Wow that was clever, using the boats hull shape and a lot of power to bring her upright. Very clever indeed

@jkline999

13 күн бұрын

moving the boat at speed sucked the water out.

I was Chief Engineer on some pretty big yachts for twenty years. One boat had a 26’ Grady with two 225HP outboards as a tender. You should have seen the size of the crane it had, to launch and retrieve it. When the owner died, his wife took over and sold the seaplane and put the Grady in its place.

Amazing recovery job, those Hondas are going above and beyond. I assumed the transom failed out at sea but it actually looks like somebody went out 15 miles with a bodged transom repair with 500hp attached.

@DrDeepstack

7 ай бұрын

I think they tried to fix it at sea, just before they sank.

@johnmalenchek6597

17 күн бұрын

Bodged?

@michaelmullaney538

12 күн бұрын

Bodged means a very low quality repair, using bad technique and material.

@jonathanpeterson1984

8 күн бұрын

If I was the BM on that coast guard boat I’d have been sticking around to watch that😂. Well done👏👏

Incredible, so glad you exist to save the ocean from trash but also to give a chance to salvage something from a disaster. What a service.

Great job! Being a boater myself, I really appreciate the skills of these recovery crews.

@larryjanson4011

21 күн бұрын

who gets ownership? the “titled” owners, the insurance company?, the recovery crew?.

Yall do amazing work. Stay safe out there!

Nice job, you make it look easy. I recently added Assistance towing to my license.

Yep, have to give you full credit for that recovery. 👍👍👍🇦🇺

As long as everyone is safe that`s all that matters. 15 miles offshore, be thankful you walked away. God Bless Ya`ll

Just bad ass work, amazing recovery!

Now I know. Cool procedure. Thanks for sharing.

You guys are way too good at your job.

Impressive, Capt.! Thanks for sharing. Glad everyone was safe

Nice job ! Greets from Holland

I'll stick with Robalo's. Built like a tank. No transom issues.

Nice work. First time seeing a recovery

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

I show how we do a few on here. Each salvage & tow is a little different with it’s own set of challenges.

Parbuckle, indeed ! Nice work !

great work

Nice job! Bow line/quarter line method??? Did that back at Coast Guard coxswain school back in 84. You guys made it look easy 😊!

@wpb.sailor

7 ай бұрын

Yeah we used to do that until commercial salvage teams starting crying about us taking business away from them. They did a good job on this salvage operation but remember, they don’t always have to go. We, USCG, always go.

@lowandslow3939

7 ай бұрын

As USCG, “You don’t have to come back, but you do have to go”.

@Prototheria

20 күн бұрын

@@lowandslow3939 I tell you what, if it weren't for you Coasties, the Navy guys would have some ugly ass kids. 😀

Really interesting to see. Great work.

Found you on ig. Love the vids. Keep it up!

Awesome . Experience counts

❤🎉Spectacular job 👏

Impressive! ⚓

Very nice. It’s a slow thing to roll a cc and if anyone tries it who’s not experienced enough. They give up too soon but it works just gotta dance with it a little bit.

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

Slow & steady wins the race. The people that rush it typically just break stuff, risk getting hurt, and spend more time rerigging..

@MrT13

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever yea those cleats go and it makes it so much harder. If you break that front ring off by pulling it too hard sideways. You’re screwed. Definitely a little dance.

@MrT13

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever well drilling holes anyway lol

I had NO IDEA that something like that was even possible!! 😮 I have a 20' center console and as a boater i am blown away impressed! Subbed my man, and where are you located? God willing I'll never need your help, but if i do, looks like you're the guy to call!!

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

Stuart Florida

@scottmichael3745

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever Really amazing recovery! I'm in Melbourne near Sebastian.

Amazing work. No idea how these guys do this stuff.

Wow I’d love to quit hvac and start doing boat recovery like this to things I love the sea and helping people and the environment out great work

@Dudecifer

7 ай бұрын

Go get your HVAC license. Start your own company. You could make millions.

@CustomWeldingandFab

7 ай бұрын

Hvac is recession proof

Most impressive.. well done..

LMAO..." One might actually be a cobia" Awesome! Good Job btw!

Wow, i just sold my grady that looked liked that one. Awesome boat!! Sad to see!

That was amazing to see, you da man.

Just wondering, is that a 100% recovery/salvage or you get a flat rate from owner/insurance?

So my question is, did the owner just write it off on insurance and TowboatUS got the salvage, or...how much did they charge to get his boat back to him ?

That's crazy!!! Great job!

What is salvageable on a boat like that other than the fiberglass hull? Are all the electrical stuff doomed to corrosion? Are the engines likewise doomed? Does insurance cover the transom repair? Does Grady-White?

I'm guessing the sand bar was part of the plan to pump out? Too cool!!

@CaptainRetriever

Ай бұрын

Yes, we will frequently will use sandbars to stabilize sinking boats, or ones we cant fully get the stern up. Works best if you can get on the far side, and have enough water to pull it higher..

It did not sink. It capsized. I have seen a lot of boats where the horse power ratings of the mounted engine or engines were at the maximum allowable by the builder. The strength of the transom diminishes with time and use. Not only that this one already appears to have a previous failure. What happened was entirely predictable.

Was it over-engined, to cause those hull cracks? It looked like the transom was just being unpeeled/rolled-out.

Really awesome job!

Found you from tiktok ! love the content keep up the good work! and nice boat!

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the support, trying to build KZread because they actually pay for content.

@jeffwalston8110

Жыл бұрын

​@@CaptainRetriever I just found your channel and love the videos as I am taking my USCG towing endorsement test next week. In response to your comment about growing your channel...I watch a lot of KZread and I have observed that the channels that get big are good at telling a story in addition to the interesting footage (that you already have). People would probably enjoy an intro of you turning the camera on yourself while in route to the recovery and telling them about the call, what you know about the situation, your plan, etc. A short recap at the end of you debriefing is also good. This will probably open your videos to a larger audience that knows less about what it is you are doing. Check out the format of Matts Offroad recovery KZread channel. Or even Casey Ladelle of Cascade heavy rescue. Both channels really blew up when adding themselves as characters in the videos. Good luck!

That is By God SEAMANSHIP !!! Two thumbs up, boys !!

beautifully executed

That was unbelievable man .wow great job

Unreal recover!! Awesome!!

Good job. You know how to tow the boat.

La classe !

Hi, nice job.

Really pro job fellas.

Fish eye camera lens. Turns flat surfaces into spheres. 😂

I was pompano fishing on Okaloosa Island just out of the Pass in Destin, a couple got their center console sideways in the surf and flipped it. Got them ashore, let them use my phone. Sea Tow showed up flipped the boat over, pulled the plug and hauled ass, took about 15 minutes.

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

It’s a pretty interesting process, every boat can be a little different, just glad I can share some of my experiences with everyone!

Amazing pull to get the hull upright. I'm wondering whey that transom failed on the Grady.

@CaptainRetriever

3 ай бұрын

A lot of reasons maybe they ran it hard in rough seas, fiberglass laminating schedule was off at the factor, too heavy of motor, etc.. This was a repair that failed so it went before

That was slicker than owl shit.

You guys are so Game. Hell Yea deep water salvage

Anyone know what happened to damage the transom? That is a well built boat, from everything I have read. Was she rammed, or an earlier repair not adequate?

@judgeholden849

2 күн бұрын

Best guess is that it was in an accident which cracked the transom and they repaired it with bondo. When they got offshore the bondo failed under stress of twin 250s filling the hull with water and it capsized.

Who gets the boat after is it a salvage

When you are pulling that much weight, what would you say the fuel economy is that your getting? Them two outboards are definitely putting in some work

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

I think when we were towing it in it was making about .4 NMPG. It's eating it while doing the actual roll probably around 30 GPH

@steven12395

7 ай бұрын

@CaptainRetriever it would be pretty cool if you had a camera under the boat to see them outboards working at the low speeds like rolling the boat upright. It looks pretty neat seeing the water they move just getting everything moving. I appreciate you taking the time to respond back and want to say thank you for what you do and the videos you share with us.

Great job well done.

Looks like another transom with the aluminum cap failure from Grady white. I have the same boat with the same issue. This guy was doomed by adding 4 strokes to it.

@jonnooney7102

11 ай бұрын

I did two transom replacements last season on Grady's almost identical. They were rotten right at the end of the aluminum cap. Hopefully we saved those from a similar fate.

@kevintyrrell7409

10 ай бұрын

@sailfishy6493 So what is the owner of that boat supposed to do? its a complete loss?

@percussion44

9 ай бұрын

Can you explain what's happening here? is this a known problem. What is the correct recourse.

@terryfonz4603

7 ай бұрын

Gotta rebuild your transom it will range from 5-7k then you have nothing to worry about!

@marshmellow3110

7 ай бұрын

It’s a known problem. Any other boat builder would have gone under, but Grady owners are loyal. I don’t understand salvaging it though. Drill a hole in hull at the bow and mark it for a wreck. Done deal

I know nothing about boats...Will this boat be fixed and used again or was this just to salvage it and get it out of the water? Nice video.

@CaptainRetriever

3 ай бұрын

The costs of boats are insane nowadays, the cost to pickle the engines, rewire it, and re-glass the transom is still a viable cheaper option to get back on the water.. The main thing is to pickle the engines asap.

100% total badass by these guys.

Pretty Damn impressive!

Great to see some proper seamanship, from the endless videos I see of boneheads on boats in Florida I can imagine that's a very profitable business!

AWESOMENESS🥇🥇🥇

That was sic mate

Very very nice job

Good job.

You guys made that look too easy 👌🏻

Thanks to this video, we can see that the earth is not flat

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

Wide angle lenses, but yeah definitely not flat, otherwise radio signals would only be limited by wattage not antenna height.

The line attached to the stern of the capsized vessel….is it played out as the boat starts to move forward, if so how is it played out? Is it attached to a winch on the recovery boat?

@CaptainRetriever

Сағат бұрын

The stern line or par buckling line either gets lengthened or is a short one we just drop

@shakey2634

Сағат бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever Thanks!

Awesome recovery, and by the looks of it that boat had problems for awhile. Kinda dumb

Yeah, I ain't jumping to the water with sharks around! Nice job Captain. Was this a long recovery? I really like the longer vids man.

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

Lol, yeah part of the gig, there’s sharks in the river too. I was actually giving the guy crap for worrying about those little sharks, if he said bulls, or tiger sharks I’d have more sympathy.

@hotrodhog2170

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever Ha ha haa

What was the stuff you used under water? to seal the transom cracks/holes?

@CaptainRetriever

28 күн бұрын

toilet bowl wax, it's good for the small cracks, just nasty to get off your hands..

@richardwernst

28 күн бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever Cool, I've heard of keeping some on board for possible cracks (like hitting something and making a hole).

@CaptainRetriever

28 күн бұрын

@@richardwernst spray foam, pool noodles, tarps, nerf toys, etc work in different scenarios, but definitely worth having around. Gotta watch the spray foam though had a few of those cans explode..

@captain retriever Great vid. If you’re good, I’d like to use a section of it as an example in my own video. I’ve shared it a bunch of times. Great post!

@CaptainRetriever

6 ай бұрын

I guess, just give me a decent size watermark in the corner or something..

@MrWater4Fun

6 ай бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever Yes, your name will be on it. I'm pointing out the cracked transom section with your channel info on it. Thanks!

great job, Guys!

i am not a boater. but if on the surface how can it be called sunk? but i bet a big tin can hauler would make short work of it on a direct hit.

Cause or incident?? Looks like top much power and rough seas broke the transom. I had a similar periblem where a 250 was put on the 22' Grady/ They did a lousy job and water got in soaking a big area. We cut the wet wood out, reinstalled fry wood, glassed over it thin added a stainless wrapping over both front and rear of the transom. Grady's are not that great a boat.

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

It broke before, and was poorly repaired from my knowledge of the situation. Probably overpowered, and run in less than ideal conditions too..

Wow l never seen that in grady l have one but l love grady good job guys

How do those guys not get seasick? Are they just used to it?

@CaptainRetriever

24 күн бұрын

Lol, yeah 40 years of boating you get used to it. I don’t do well in cabins,head in a hole, or strong smells like diesel though

@GreatLaker69

24 күн бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever ha well I just have 39 more years to go. I don’t get sick when I am on my own boat though. Only when Im riding on someone else’s boat. Not sure why. Home court advantage I guess.

What was that beige stuff that’s in the cracks?

@CaptainRetriever

7 күн бұрын

Toilet bowl wax

@Gmtail

6 күн бұрын

@@CaptainRetrieverCool 👍. Thank you sir.

Savag!! 🎉

Why would a Grady White transom fail like this? Aren't they one of the best boats made?

@CaptainRetriever

6 ай бұрын

seems to be a popular opinion, but I dont know enough about them.

Suggest you mount a GoPro on the boat and give a Picture in Picture of the boat as it flips…

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

I’ve thought of that, I just dont trust the clamp mount, the segments pop apart too easily & I’ll lose it. I did think if another way, also want to get a drone shot but I need an extra guy, and another camera & boat preferably

Very neat and effective recovery. Annoying background track is totally unnesessary.

What caused it to capsize?

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

Cracked transom

@RawT9009

7 ай бұрын

​@CaptainRetriever was that transom cracked already? Seems it was cracked then someone attempted to repair it.

Does it matter how close you tie to the flipped boat. It looks like the engines are causing the water to push against the flipped boat. Would it be easier to extend the lines further out so the prop wash doesn’t push against the boat? Thank you.

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

The prop wash actually helps flip the larger heavier boats. I did this once an had it too far back, and it just drug sideways the whole time.

@kevintyrrell7409

10 ай бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever Is it easier with two boats pulling rather than one? I wonder if two angles of force would right the boat faster, or would the two tugs just bump into each other as they pulled? Also if you slowed down while towing the righted vessel, would it have sunk again, threatening to pull off your cleats? In other words is stopping or throttling down for a no wake not an option?

@CaptainRetriever

10 ай бұрын

@@kevintyrrell7409 No we couldn't slow down the port side never made it above water. 2 boats would be more hassle to right it, however it is nice to have a second to pull alongside, and put a pump in it, or help it the rest of the way.. Also, it's a long way offshore, you'd take 2 boats out of service to the area for a while..

@kevintyrrell7409

10 ай бұрын

@@CaptainRetriever Thank you for your response. Does this mean you would just motor through a no-wake zone out of necessity, if it was required?

who forgot the drain plug

Are you being paid to recover it or is your salvage now?

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

Operators of the vessel requested us, when we arrived on scene they were on board a coast guard vessel, I had them sign a salvage form, and contacted the owner for insurance info or direct payment before we proceeded.

I'll give ya $150 for the the hull and top..

So much for Grady Whites being unsinkable 🤷🏻‍♂️

@CaptainRetriever

7 ай бұрын

I mean technically it didn't sink. If you're in a survival situation you at least still have something to float on..

not much worth saving there, but at least its out of the water, Great job getting it up ended again

@tracecunningham3158

Жыл бұрын

The mothers will work if you take them apart and clean them and the rest of the boat is fine if you replace the electric

@GarrickGriswold

Жыл бұрын

Debbie downer much? Buy the hull! Depending on how long it was submerged the Yamahas should recover just fine. Wiring might be an issue but that’s all part of the fun!

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

Those older engines do fair well vs the newer electronic junk. Transoms can be repaired, but it has to be done right, you have to open it all up & build it back better than the factory did.

@CaptainSloose

Жыл бұрын

@@GarrickGriswold you’d have to rewire the whole boat and pickle & restore the engines…. After all that work you MIGHT have a boat worth 25k. Grady 272 and 282s are super common on the used market- and super common that are very well taken care of- this boat was not. The botched epoxy job on the failing transom is your clue.

Ok

Tell me the brown portion doesn’t look like a face.. 3:56

Putting too big motors on there.

Hell I heard Grady White was a good boat somebody's not doing maintenance very well 🧐 inspect repair what's wrong with you people 😵‍💫

Why would you risk your life and others when you can see they knew of the issue but yet ignored it and took it out in the ocean anyways 😮thats a meathead😊

^5

GRADY WHITE over priced crap like most boats. the guy spent a ton extra thinking he was getting a premium boat.

and the land fill doesn't take fiberglass. over powered F'd up repair 15 miles off shore in an open boat ENGINES FULL OF SALT WATER and an idiot at the helm. A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.

@CaptainRetriever

6 ай бұрын

Landfills take fiberglass here. One of my videos is of a salvage we took to the dump. If I get another one Ill do a more in depth video of what they want, and the process.. Crappy repair job, people still buy a grady for more than the salvage bill though

@CaptainRetriever

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpOorsNqaKrXiM4.htmlsi=CXlHPFun6TEdQ0S8

I've been doing tows and a few salvages here in the PNW for the last three years. We've had some hairy moments but nothing like that. Well done! His bilge pump(s) failed? Or couldn't keep up?

@CaptainRetriever

Жыл бұрын

This one had a cracked hull, just couldn’t keep up. Pump was running while we were towing it

@jimquantic

7 ай бұрын

no bilge pump can keep up with a catastrophic failure, not even designed to do that. But what I don't know, is what happened to damage the transom like that.