#HurricaneHelene

[@CaptKenO]

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[@bangarang1515]

Ken. I can’t believe you are moving around on the boat in bare feet. A buddy was helping a neighbor drain and re-float a boat after a heavy rain storm last summer. He was bare foot. He stepped on a metal can that was under the water that the owner used for bait and received a terrible gash in his foot that subsequently became infected likely due to bacteria in the water. He almost lost his foot. Please be careful. As always, thanks for sharing. Stay safe!!!!

[@CaptKenO]

It might not seem it, but I'm very careful where I put my feet. I don't step on anything I can't see through the water

[@allangibson8494]

I might suggest neoprene diving boots for grip and protection… Broken glass is a concern (from previous personal experience)…

[@JohnSmith-qi9qs]

Great idea for the check valve on the pump suction! I like the hard discharge pipe too. Makes pumping startup easier.

[@CaptKenO]

Yep. Especially if you watched some of my other videos where we really struggled to get it primed

[@traveling_art]

Hey Captain Ken, I'm glad to see you're doing well and back on the job. I was hoping you weathered the storm ok. As always, be safe out there.

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Art! It's been a crazy few weeks, but doing ok here

[@vancity2349]

Hey Cap glad to hear you are safe and sound.

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Vancity!

[@rebeccagaspard7369]

Louisiana is praying for Florida! Hope you are safe and well!

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Rebecca!

[@colinjohnson1865]

I love the sounds of the little birds. All our small birds have left for warmer places. What a great service you provide. Are there any crocs in the waters you work?

[@CaptKenO]

Crocs, no. Gators, probably not but possibly. It's salt water, so the gators don't like it, but after this much rain or if I'm far from an inlet, it can be more brackish, so the chance of one being in the water increases...but I'm not worried about it

[@colinjohnson1865]

@@CaptKenO Thanks for the reply.

[@Alan-R1971]

The Irony of the boat being made by Hurricane boats.

[@tweaker1968]

Love your content.... My wife & I live down in Key West.... Glad you and yours are safe after the crazy storms...

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks tweaking! It's been a hell of a few weeks up here, but I'm very fortunate to have gotten through it without much trouble

[@diggy-d8w]

I had been wondering how you fared as all of this blew thru.... I'm starting a post now b/c of the houseboat who tied off across the waterway. Imagine in an emergency that forced ANYone out to use the canal just to become entangled in his doings?? If he's not ticketed he'll do that again & he could cause a bad outcome for others.....Now off to watch your video

[@diggy-d8w]

I can't fathom the number of calls you guys(everyone) must be getting right now ?? I've heard you talk about being on like a rotating 24-28 hour shift where you are the one on call during those hours? I'm curious how a company handles paying you? Not asking how much but is it like a base salary & then a cut based on the service/time involved? I'm only trying to make sense of it in my own small mind here, lol, you be safe in the coming weeks.... things must be gnarly out there? peace man

[@CaptKenO]

We run 24hr shifts and I normally work 3 days straight. With the storm, we're still working 24hr shifts because we still have to cover regular tows/ungroundings, but for the salvage side of stuff, we're usually working 6-8hrs a day. As far as pay goes. We get standby pay for the being on call, a small bonus if we go out, and then a fixed percentage of the invoice. And that goes for any job we do, whether it's a tow or salvage

[@diggy-d8w]

Thanks Captain, the job is demanding on good days but it's hard to fathom the push/shove after these storms and as you told this customer, gotta have a marina w/ space to take the boat in? I had asked you about these boats & you had lined up a marina w/ a crane that was going to take some boats on a given day. You helped find a marina willing to take a few boats. Real Estate for damaged -n- salvage boats seems hard to find & I imagine it's getting worse? IDKnow why my minds is even thinking about all of this crap, I don't even own a boat = Go Figure... peace man & do be safe out there

[@AcL5008]

Hey Capt Ken does the membership also cover for salvaging/recoveries due to hurricane damage? I bet you guys are gonna be crazy busy. Stay safe!

[@CaptKenO]

It does not, but your hull insurance (similar to your standard car insurance) will. Hull insurance is cheap and salvage is not, so like towing insurance, you'd be crazy not to have it

[@flyguy8362]

He said "ya know whatcha your doing" hahaha.

[@CaptKenO]

I sure hope I do at this point!

[@larryhager7109]

Tell them to pull the plugs and turn it over. If water comes out take it in if not run it.

[@CaptKenO]

It's an insurance problem. We don't tell customers how to fix stuff and I doubt they'd be able to do it anyway

[@richardknott2021]

How do you not get lost in those canals..

[@CaptKenO]

Thankfully we have this wonderful technology called GPS...because without it, I'd 100% get lost back there 😂

[@lvlndco]

Do you know what you are doing....WHAT!? He probably didn't mean that in the way it sounded, but wow. I think that's one of the things you don't ask the licensed guy who is recovering your equipment.

[@CaptKenO]

Lol 😂 I don't think he meant it in a bad way either... But it happens more than you think. People see their boat in a messed up situation, and have no idea how to even begin to recover it. They forget that that's why we're there... Because we "know things" 😂

[@grantdubridge7995]

Did you not get the key to the boat? Turn on the key and turn on its own bilge pump.

[@Aaron_Hanson]

Yep because submerged batteries always hold their charge 😂 🤦‍♂️

[@j.walker3498]

@@Aaron_Hanson jerk

[@CaptKenO]

Batteries were dead

[@j.walker3498]

Wonder why he didn't lower the lift let you slip it on the lift?

[@CaptKenO]

No power

[@mikefleming8352]

Hi Capt. Ken. Any job that you can wear flip flops,I’d consider a dream job.🇨🇦

[@RHaarFl]

Flip Flops instead of a dry suit😂

[@CaptKenO]

Won't find anyone around here wearing a dry suit until Jan 😂

[@derekfawell2853]

Great video. As a matter of interest, why do they put lines across the waterway?

[@j.walker3498]

to keep their boat from floating onto the shore.

[@grantdubridge7995]

If you start the engine, that had rain go over it, you well blow the engine? Full of stories. Pull out the plugs and crank then you well see if any water at all got into it. The fuel tank definitely did not get rain into it. Two stroke engines that sit under water for hours start right up after pumping the water out by cranking the engine with the plugs out.

[@rileypup5959]

How did you guys get the salvage request so fast ? We’re the owners calling and maybe emailing pictures of the boat and a salvage price was given and ok’d by the owner. As boat salvage is not part of any towing membership, boat salvage $’s are generally very pricey.

[@CaptKenO]

This is covered by their hull insurance. I don't deal with that side of the business so I don't know specifics... But I believe they call their insurance, send a pic, and then we get the call from the insurance company.

[@normanharris1092]

What is the wake policy there? Just how much wake is acceptable? Our marina has a very low wake policy.

[@CaptKenO]

Slow speed minimum wake

[@danielsplayhouse3804]

What kind of camera setup are you using to auto follow you when you move around?

[@CaptKenO]

Hey Daniel L. Go watch this short I made explaining it kzbin.infoRAXQ_S4KQDg?feature=share

[@robertrabhudsonhornet5869]

I would have told the customer if there is no rain to open all the hatches to let it dry out and to help it from molding to clean all the inside of the boat and take the top off the motor. If it was me I would have told the customer it would be good if you or someone to pull out the sparkplugs and turn over the motor to get out water if there is any in the cylinders then spray WD-40 inside the cylinders then put the sparkplugs back in the motor.if the customer is a handyman he works on small engines or auto's I'd let him know unplug all the electrical and blow all the connectors with air then use marine dielectric grease on all the electrical wires and connectors But not start the motor have a repair shop look it over have the customer let the repair shop know that they pulled the sparkplugs and turned the motor over then added WD-40 to the cylinders

[@CaptKenO]

We aren't in the business of telling customers how to fix their issues, and in the case of salvages, generally the insurance company doesn't want anything done to the boat so they can properly assess the boat and go from there.

[@xtremepowersports4329]

What this covered under the customers membership?

[@CaptKenO]

It is not. Salvage is covered by your hull insurance (similar to your standard car insurance)

[@WaterfrontJustin]

Everyone that didn't lose the boat in Helene lost it in Milton

[@CaptKenO]

Not quite. There's definitely more boats that got damaged, but at least in my area, a lot are still intact

[@jeeplove_8831]

So the first recovered after the hurricane, was a 19' Hurricane 😅.

[@CaptKenO]

Yep 🤦😂

[@belliott538]

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[@CaptKenO]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@rickbacon9150]

9' flood surge? Wow!

[@grantdubridge7995]

Let me know where the boat is for sale and I well bring my $500.

[@CaptKenO]

I don't know where it would be sold and it'd probably go for more than that

[@grantdubridge7995]

That guy is a real lazy butt that he couldn't get his boat from 40 feet from his dock.

[@j.walker3498]

Insurance probably won't let him, and some people just don't know how to do things. Looks like scam to me. Big expensive house cheap boat with lots of insurance.

[@CaptKenO]

Actually the boat wasn't insured for much

[@CaptKenO]

How would he get it?

[@j.walker3498]

@@CaptKenO with a boat!? neighbors?

[@derekfawell2853]

Great video. As a matter of interest, why do they put ropes across the waterway?

[@RebelCowboysRVs]

To pull the boat away from the dock, so the hurricane can't bash it in to the dock over an over. It's pretty common to do right before a hurricane but your expected to remove those lines as soon as the storm is over.

[@derekfawell2853]

@@RebelCowboysRVs Many thanks for the explanation.

[@CaptKenO]

Pretty much what rebel said. Usually I've seen it where the boat drops an anchor or two in the middle of the channel so that it's accomplishing the same thing, but not actually blocking the whole channel. That's what I thought this one was, because I could see the lines coming off the boat and going down. He tied to the dock across the way because it's easier and more should be more secure than an anchor

[@derekfawell2853]

@@CaptKenO Thanks Ken for the amplification. Much appreciated.