea]

Yes! Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. #CUOTO

[@bflewis9713]

You should have made a right into the Newtown Creek! That would of been a adventure for you! I would love to see you make a “broken K turn” in the basin under the Kosciusko Bridge.😀

[@TimBatSea]

Hahaha. You know what? I keep telling my office that I don't have any trips into that s-hole and to give the job to one of the super stars. I'm fine being the pussy that has no interest in that place. They used to have a rendering plant in there. Everytime the circus came to town some animal would die and the place would spell worse than normal for weeks. Stay safe my brother and feel free to do the Newtown Creek videos. Won't be me. Lol

[@epasay9515]

This is excellent content - thank you!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already.

[@bobainsworth5057]

Great trip. Perhaps when you say left side right side you might also say port and starboard and maybe us landlubbers will learn the correct " sea " terms. 🤠

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Bob. The intention of the channel is to educate those that don't know in a way that is familiar to them. The correct term for hot water heater is water heater, but most of us say hot water heater.