New Adventures from Mar Vista to Bird Key Yacht Club! | Tow 24ft Ranger

[@Telephony954]

Way to go Bobby, if you keep it up you will become an able-bodied bumper. Like the rest of us. :)

[@xtremepowersports4329]

I love Bobby! Am I the only one that hears the name Bobby and thinks of Bobby on the King of the Hill?

[@clinty51]

An intuitive and keen mate, you can't teach that, so Bobby is already on his way to some great adventures 🫡

[@tommilano6478]

Capt Ken you make it look so easy and always keep your cool 👍 love watching you handle things. Seems I watch one of your videos everyday and thank you for sharing, becoming a big fan of yours 🙏

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Tom!

[@traveling_art]

Good job Captain Ken and Bobby! Love the "AI-Generated Description". Look forward to seeing you next week. 😜

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Art!

[@jonsmith497]

You keep getting better Ken, thanks.

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Jon!

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

3:07 Very bad line handling form! Haha. Bobby knows how to handle lines! TowBoat always comes to mind for me. I can tell you guys have a rivalry.

[@CaptKenO]

Us captains don't really...we all get along fine. For the most part though, it's not much of a competition. They have their members and we have ours

[@bangarang1515]

Another professional job well done, Capt!

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks bangarang!

[@CapeAnnImages]

Teamwork! I wonder if his kill switch was faulty, It happened to me with plenty of power but no start. I wiggled it as I turned the starter on and got it going.

[@jeffwhitelock1013]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Especially new boats, my kill switch went faulty after 2 rides.

[@vancity2349]

Another great video. Could not hear what he said the problem was power pole? Anyways, in the old days we have a 110 merc outboard and if it was a dead battery, with key on there was pull cord you wrapped around on the top and you could literally pull start it like a lawn mower. It was surprisingly easy, I was just a little guy at the time back then but I could do it. We haven't had outboards for years so guessing they dont come that way anymore. Hope the jumper was ok. We monitor channel 16, and can always hear the Canadian Coast base out of Victoria BC with a strong signal, but dont always hear the boaters side which is frustrating when you are trying to help...

[@CaptKenO]

I think some of the small (like 50hp or less) come with a pull cord still, but most engines don't. We had a couple more tow that day, and by time we left that night, we hadn't heard of any of the situations being resolved 😐

[@nomagic-t1l]

@@CaptKenO Had a Merc 150 XR6 with a pull cord in the top of the cowling. Fortunately never had to use it. Can't imagine it even being possible. I've pull started some big motors (when I was younger) and it took both feet on the transom and suspending yourself off the rope then just pushing back with your legs. You know you are going to fall on the deck and hoped like h*ll the motor started because you didn't want to do that again.

[@Blitzprod2024]

Let’s go Bobby😎

[@diggy-d8w]

Nice having an extra hand.... lol, I spent years of fishing alone where I would go to the ramp & launch w/o anyone to help me & you get really good(efficient) when you're handling the car/trailer & the boat. You get smart so ya don't have to jump in/out of the boat more times than necessary. Your job is not an easy one but it is interesting. thanks for sharing

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks diggy!

[@tomnorman2668]

Nice job! How did the CG situation turn out?

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Tom! We finished up later that night and still hadn't heard if any of the situations we were monitoring had been resolved

[@olliesaerialphotography]

Love your videos, just wondering what speed you tow at? Asking from Sydney Australia.

[@CaptKenO]

Depends on the boat...but somewhere around 5-7kts

[@rogerhansen1314]

YOU ARE GREAT

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Roger!

[@colinjohnson1865]

In the older videos you use a boat with an inboard engine. It sounded like a perkins.

[@CaptKenO]

So the big boat is a yanmar diesel and the smaller boats are a chevy 350

[@colinjohnson1865]

Thanks Ken.

[@andyphillips7435]

Seems in both marine and ATC, responders prefer the quality of cell phone contact over vhf etc. Wonder if Space X Sky Net will eventually be the default system?

[@CaptKenO]

VHF sucks, but there's really no replacement for it. The CG likes to use cell when possible because it provides clearer communication and doesn't tie up the VHF channels

[@lvlndco]

The water was very nice that day. When I was telling my brother about your channel he asked which company. I kept thinking Tow Boat, but that's not right...he kept saying SeaTow. So we brought up a video and duh...TowBoat. Then he promptly told me I need to get a membership for my boat, but I don't know if TowBoat US offers services in Oklahoma.

[@CaptKenO]

Do a google search for towboat us and your boating area and see what comes up. We've got a presence in most if not all states...but sometimes they may be on one of the larger lakes and not service your area

[@JR-lg7un]

Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!

[@colinjohnson1865]

Ken, just a little question? One of the boats you use looks like an inboard engine. If it is what engine is it? Do you have a favourite boat?

[@CaptKenO]

Are you referring to my old videos when I worked in Venice/Englewood?

[@xtremepowersports4329]

I feel like the “confidential information” is poking fun at the people in the boat. 😂

[@CaptKenO]

I can say with certainty it's not that

[@FlipCouvillion]

Sea tow is a smidgen more catchy of a name than Tow Boat US.🤙

[@CaptKenO]

Can't deny that...😑

[@Sheerkon]

wtg Bobby

[@The.Real.Timmii]

how do you get your camera to follow you?

[@CaptKenO]

It's a 360 camera, so it records in a sphere around the camera and then I can "point" it anywhere I want when editing the video. Pretty cool isn't it?!

[@sethg.4127]

@@CaptKenO I bought an Insta360 camera after seeing you use it in your videos. Very cool.

[@CaptKenO]

Awesome! Have fun playing with it!

[@darrenbeck9430]

do you tow at a set speed? Or does that depend on the the boat in tow?

[@CaptKenO]

More an RPM...but for most boats we tow it ends up around 5-7kts

[@jmyers2304]

I bet it wouldn't start because the shifter wasn't in neutral, and that's what you guys were talking about. You knew it but didn't want to tell the customer.

[@CaptKenO]

I can neither confirm nor deny that was the reason...but regardless, we are paid to tow the boat, not diagnose and/or fix the problem

[@delclifton6096]

Great video Cap'n as always. Know what you mean about having a mate. I'm 84. 30 foot contender. Wouldn't think of going out by myself anymore just too unsafe. Dammit!

[@CaptKenO]

Thanks Del! Do I need a mate for these job? No...but when I can stay at the controls and have someone else handle fenders/lines it does make it just a bit safer!

[@chrisscalzi2870]

@@CaptKenO Sea Tow will jump start you. You basically admitted " I can neither confirm or deny" about the shifter not being in neutral and that "You get paid to tow boats"

[@CaptKenO]

Not sure what you're trying to say here...but regardless, Seatow doesn't want to deal with their members in any capacity, because every time they do, they're losing money

[@delclifton6096]

@@CaptKenO haters gonna hate. Fuck em.

[@snoopstp4189]

my 3 suggestions for anyone new to crewing a boat.. 1, Try and make yourself useful, but stay out of the way. 2. Assist your lead officer but stay out of the way. 3. Stay out of the way.

[@CaptKenO]

Well put!

[@diggy-d8w]

Hey, can you share how Tow Rates work for your company..... just a ball park idea of the cost to show up & per mile back to a marina if that's what a boater wants? I'm curious b/c of some antics I saw another Tow group do at a sinking vessel down in South Florida. Is it like $500 + mileage or based upon Time/Miles? Ball park if you can?

[@CaptKenO]

So towing and sinking/salvage rates are two completely different things. I won't quote our salvage rates since that varies by the job, but our non-member rates are $400/hr

[@diggy-d8w]

@@CaptKenO got it & thanks for the ballpark on this. It fills in questions as I see you work, that's all? Yeah, I can't imagine all the considerations involved when a boat is on bottom. Danger, the vessel, & expertise dictates a lot of salvage prices but you told me all I needed. TY much

[@CaptKenO]

No problem 👍 I've never heard of charging by the actual mile...we give our estimates based on how long we think it'll take us to go a certain distance, but it seems crazy to not charge by the hr

[@diggy-d8w]

@@CaptKenO >> I wasn't sure so best for me to ask the "Expert"..... I've always questioned my bosses & they always told me I could do it my way when I had my own business. Point taken. Thanks for making it easier to understand. You stay safe out there. peace

[@CaptKenO]

Hahaha. I've had a few bosses like that...never worked for them very long 🤔

[@austinsadventures305]

It was in gear that’s why it wouldn’t start 😂

[@CaptKenO]

I can neither confirm nor deny that was the reason

[@richardfrey3716]

You seem to get along with Bobby and he appears to be a guy who's been around the block a few times so......why not set him up with his own boat if you need an extra skipper for the over load ?? Or maybe that's the plan after he gets some salt on his legs ???

[@CaptKenO]

We have 2 boats in service at all times covering Sarasota/Manatee River and 4 captains to cover the required shifts, so right now we don't have any open shifts to give another captain. Bobby has no tow experience, so we're training him to be a backup captain in the event one of the 4 captains leaves.

[@cgirl111]

He doesn't go out much if he doesn't know the difference between team red and team yellow.