Besides the wetsuit the boss should buy you a couple of winches with remote control. You do amazing work!

I don't know how I got to this part of KZread, but I just watched a guy refloat a boat for an hour😂

@CaptKenO

16 күн бұрын

Hahaha 😂 Welcome to my channel! I hope you enjoy the rest of my content 😁

Hey Capitan. So I was watching this video a little late as I just found your channel and I'm a new sub. You have fantastic content. So as I've been watching your videos, there's one thing I think you could use to help protect your vessel and the customers while using your come along. In the Trucking Industry we use a heavy duty plastic "Edge Protectors" to protect valuable cargo and to keep from tearing up our straps we use. They come in different widths and thickness, And sizes. And the best part about them is,THEY FLOAT. Another trick we use with those come along's. Don't leave the cable spooled on them when not in use. Yes they take up more room,But they're easier to grab and spray with a lubricant like WD-40 when you need them and start cranking. Then pull the cable back out and apply lubricant again to them a store them back in there totes or containers. We use them when we can't get a tow vehicle back into remote area's to recover ATV's and Side By Sides, I can only imagine how that salt water eats way at them if you don't protect them and wash them off and spray them down with lubricant. We buy a lot of towing gear from a local company called "MyTee Products" In Aurora, Ohio. They sell those edge protectors i was speaking off.

Finally a nice long video. Would like to see the night salvage. Live in Memphis area and it's too cold up here now to boat. Helps seeing you guys still boating. Already looking forward to Spring.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I'll post it this week for you then!

Watched the entire video. You are far and away amazing at what you do! Incredible calmness, willing to do it all to get the job done. Total stud! Deserved a bigger tip though! :)

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Haha. Thanks Silverstar! I definitely wasn't expecting a tip on a salvage, but it's always nice, even if it is only $20

Capt Ken , you amaze me every time, I so enjoy your video’s , you so cool and get the job done. Congratulations job well done 👍

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Theo! I'm glad you've been enjoying these videos!

Good job Ken you are truly amazing at your job

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Theo!

Very interesting and informativa salvage job. Thanks for your video from Berlin.

I find when using those cable pullers its best to hold on to the lever device and hook the cable end to something to pull the cable out. Another words the opposite of the way you did it. The lever device is cumbersome with all the levers you need to operate to extend the cable. Try it, it’s easier.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I'll try that next time!

@williampankratz600

5 ай бұрын

The cable ones are crap , when I first found the chain one the cable went away

You are truly amazing. What a great video. Hats off to you.

@CaptKenO

9 күн бұрын

Thanks Colin!

Old Long Nose Key 😂😂😂 where there's more money than brains 😂. Nice job guys and hello all from Siesta Key Florida.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Lol 😂 Thanks Bill! I didn't know Longboat and Siesta were rivals...you should hear what they say about y'all 😂

I’m glad I found this channel! Awesome video bro

@CaptKenO

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate! Glad you're enjoying my content!

Wow nice work Cap, never seen that done before...impressive

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Vancity!

Awesome video buddy 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Iceman!

Nice find

Outstanding job CAPT Ken. Ingenious use of simple hand tools to refloat a boat. Looking forward to seeing the night salvage video. Well done Sir…

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks lowrider!

Yes definitely would like to see that video please thank you.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I think I will do that!

Very interesting Capt Ken 🇦🇺

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate!

Awesome job

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate!

I'm from the North and 64 degree water sounds great

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

lol 😂 I'm sure it does...but the water here also gets into the low 90s in the summer, so it's pretty freaking cold comparatively!

Hi cool vid just a thought When your attaching the hooks to the back of the boat put a shackle on first then attach hooks to that you should have more room for hooks. also you needed to get higher purchase for lift you could wrap short yellow strap further up the post and choke it and attach it to the come along then to the boat 😁 keep up the good work from the uk

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

The hooks don't fit on the shackles...and a smaller shackle wouldn't be any better than the D rings already on the boat

I'm wondering is a block and tackle would have also worked, like used on a sailboat boom sheet. I've sued those to raise and lower my sailboat mast. Another point to use would have been the top of the piling, I suppose. Great job getting that boat out.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Need the ratcheting action of the comealong. I thought about going to the top of the piling, but decided i'd rather not find out the hard way if the strap would stay put or not 🤣

@chrismccorkle2909

3 ай бұрын

​@@CaptKenO It should just fine if used in a choke around the piling. A short line with a eye at one end and a running bowline or a short strap will do the trick.

If you hook the cable end of the com-along to the cleat, and pull the winch end, its a lot easier to hold the latch. And it keeps your hands off the cable which will rip at your fingers anytime it can.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice. I'll try that out next time

This was an awesome video. There is a lot of work refloating a submerged boat. Good job!

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Samuel!

I work at Cannons! Always have been waiting to see us on a video! (Obviously not a good thing, but still cool)

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome! You are one of the few marinas that have staff come meet us when bringing a boat in, and while not needed here since it's an easy dock and small boats, it's always appreciated! As far as being in a video...well, it's not you breaking down and I'm bringing customers to you...so I see it as a good thing! 🤣

@lexifiscina2370

5 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO that’s awesome to hear. We try to catch every boat!

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Well, without fail you have... Except for the couple I've done at night after hours 😂

Man I'm so glad it's not just me that has problems with them come along's.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha. Nope. It's the damn wire that's the problem. I'm sure someone somewhere has a synthetic rope comalong, and that would make it so much easier to use

Great job,lets see the night time recovery

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jay! I'll post it this week!

That was awesome... but $20? Come on dude, he even had to dive under your boat, LOL

@CaptKenO

10 күн бұрын

We usually don't get tipped on salvage work which is ok...We make really really good money on these types of jobs...so I was perfectly happy to get $20 from this guy

@rickdee67

10 күн бұрын

@@CaptKenOid have given you at least a couple hundred Bucks!

So I'm guess a cover over the bilge would have helped? They must have had a lot of rain! Poor Yamaha! The garbage can looks like a much better container for the line.

@Honda1k

5 ай бұрын

That Yamaha will run again

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I think it was a combo of rain and maybe the boat getting caught under the dock. I only saw the aftermath, so can't say for sure

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I'm sure it will...just probably not on this boat. But i'd bet it gets sold for cheap and someone will rebuild it

Should have been a 100 dollar tip. Well done.

@CaptKenO

2 ай бұрын

For what we make on salvages, I don't mind not getting tipped, so the fact I got anything was very nice!

Really enjoy this channel. You do great work. On this video, I was curious as to how the filled and sank. Was there a storm? Keep up the great work, and stay safe.

@CaptKenO

28 күн бұрын

Thanks salty! Best we can figure is it got caught under the dock at low tide

Awesome job! BTW, Manatees dont even like 64'f :)

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tom! Nope. The manatees are smart enough to go find warmer water 😁

Good video! Question; what is the orange extension cord running overhead your stern and running towards the dock?

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Rick! That was a charger for the camera I put on the boat...didn't matter since the SD card got corrupted...but the camera will only run for about an hour on its internal battery

Nice to see a basic recovery and pump out, once you had it floating above the waterline could you have powered the onboard bilge pump from your boat?? And would a small drag (perhaps a couple of bath towels tied off the motor with a short rope) keep the stern from dancing around???

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I wouldn't trust the electrical system on that boat not to have a short and cause issues on my boat. The boat tracked fine once I got to open water...it was hard to tell from the video since it was just facing backwards, but I had to do quite a bit of maneuvering in that canal which is what caused the boat to fishtail everywhere. Yes some sort of drag would've helped a bit, but not a whole lot

Saw the cat amazing work

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Thanks Daniel!

Pads for the gunnel tops and carry you some WD 40 for the come along , especially working in salt water.other than that a good job getting that boat refloated.

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I talked to my boss afterwards about gunnel protection just for this kinda situation...we'll be doing something when this boat come out for it's major servicing later this spring

That was just water running out of the fish boxes in the bow

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I realized that after...It just seemed like it was more force than gravity alone at the time

Go ahead and post night one. I am from the Midwest. Even our swimming pools don’t get to 90. My jacuzzi stays at 103 this time of year. Are there peacock bass in those canals? Only been down there 2 times

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Haha. I'm from New England, so our pools were heated to low 80s. I've been editing the night one for the last couple of days, so it'll be out Sunday. Not sure about the bass, but I've never heard anyone talk about them, so I'd say no

i adjust you get diving suit that way you dont have to worry about being freezing make sure it 4 or 6 layer not 1 or 2 it too thin easy get cold i used to work with few company pull out sinken boat going 100ft deep

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I get cold easily...I'd need a dry suite if diving for long in these temps

@kittyztigerz

5 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO it can keep you warm on boat without needing a jacket at all it could make your jobs easy i wear two different suits for subdiving one 2 layer for summer and other one is 6 layer for winter (water was below 30f never feel cold aging)

Oh Boy 😮

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I'm sure the owner used some more colorful words when he first saw his boat 😂

Audio was not very good until the end of the video. Was a wee bit boring, so I fast forwarded to see the conclusion. Good save! Wonder what the degree of damages were to this boat?

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

It'll need a new engine, batteries, and possibly new wiring. As far as the hull, no damage

That was a great video. It made me nervous there at the end. You really shouldn't go so fast when you are towing someone like that....

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate! I was towing at a perfectly safe speed. Curious though. How fast do you think I was going?

@tropicrec

5 ай бұрын

at the end you were really going fast 20 kts??

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

@@tropicrec when I was towing? I was going 5-7kts

How did it sink in the first place, did he touch Botton and the damage allow seawater in or a thru hull fitting or plumbing -hose failed? I didn’t see any reason, a wet suit be nice for 16* water Celsius. Boats are fun

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Guessing rain and getting caught under the dock at low tide...but not sure

Did you grab your transom plugs before you left??

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Yes I did

I hope i never have to find out but I wonder how much something like this costs?

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

For this particular job...$5k

What's the red wire red line going from the top of the boat

@CaptKenO

7 күн бұрын

That was a usb cable to charge the camera I put on there...but the camera decided to act up and corrupt the SD card so didn't have any footage from that camera 😭

Hmm why where all the inspection covers off 🧐 and notice how he asked if the motor was submerged as well… bet it had good insurance

@CaptKenO

2 ай бұрын

He had insurance, but still had to pay a good amount out of pocket. Inspection plate were off because they were the crappy press fit ones and didn't fit great, so when the boat sunk, they just popped out

@randy71988

2 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO gotcha gotcha, almost looked like one of those “accidental” sinkings

I do marine electrical work on the side, often for fisherman friends of mine, who almost always make it painful. Despite providing free labor and materials, they decide they're also going to do electrical work, while I'm there - A: to pick free supplies, and B: to boost their ego. Twice, I have warned the "captain" about their F-ed up washdown pump install : Uncovered, upside-down switch, bad location, wired direct to the battery. Two clear warnings, two boats sunk - one 4 days later, the other 2 months later. First thing I do now, is properly install the WD pump circuit, or I walk. P.S. Guess who gets the finger pointed at him afterwards ?

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I see nothing wrong with any of that... 😬😂

just a suggestion how about a 4 part rope hoist those junk china hoist have no business around brackish water and they are a pain to use and how about a truck tube inflated around outboard motor to help seal the transom and add about 500 pounds of lift just trying to be helpful

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Need the ratcheting action of the comalong. If we needed lift, we have lift bags that are specifically designed for that application

How does a self-bailing boat like that Grady, sink?

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Fill up a bilge with no working bilge pump and self bailing won't save it

What was wrong with the hull/why did it sink in the first place?

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Nothing was wrong with it and not sure exactly why it sunk. I'm guessing a mixture of rain and getting caught under the dock at low tide

@richardwernst

5 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO Ah, thanks.

Post the night one

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Will do!

How much does something like that cost, I know insurance pays but sea tow would charge 4 grand for that

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I can't disclose our actual rate since it varies a bit depending on the job... But like us, Seatow calculates the cost per foot of boat length. I know their rates are similar to ours, so all I'll say is this job was more than $5k, but that also included the tow to the haul out

Im guessing he tied up at high tide and the lines had no slack when the tide went out?

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

No, that would cause the lines to break, not sink the boat. I think it was a combination of rain and the boat getting caught under the dock at low tide

@JOSH1657

5 ай бұрын

@CaptKenO No, many years ago when I was younger we did that exact thing not knowing. Tied it up to a fixed jetty like that, tide went out and hung up one side to the dock and put the other side under the water sinking half the boat and leaving the other half hanging up in the air. That was a long night haha

@JOSH1657

5 ай бұрын

@CaptKenO Also, just watching him with those lines tells me he doesn't know how to tie off a boat properly. Just my observations though

These come alongs are a pita, ever consider an electric winch?

@CaptKenO

4 ай бұрын

Comalongs are the best for most situations. I have a winch for long pulls like if a boat is capsized, but it's more of a pain in the ass than a comalong for most of these jobs

Aren’t those power anchor poles, they should lift the stern out of the water if it’s not too deep

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

That wouldn't work for two reasons. One, there's no power. And two, even if there was, by its very nature, the power pole is designed to push into the bottom, not off of it, so it wouldn't be able to lift the boat

@DaveS987

5 ай бұрын

I also realized there was only 1.

mopping the deck on a sunken boat...

@CaptKenO

10 күн бұрын

It's his boat, so might as well before it dries on there 🤷‍♂️

Did the doat become yours since you salvaged it as you mentioned just a $ 20.00 tip ?

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

No. The tip has nothing to do with it. We don't want the boat, so we only do the job if we're getting paid, either by the boat owner directly or through their insurance.

@rodwilliams2782

5 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO so the boat owner or the ins. Co. Is paying you and the owner will get it repaired or the ins will pay the owner and total the boat .

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

@rodwilliams2782 Pretty much. The insurance company will pay us for the salvage work, and then work with the repair facility to figure out the cost of the repairs and decide if they'll total the boat. If they don't total it, they'll pay for the repairs minus the owners deductible

@mike-vw1zn

5 ай бұрын

The motor will be fine with a little work, the electric panel will have to be replaced, new gas filters, change oil and filters, flush motor , change plugs, gas will have to be drained and water out of tank, battery checked live well pumps and bilge pumps checked if someone did this himself no problem , but once you go to mechanic then electrician then environmental inspector, then adjuster, then salvager, then upholstery, then chart plotter , instruments, ignition, it’s a total. That’s why insurance is so high a $1000 dollar repaid cost $50,000

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

@@mike-vw1zn it'd cost more than $1k just to have the mechanic pickle the engine and get it running again, and forgetting all the other electrical systems that got wet. I know what the boat was insured for, and I wouldn't be surprised if they total the boat

Excuse my ignorance,but aren’t there alligators in these waters?

@CaptKenO

12 күн бұрын

Generally not. They don't particularly like salty water

Why did sink in the first place?

@CaptKenO

3 ай бұрын

Likely got caught under the dock at low tide

Could've you choked your sling on the piling up higher rather than pull on palm tree?

@CaptKenO

10 күн бұрын

The strap wouldn't fit though it's loops, so no way to choke it up unfortunately 😒

I see the words Salvage or Recover used for boats. So salvage means the boat is scrap and belongs to you now?

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Not necessarily scrap...most of what we deal with has the potential to be R&Rd, but insurance could also total it if the repair costs are too high. We don't want the boat, so we only do jobs where we get paid, either directly by the owner or through their insurance

$20 WOW

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Wow what?

Bad design notch transom always have issues with water getting in

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

100% agree. Unfortunately for boat owners, there's a lot of boat designs like this...but on the other hand, it also makes me money 🤔

A $20 tip?? Really? What a tightwad.

@CaptKenO

10 күн бұрын

We usually don't get tipped on salvage work which is ok...We make really really good money on these types of jobs...so I was perfectly happy to get $20 from this guy

Being from the pacific northwest. I don't consider this cold water

@CaptKenO

4 күн бұрын

Being from the northeast I wouldn't either...but I've grown accustomed to the warmer water after living in FL for over a decade now 😂

Aren't those foam filled boats? Couldnt you have just cut the dock lines and pumped it out?

@CaptKenO

2 ай бұрын

Not foam filled...and with it sitting below the water, how would you pump it out?

@chiille

2 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO I just remember the commercials from back in the day. Boston, Grady and other manufactures started using foam at one point. I guess this one wasnt. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pn2jtpaSo5y2fM4.html

I can your helpers not much help

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I don't understand what you're trying to say here...

not trying yo be mean or critical but this looks like your first day , all your equipment looks brand new , except the boat , no stains on the straps no rust on the junk come a longs

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

It's called replacing equipment when it gets old and worn 😉

@ericvaughn8741

5 ай бұрын

those straps looked too new , and those shit come a longs are garbage , get the cast ones@@CaptKenO

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

@@ericvaughn8741 they were almost brand new. I think we opened the package like 2 weeks before

why cant they just do it themselfs it doesn't appear to be really sunk just raise one side pump ? i can't image how much you're company charges

@CaptKenO

2 ай бұрын

Same reason you pay anyone to do work. You don't have the desire/time/skills/equipment to do the work yourself

20 dollars come on

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

More would've been nice...but that was actually only the 2nd salvage I've done where I got a tip, so it was appreciated