What it Takes to Keep a Tug Boat Crew Happy

It takes a lot of food to keep a crew happy. In this video we go "Grub Shopping".
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[@rickrogers2649]

I worked as a truck mechanic at oil terminals. One time in Brooklyn a barge crewman was trying to get a taxi to get groceries. No taxis in Brooklyn back then. I gave him a ride to the local supermarket in our service truck. In 5 minutes in that store he came out with 2 loaded shopping carts. Filled the 8 foot bed of the truck. Have no idea how he did that so fast. I helped him haul the groceries back to the barge. He gave me a courtesy card from the company and said anytime one of his company vessels docked I was welcome aboard for a meal. All the mariners I bumped into on that job were great guys.

[@TimBatSea]

That's an awesome story Rick. Thank you for sharing. CUOTO

[@jeff7764]

No he didn’t

[@TinMan0555]

For us, the grocery orders were phoned in ahead of time. The river towns near the lock/dams were where we got resupplied. Those grocery stores had running accounts with our tow company. We would compile the list, phone it to whichever town store we would be near and they would bring the entire order down to the lock where we would offload as we locked thru. Neat system and it worked very well. Sounds like his outfit had something similar… but they had to go get it in person. 🫡

[@michaello7635]

He probably had no budget so he didn't look at prices just throw it in the cart plus they make good money

[@madmesmith5187]

Only 1500 miles at Sea on a Tug But Loved Every Second, My Friend Who Own'd the Tug went Down with Sea Sickness and i had to Take them Helm for 36 hour's Coming Back from Kiel Germany....Thanks for Making this Video.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@KristaB253]

I used to be a meat cutter in a port city grocery store and the tugboat guys were always my favorite customers. They’d bring me a long list of items they needed cut and wrapped special, which I enjoyed preparing for them. I thought it was pretty neat how they weren’t afraid to spend the big bucks to make sure the crew had good food.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Krista. We sure wish we had you cutting at our butcher shop! CUOTO

[@momkatmax]

You don't see as many meat cutters, or rather skilled butchers in stores now!

[@helimech0]

In 1978 I spent 3 months on a tuna boat. I was maintaining the helicopter used for spotting fish. We were fishing in international waters from central Mexico, 5 degrees above the equator about 30 miles off the coast of central America, and about 150 miles east of Hawaii. We ate good. The ships master had custody of the booze. Everyone got one shot a day, no matter how the fishing went.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@kenergyberns5164]

In 1962, my senior year in high school, I spent most of the summer working as a relief oiler on Texaco tug boats out of Bayonne, NJ. They had a full time cook on each of the two boats who cooked 3 meals a day for each of the shifts, and for breakfast you could have whatever you wanted, like steak and eggs. On the one tugboat the Captain would allow drinking beer and on the other that Captain would not. It was a nice summer that I remember fondly. I used to play pinocle with the crew members winning a lot of the time, having played a lot with my relatives in Pennsylvania.

[@billysmith5721]

DID YOU KNOW A PAT K HE WAS ON THE TEXACO FIRE CHEF, SKIPPER

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. The strike of 88 was the end of cooks on tugboats sadly and after the Exxon Valdez most companies forbid alcohol onboard. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Billy, I believe that boat was built in 72 if it was the one I'm thinking of. CUOTO

[@Bushmoose]

Ahhh, memories. I've been retired for a few years now, but recall grub day like it was Christmas morning. LOL There was a sheet in the mess that everyone could write their wish list and I don't remember too many disappointments. The company was very generous when it came to food. I always remember the looks we got as we were checking out with 4, 5 or 6 carts loaded. I would call the office to let them know it was grocery day and the book keeper would make sure the card was loaded to cover everything. Never a negative word from the office.

[@TimBatSea]

That sounds great! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@randyneilson7465]

Worked as a diver on rigs and supply boats in the Caribbean and the Gulf. The food was always top notch. The steward on a drill ship was from NOLA and man, could he cook. I volunteered to stay abroad for maintenance an extra week just for the food. Those were good times for a young, single guy.

[@TimBatSea]

I bet! Thank you very much for watching Randy. CUOTO

[@frankmarcia5956]

WOW, this brought back real good memories to me.i spent two years on a U S Coast Guard tug in New York Harbor. our cook had a budget to work with and he did a great job feeding a 20 man crew. our tug was 110 feet so the living conditions were very tight . we did everything from fire fighting, to port security, and ice breaking on the rivers. it was great i loved it.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Frank. CUOTO

[@jaquigreenlees]

The Joy Of Cooking, the best cookbook of all time. It actually teaches you the WHY not just the how. It has been in print for over 100 years and is still being printed.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I believe almost every tug I have ever worked one has a copy onboard. CUOTO

[@mikegallegos7]

Cut my cooking skills on Joy of Cooking. I cook on cruise ships and high end steak restaurants on shore and always credit the foundation of my knowledge and skills to JoC. Excellent cook book. Now I have 8 or 9 others but for getting solid on the basics, the go to is Joy of Cooking.

[@TimBatSea]

@@mikegallegos7 Thank you very much Mike. It's a great book. CUOTO

[@mary-ruthflores4107]

I love JOC! I like the 1936 and the 1942 edition the best, they have slightly different recipes that seem to stretch ingredients better

[@jaquigreenlees]

@@mary-ruthflores4107 also, little tips like how measuring water for pastry is always an approximate amount since the humidity when making the pastry affects how much is needed.

[@user-wu7sn7ml7v]

Poor tug. The heaviest tow on record is the crew😂😂😂.

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@Kat-nl5gh]

It is remarkably unbelievable how they zig zag ALL over this supermarket 😂🤣 If I ever have to backtrack a single isle, I’m annoyed with myself lol. These guys are hilariously awesome. They got the job done ✅👏👏👏

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Kat. Remember that time off the boat is something they don't get often. And as much as I'd like to get them back as quickly as possible, they are more than happy to "burn their watch" ashore in a supermarket where there are much better things to catch a sailors eye than might be seen on a Tugboat. 😂 CUOTO

[@timothyboone5003]

I’m here comparing your operations to inland operations. It’s almost exactly the same. I did a lot of our grocery run at Costco too. They do have the best meats, especially steaks. I had a brain aneurysm rupture almost 4 years ago. That pretty much ended my towboat career. It almost ended me. But anyways at that time our budget was $17.50 per person per day. I’m most certain that it has increased since then. Someone asked me a few days ago if I missed the boat. I said I miss going to the grocery store with the company’s credit card. Thanks for the video!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Tim. Hope you are feeling better. CUOTO

[@user-qi6ez4se4r]

$17.50 a person per day would be nice. I'm working in mining, when I'm on site I've heard our food budget is about $7AU per person/day or about $4.50US. The only positives about it is its easy to not be fat, I'm 63kgs, and I'm able to travel southeast asia without ever getting food poisoning because the food safety standards in 3rd world countries seem to be above whatever the mining camp food is

[@momkatmax]

Good health to you

[@Malama_Ki]

You’re lucky to be alive! Cherish every day, most don’t survive that. No regrets

[@dawgsview9276]

Great timing thank you. This Sunday I start my new job. At 63 I decided to be a cook on a tug boat. It only took me six months to get to this spot. Watching your channel the whole time. Wish me luck.

[@TimBatSea]

Great news! Congratulations! Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@billysmith5721]

I RODE ON MY DADS TUG AS A TEEN. ONE TIME I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT KEEPING THE FIRE ON THE STOVE BY PUMPING THE FULE INTO A TANK KEEPING FULE TO KEEP THE STOVE HOT. WELL I FELL ASLEEP AND THE STOVE FIRE WENT OUT, THE CREW MISSED BREAKFAST AND COFFEE. I WAS ALMOST TOSSED OVERBOAD

[@billysmith5721]

FUEL NOT FULE

[@user-np9tq5ip8t]

Yeah man good luck

[@keithblaylock4006]

Good luck 👍🏼🍀 You got this!

[@ClassXIRoads]

Thanks Capt. Tim for taking the time to show us this side of the crews jobs, oh ya and never ever make the cook mad. CUOTO jim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Very true. CUOTO

[@georgewootton2644]

Your subtle humor makes the videos even more entertaining ... an interesting part of the job for sure ... thanks Capt.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching George. CUOTO

[@mustangcircut]

Food is life and comfort on a boat. Brings everyone together. I know a couple of buddies that have worked in the maritime trade and that is the vice in the industry and is also in the pleasure part for myself. I was rafted last year after a fishing trip on my boat and a few other buddies joined the group from Boston and we just pulled out the grills and everyone whipped up something they had. Little beer ect just good food ect. Made a long day memorable. CUOTO!

[@TimBatSea]

Now you're talking! 💯 Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@user-mp5zt7qj5h]

Etc not ect

[@mustangcircut]

@Marylyn Adam’s please don’t deduct dyslexic points against my grammatical error. 😢

[@craigkinney6714]

I was lucky when I sailed as we had cooks assigned. I had a cook that was retired Navy (cook for the Nautilus when the transited under the North Pole). Great guy. Yankee Magazine did a story on him.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. Yes, we lost the cooks with the strike of 88. CUOTO

[@lancecluster]

Would not have guessed that a trip to the grocery store would be the topic of one of your videos, but it actually is really interesting to see this aspect of "life at sea". Shopping cart view is pretty funny.

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@Mach11976]

Worked for Alter, Arrow and Wisconsin Barge lines back in the 80s after getting out of the Navy. The food and being part of a crew for 9 years was the best part of my life. Great memories and laughs.

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@jaysonlima7196]

When I was still fishing area 3, our grub bill was usually somewhere around 2K for 12-14 days at sea, a little cheaper in the summer a little more in the winter. A working man ain’t a cold man, and a hungry man isn’t a working man, so drive the calories right to them and keep the gear coming! Wake up get breakfast going, haul a trawl (50 traps spaced evenly on a mile long ground line, anchor and buoy on each end) eat breakfast. Haul 4 guy goes down gets lunch started haul another trawl. Have lunch, haul 4, guy goes down and gets dinner started, haul the last trawl have dinner, then start the night watches. Repeat the next day until the boats full or you’ve hauled all 1,600 traps twice. Only real rules as to what you make, is make a lot of it! Especially in the winter, spending 12-14 hours on deck in the weather in the winter in the North Atlantic sucks but knowing there’s a hot meal coming gives you something to look forward to! And that little guide to maritime body types is painfully true, the captain body is a thing and it comes for everyone, sneaks up on you too!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Jay. CUOTO

[@jjosephm7539]

Moran would allow 9.00 per man per day. We went on a trip to Albania in '94. We got an idea that if we bought a calf over there, it would be tender beef. Well, that animal was as tough as any meat. Must have been grass-fed

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching, but please remember that we try to not directly name tugs companies or customers as it gets me in trouble with my employer. CUOTO

[@mellissadalby1402]

Hi Captain Tim! Food is one of my favorite things. Smart shopping for groceries in Delaware instead of NYC! More than 20 years ago, I helped to instrument the Rotterdam harbor and I was impressed by the size of their container yard. It went on for miles and miles and miles... Just forever. On the subject of no booze on the boat, during WWI Josephus Daniels, the Secretary of the Navy prohibited alcohol on Navy ships, and coffee ended up being the "strongest drink" so the sailors called it a "Cup of Joe" in derision of the Secretary of the Navy Joe Daniels. Just sharing. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Me too! Thank you very much for supporting the channels Mellissa! CUOTO

[@_MOORE_1986]

The good ole Food Lion! I used to always shop at the Food Lion when I lived in the Holly Ridge Topsail Island area. About 25 minute drive up the coast from Wilmington.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Seemed like good prices and good quality. CUOTO

[@mickemike2148]

Pork chops with white pepper and Lawry's Seasoned Salt always hits the spot.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Mike. CUOTO

[@jeff7764]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@bourbontrail565]

Thanks for sharing .

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@Wakeywhodat]

I worked on a Jack up barge in the Gulf Of Mexico in the mid 80’s. 7 days on / off. Typically, we had the Cap, the cook, and about 5 workers. Breakfast was just about anything considered breakfast. Eggs the way you want them, meat of choice, different juices, milk coffee, etc. want some fruit? Sure. French toast or pancakes? Sure. Lunch was better than most get for supper. No sandwiches unless it was fried seafood poorboys or a muffaletta. Supper was the real deal. We were out of south Louisiana so it was legit. Friday was seafood, a real spread. Saturday was grilled steaks. Thick ones. Sometimes on the last day of our hitch we’d hail a crew boat for a lift to a drilling platform, if one was near. I started at $100 a day as an 18 year old. That was nice coin in 1985!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. That sure sounds like something I'd like to have done back on 85. CUOTO

[@Ada..D]

All you need to stay happy is a really good tug :)

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Perfect! Love this type of content, provisioning ships fascinates me!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@908whwy90]

I don't know the first thing about a tug boat or life on the boat. However, thoroughly enjoyed this video. It was very impressive on how the crew worked together preparing for an upcoming trip and how it all came together shopping to to keep the troops happy. Appreciate the education provided by the video.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. Your comment and ones like yours are the ones I like getting the most! CUOTO

[@lauravalerius4667]

This seems mighty efficient to me! Very interesting insights!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Laura. CUOTO

[@Jan-iu5hc]

I really like shopping videos when it's for work like yours or camps for tons of people people just don't realize how tuff your your is

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@milantoombs6696]

Thanks Tim, looks like a lot of work to go grocery shopping!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TimBatSea]

It's one of the most thankless jobs, but very essential. Thank you for watching Milan. CUOTO

[@PistachioVentures]

Always nice to see the different aspects of what you guys go through. I'm a sucker for tugs, trawlers, and all things diesel and have been following you for a few years now. Stay safe out there. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching all these years. CUOTO

[@chrisreidland]

Just found your channel today. Am getting into the tugboat industry as a deckhand. Thanks for your videos!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Congratulations! It's been a great job for many of us. I hope you will subscribe and keep us up to date on how it worked out for you. CUOTO

[@bumblebee7922]

This is a fun video. SO much to learn about boats and everything. All new to me and very interesting. Thanks for sharing!! Good for you to love eating salads!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@Mike-hs8fq]

Good video showing all aspects of living on a tug boat

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Mike. CUOTO

[@BongDonky]

Thanks for videos sir.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. (Vest screen name ever!) CUOTO

[@dickdaley9059]

The mess cook is the guy who needs to decide what gets purchased and in what quantities. You can only plan and prepare meals with what you have on hand. Once you learn a few kitchen basics, seasoning and utensils, any crew member can make a descent meal. 👍

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Dick. CUOTO

[@stargazer7644]

I prefer ascent meals.

[@snug40pip]

Very awesome video! Thank you. I am hoping that food becomes an Intercal part of your videos. Would love to see the crew cook and eat. God bless you guys love from Colorado.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I have a bunch of cooking videos (i even put a few in a playlist). CUOTO

[@harrymock3445]

Great video. Always look forward to Tuesday.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Harry. I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@henrycarlson7514]

Interesting , Thank You .

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Henry. CUOTO

[@DavidBruner_NJ]

Well done and great to see

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching David. CUOTO

[@warrenfromga9945]

very interesting. Thanks for showing the behind the scenes stuff that goes on.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Warren. CUOTO

[@lance31415]

Love using the hoist & bucket - teamwork makes dreamwork.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Lance. CUOTO

[@tonysimons2860]

Thanks!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Tony! Cheers 🍻 CUOTO

[@dougbourdo2589]

If that grocery store had just a few more obstacles in the aisles it would be perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Doug. CUOTO

[@AliG-iq4gd]

Another interesting video - showing a different aspect of running a vessel. As you say - absolutely essential that the guy doing most of the cooking - does the shopping too. I know you say that you don't get the budget for all handling equipment you might like - but consider a few Cargo-sacks. Typically a cubic metre in volume, fold flat and are cheap. We use them for filling with baggage but put a ply base in each one and load up easily with produce. Yes, gone are the days of ships with beer aboard, and it's probably for the best. In the North Sea - all vessels have alcohol meters and now they operate a 'zero limit' for alcohol. Keep up the good work.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. We too have to have an "Alco" meter onboard. CUOTO

[@CrystleShadows]

I love how these guys maneuver through the supermarkets it’s quite fascinating to watch them avoid crashes 🙈lol

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@CrystleShadows]

You are very welcome 🙂Stay safe out there 🛟🙂

[@franklinwhite5392]

Very nice video keep up the great work

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Frank. CUOTO

[@gunn13fan]

I remember grocery days, company I worked at they would either call the order in to whatever store they use at that particular port. Usually the bills were around $1,000 or higher. But the company didn’t care, they gave you a card and said spend what’s on it.

[@TimBatSea]

Nice! Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@akita96th]

I enjoy watching you guys work and me sitting here wishing I was 35 years younger.

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@lloydprunier4415]

That was really nice to have the cranes do the basket and your man made sure to keep the eggs on top too!

[@TimBatSea]

Yes Sir! Thank you for watching! CUOTO

[@garyflint1793]

You do an excellent job with your narration and commentary! You seafarers have a lingo all your own! Bet they spent at least 3K on shopping for food!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Gary and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@dieseldude8657]

Good morning Captain. Just like to say I am really enjoying your channel. I am a lad base engineer these days. I really miss being at sea. Your videos are just bringing back some wonderful memories. I wish you and the crew, fair winds and following sea. I just subscribed.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very very much! I really appreciate that and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@christheesfeld5677]

Bojangles is a national treasure.

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@SteveCChapman]

I second that. I used to live next to a Bojangles. Now it’s an hour drive south, here in Canton, Ohio.

[@Idahoprepper71]

Having been in both the navy and the coast guard, I can tell you that the food in the coast guard is by far better.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Good to know! CUOTO

[@James-seafan]

interesting video thank you Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you James! CUOTO

[@James-seafan]

your welcome Tim

[@pwrplnt1975]

Cooking really isn't that difficult and it's really easy to learn.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@wyrdlg]

Bread and circuses. Yes food is important. The Roman knew it!

[@TimBatSea]

They knew a thing or two. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@SHOE53]

What the old saying an army doesn't march on a empty stomach and sailor don't sail on empty one either. good video@@TimBatSea

[@brianbarry6909]

This was the best vid yet great job Tim 😊

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Brian. CUOTO

[@ronniedavis3273]

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach Tim! I wondered how you provisioned on those long passages, great video!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ronnie. CUOTO

[@momkatmax]

Glad to see all the fresh food to keep you relatively healthy! I'm not surprised some guys who were reluctant to cook became great. Many parents just keep especially boys out of the kitchen so they are not under foot. They jeed to learn how to fix a good, healthy meal gor their own survival! After getting some positive feedback these guys went for the gold. They have a great captain to push them when they need it.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. I think mariners should be sought after because we can cook, clean, shop and do the laundry! CUOTO

[@topgun3758]

I was a Tankman for many years on a petro, chemical barge tow , working intercoastal Canal Mississippi River, brings back old memories. I was wondering Captain while navigating a crowded store do you ever feel like reaching up and giving a one or two whistle? I always cook the main meals. Did most the grocery shopping always on crew change. I was a young man back then couldn’t gain weight if I wanted to. I’m going to be a new subscriber kind of like reminiscing.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. And yes. In the store or behind the wheel in the parking lot, one might hear me muttering, "Oh. Ok. I guess I'll see you on two whistles". 😂 CUOTO

[@kurtneumann3164]

As an army veteran, the mess cooks were some of ur best friends. They were hard workers besides working 💪 alot of hours

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Kurt. CUOTO

[@anthonygiglio9860]

Great Video Great Grub Run😊

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Anthony! CUOTO

[@emanuelhighwaymanthomas6123]

English muffins, bagels. sausage. eggs and COFFEE lol if your boat has a nice freezer grab some pork chops and and chicken wings. instant grits and oatmeal lol these you can never go wrong with lol

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@brandoncherry1651]

Thanks vid i wondered groceries on a tug and cook...

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@robertbeaty4909]

Back in my Navy daze when we did stores somebody would always drop the pallet with ice cream. As you know you couldn't save damaged goods so everyone would break out their spoons. We always carried spoons, like the Boy Scout motto says...."Be Prepared"

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Robert! CUOTO

[@brianbarry6909]

The camera in the blue tote 😂

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂 Thank you Brian. CUOTO

[@JonDavis-fj9mu]

Captains like you are the exact reason i left offshore work and it was the best decision i ever made! Grown men making $5-600 a day should cook for themselves. I spent all my time in a 120 degree engine room and ill be damned if youre gonna watch tv while im working instead of cooking. Theres radios in the galley monitoring 2 channels. Tell the new guy to help tune the radar or go get a bucket of wheelwash.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Jon. I am trying to figure out if your comment was complimentary or something else. 😂 CUOTO

[@GaryBruner]

I was in the navy for 4 years 62-66. Last 2 years on a sea going tug 205 feet long. The USS Muncee ATF107 Went up and down the pacific coast a couple of times and to Vietnam and all over the South Pacific for a year. Hell of a trip San Diego and back.Cew of 50. If I could have stayed on that boat for my entire career I would have stayed in.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and thank you for your service. CUOTO

[@stevemiller6283]

Good old days glad to be retired. Enjoy the videos keep them coming.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Steve. (Is this the Steve Miller that used to work with us?) CUOTO

[@stevemiller6283]

No sir I spent 40 years on harbor tugs.

[@Subielicious22]

I think even the mighty RC wouldn’t be able to guess that grocery bill!! But I’m guessing….$3K… Reminds me of the other Tim (my neighbor that I’ve told you about) where everyone on the boat liked milk, but the Captain didn’t want to buy that much milk because of cost… when they complained, the Captain responded, “What are you guys? A bunch of ‘Milk Babies?’” 😂 I wonder if you could swing a Sous Vide setup on the tugboat…. We’ve been playing with that, and dayyyyummm, it’s some good stuff!! Great video! #CUOTO!!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much for supporting the channels since the beginning Ian! RC is very good at estimating, but this time you are about 1k high. 😂 CUOTO

[@skizztrizz4453]

As a NY/NJ port agent I got to sample various culture's cuisine aboard mostly while finalizing discharge. I was cool with the guys from Moran and McAlister tugs, pilots, linemen, and CBP too.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@trashpanda2312]

when I do wings, instead of buying the over priced wings I use drumsticks, I use the same coatings as wings, same cooking method but you get 10 times the meat with the same flavor for a lot less money.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Good plan! CUOTO

[@teresafoxvog7535]

Thx for a very fun episode!.Granny here in Omaha wishes she could cook for youse guys! Safe travels and bon appetite❤

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Teresa! We'd love that! CUOTO

[@bvincesf]

The Coast Guard has the best food!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@Warped65er]

Thx for the vid.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@mary-ruthflores4107]

Nice thing about everyone helping put it away is that everyone knows where the stuff is!

[@TimBatSea]

Very true! Thank you for watching Mary. CUOTO

[@areguapiri]

Pregnant tugboat captain.

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@Sean-bp6xb]

Wanna see some cooking vids now! Thx for sharing. Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Sean. I believe I have almost 10 cooking videos up on here. Enjoy. CUOTO

[@redcauthen771]

Here’s one a one pot meal, boneless chicken thighs seasoned the way you like it. Partially grilled the chicken, mushroom soup, rice, and broccoli. Heat up oven350, cut chicken into chunks with your spices grill about half way through, In a big pan add rice and water as directed, dump chicken meat and broccoli into pan, and add soup. Mix together well and stick it in oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes. Keep an eye on it so the water doesn’t dry up and rice doesn’t get cooked, I generally overdo the amount of water to insure rice is cooked and the soup makes a gravy, then when it looks like rice is cooked pull it cool down a bit and serve your self. Oops cover the meal with foil as you cook helps hold the moisture. CUOTO’s 😂

[@TimBatSea]

That sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing. CUOTO

[@samb3706]

That is a lot of food for 4 guys x 3 weeks! No wonder that no one appears undernourished. Enjoy, and CUOTO!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 It's the only thing we look forward to other than crew change. 😂 Thank you for watching Sam. CUOTO

[@ronniedavis3273]

Always Tim! CUOTO!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ronnie. CUOTO

[@leemcclelland2618]

Lots of good food!

[@TimBatSea]

Indeed! Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@jaydebbiefrye5420]

Salads and any crane make my day better always.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Jay! CUOTO

[@paratyshow]

✅👍 And now we are all hungry! Tks Tim😂

[@TimBatSea]

LOL Thank you very much for watching! CUOTO

[@timbradwell3205]

When in NC area if you looking for good cheap steaks and other meats look for a Piggly wiggly with a butcher

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Tim. CUOTO

[@stephengrimmer35]

Not so different from mining exploration camps I used to run, but I set up an Excel workbook with several dozen recipes and their ingredients. Enter the number of crew and the 14 day menu and it would automatically generate the food order. We then emailed it to a supermarket in town where we had set up an account and sent a pickup next day to collect. Sundays were always BBQ days so just a bag of charcoal, an extra order of steaks, a big bag of roasting potatoes and sweetcorn cobs. As the boss, I'd throw in a case of beers from petty cash. It had the rough prices in too, so gave an approximately budget for each order. We had a budget of say $10/man/day for 3 meals so 2 weeks for 15 crew was around $2,000 We pre-stocked with 3 months of the basic dry goods like tea, coffee, sugar, spices, condiments, rice, pasta etc. which was enough for the whole tour.

[@TimBatSea]

Cool Stephen. Sounds like a well fed crew. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Tim you work for a good company from what I hear they do maintenance based on run time smart your grub is adjustable if I was 30 years younger I would apply

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ed. We would have loved to have you on the crew. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Tim at 76 your company would never hire me plus the union

[@earlbrown-ee2nk]

I’m quite enjoying your video. In particular, the narrator (captain?) who seems to have lots of experience and a kindway. I too love cooking. Seems I’ve done it all my life. My first wife was a great cook and my second wife is too although I do nearly all the cooking. No doubt the crew on a boat or in a remote northern camp has to have a great cook Anyway, I enjoy this video.

[@TimBatSea]

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

[@beachobsession29]

A great big grocery hall. Costs about 800.00 for the month. In guessing. Ive enjoyed your shopping trip.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Unfortunately you are 1300 short. CUOTO

[@TheLookOf]

Lol, I do everything the same, when I go grocery shopping for a sailing trip, even the passing along in the ship. I buy fake meat instead of real, because real meat does not keep well onboard a yacht. We buy real meat when we arrive. I cook, so I buy everything, otherwise I am probably stuck with unpractical stuff. I go shopping without a list, I just walk through the supermarket, making shure not missing an aisle, and when I arrive at the check out, I have everything. I understand that you do need a list. The Dutch Navy is well known for its Indonesian food, which is served on fridays, and is called: blauwe hap..., blue grub. Apparently because of the blue shine of the black hair of the local people..., at least thats what navy guys say... Nice video, cuoto!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. I didn't know that about the Dutch Navy. CUOTO

[@ibbylancaster8981]

Very cool that you were in my neck of the woods. I’m about an hour and a half from the Port in Wilmington, to the west. You probably didn’t get far enough up the Cape Fear to see the Battleship North Carolina. If you ever get a day or so to poke around, check it out. Not as big as the NJ and big Mo but it’s still quite impressive. Much love to you from Raeford NC🤙

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@garbo8962]

Good groceries and plenty of beer on the weekends. I have the same condition. Yep done come disease, my belly done come over my belt.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@sin46ned]

Very nice collaboration from mored neighbor ships.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@matkremzar5474]

I been waiting for this one ... except for the tab .. lol

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Mark. CUOTO

[@shootpse88]

My buddy worked on a great lakes ore boat he said his crew ordered food and supplies online and everything was delivered right to dock

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@elizabethbrassfield6418]

I'd love to go grocery shopping with your guys.

[@TimBatSea]

We'd love your help Elizabeth! Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@drcdrdoct9864]

Grub in the Navy was hit and miss. Sometimes it was great and other times almost inedible. Being on an aircraft carrier, most of the water tasted like jp5 jet fuel. Working in the galley before starting A--school, I was surprised how much is done from scratch and got a new found appreciation for their food. On the ship, the fresh baked bread was one of my favorites.

[@TimBatSea]

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