Getting pulled off a sandbar is an unforgettable experience! Thanks for all your hard work. These services bring a lot of safety and peace of mind!

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Hahaha! Is that speaking from experience? 😂

@tbranch227

Ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO YUUUUPPPPP. lol

Good customers, tip and all, makes for a nice day

The captain had it under control. Great job.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Pete!

Just an old woman in my 70's here and I've taught a lot of people that very knot. Make a loop in the long side, bring the short end out of the loop hole: The squirrel comes out of the hole, goes around the tree and back in the hole. That's it. It is easy to untie as the loop isn't too tight on the short end. I use it for so many things. Tying a load on my truck starts with this knot. Then I can tie into it if need be.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Haha! Yeah. It's a very easy knot to tie once you learn it...and if you do it enough like I do, you can do it just by feel. The 2nd most common knot I use with a cleat hitch being the most common

@lynnmoser6918

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO Very interesting how you manage the currents, they kinda scare me. I'm not around boats much now here in the PNW. I even use it to tie up tomato stems! Never heard it pronounced the way you did but I thought it has to be...even tiny on the video I watched your loop and thought I know that knot and like you say, by feel. since Horse 4-H at age 10.

@markmcleod5079

6 ай бұрын

I've learned something here. Since the '70s, I thought it was a rabbit, not a squirrel. Maybe that's why my bowlines always slip. :)

@lynnmoser6918

6 ай бұрын

@@markmcleod5079 Thanks for the laugh!

@esbrasill

Ай бұрын

My squirrel can't remember all that when it needs to

I think it should be mandatory to demonstrate the ability to tie a bowline before being allowed to operate a boat lol

@CaptKenO

3 ай бұрын

How about something even more important...demonstrate the ability to actually operate a boat safely? Not that this situation was caused by unsafe operation, but I see so much dangerous operators on the water I'd much rather start there

@shelfingtonthe3rd659

Ай бұрын

I think you should humble yourself. If you can't reason why people don't know the terms. Every car has tires but most people don't know what a lug nut is. Get off your high horse.

@elwhagen

Ай бұрын

@@shelfingtonthe3rd659 To be able to quickly tie a knot that can pull tons and also is quickly untied is an important skill for safety reasons. This kind of a tow could be made without the boats getting closer than 50 feet if the beached captain knew his basics. This time it was on a sand bar, the next time he's had an engine failure and is up on a rock and things need to be quickly resolved in a safe manor. BTW, where I live, it's actually mandatory to know what a lug nut is, since you have a responsibility to check them a while after changing tires, also for safety reasons. As proven by thousands of videos, Florida is unfortunately plagued by too many rich people that have absolutely no clue what they are doing, while running some seriously big boats - and they are surely not humble at all, while they should be!

@user-qr7ee2cp4y

Ай бұрын

Require boat drivers to have a driver's license like cars, motorcycles, and planes. To get that license, require different knots and so on....

@michaelroberts6299

Ай бұрын

IVE ALWAYS DONE A GRANNY KNOT A MATE USED TO ALWAYS HASSLE ME FOR IT ONE DAY WE WHERE TALKING IN OUR DINGY S WHILE DOING SO HE UNTIED MY KNOT AND DID A BEAUTIFUL BOWLINE I LOST MY DINGY IN A STORM NOT LONG AFTER DUE TO HIS KNOT LETTING GO , MOREL OF THE STORY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN ANY KNOT IS THAT IT HAS PLENTY OF TAIL! PS IF THEY ALL EXEPT CAPTIN GOT OF BOAT IT WOULD BE LIGHTER AND THEY COULD ALSO ROCK THE BOAT

Another paradise, sunny skies, warm weather, and on the water. Are you hiring lol. Nice job Cap. That was alot of weight to getting moving but you did it...

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Vancity! Haha. Yeah, this sucks doesn't it? 🤣 Unfortunately, we're heading into the time of year this job becomes less enjoyable as the weather gets colder...these center consoles don't offer much protection from the wind and no cabin heating 😑

Why have i never seen videos like this? What an amazing job!

@CaptKenO

26 күн бұрын

Thanks Austin!

Excellent work. You saved their day!

@CaptKenO

23 сағат бұрын

Thanks Heather!

Nice job. Cap is a stud!

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Silverstar! 😂

They got to get on with their day. Great job.

What a great rescue!!!!

Good customers always make for a good day.

I like the sea, the ships and the waves

Just wait for the incoming tide dude

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

12hrs later? I doubt he'd want to do that

@jaquigreenlees

Ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO There is a spot here in British Columbia very few people ever visit because you have to wait for the tide to get back out. 12 hours in a 1/2 mile wide 4 mile long lagoon ( Nepah Lagoon ) with 1 narrow, shallow pass for entry / exit and it is to deep to drop anchor. Around 400 feet deep with a bottom that is nearly impossible to get a good hold on. Even a shallow draft centre console has to wait until high water slack to make it through the pass, the tidal flow is a killer in full flow. Tony Fleming took his Fleming 65 in once and posted vid on here titled Venture visits Nepah Lagoon. The tender ( they used a 18 foot rib ) was able to go through and check depth at low water slack so they could verify it was safe to transit for the 5'4" draft Venture. He included a bit of it in full flow, white water tidal flow.

@rntcalkins

22 сағат бұрын

If the tide is going out, you might as well try because it could be another 12 hours for the tide to change.

Awesome job cap that was some current there you could see it from your prop wash!

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Sea Shrimp!

Hey Ken, you got the 'OLD' boat back again? Nice tip, class act! Sometimes a safe boating course comes in handy - they're relatively inexpensive too!

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Nah, that was just a clip from an old video. There's a lot of things I don't miss about that old boat, but every time I do a more difficult grounding I do miss it...and long jobs too. It was much more comfortable for those long tows than these center consoles

Well done 👍

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Theo!

Well done 👍👍😉

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks VH!

Excelente vídeo. Saludos Gaston desde Alicante.

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

Gracias Gaston!

See this all the time on Peanut Island, Palm Beach, FLO 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Gr8 Tow Boat Capt!!!

big fan. great watch

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Thanks Sheerkon!

Every boater should know how to do knots and how to untangle them quickly

In Italia i motori sopra i 40cv è obbligatorio prendere la patente nautica (anche con quella un sacco di gente è molto pericolosa in mare....!! 😢😅) e da noi il nodo che hai fatto alla galloccia di prua lo chiamiamo romanticamente "gassa d'amante". Complimenti, ottimo lavoro capitano!! 👏👏

Nice job. As a retired boat cop we did alot of towing stuck boats but weren't allowed to accept tips. You have a good thing going there.

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

I never understood that...they could buy you lunch but not give you money to buy it yourself...🤷

Great job, Capt Ken, may I suggest a pole anchor thingy for shallow water🤣 ur very skilled at recovery Ken. 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟did the other boat have more power as well? U think those blokes would have got off the boat and pushed but no. Gorgeous dog

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Sea Wench! Are you talking about a power pole? The old boat actually had about 350 less horses...but that's not what matters. It's how much of that power it delivers to the water, and it did a much better job with that

Just like a car everyone should half to take a test and get licensed to operate a boat.

In Texas, (where there may not be environmental laws like Florida) we back up close to the grounded boat, attach the towing gear, and use the thrust from our propellers to wash the sand from beneath the grounded boat, at the same time clearing a little "channel" to tow the boat off the sandbar.

@CaptKenO

9 күн бұрын

It's too shallow to get close to him and use the prop wash. I'm out that far so I'm not running my props through the sand and sucking it up into my engines

badass job you have!

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

It can be at times. But it's not always sunshine and rainbows

great job

@CaptKenO

10 күн бұрын

Thanks marti!

You would think that if you dock on a sand bar you would pay attention to the tide!!?? haha

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

You'd be surprised...🤣

@jq71

Ай бұрын

As fast as that current was I bet it formed pretty quickly. You could see it from a mile away though.

very cool

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve!

uff good Job 💪

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

With a boat like that. He can afford to tip good!

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

Lol 😂 He sure can!

@fredread9216

6 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO But none the less, very nice of him.

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

Most definitely. Especially since more often than not, I don't get tipped, regardless of how nice the boat is

Nice people, nice save. You can’t buy experience!

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

Thanks sirdirtydog! You sure can't just buy experience

Tough job singled handed.

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

What would a deckhand do?

Yesssss!👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾

That current was way faster than an Olympic swimmer.

Well, the tide goes out and then it comes back in, several times a day.

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

But why wait?

Great boathandling skipper! Well done!

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Thanks Phil!

The part that you are tying onto. Where does this connect to your boat and what makes it strong enough to torque on it like this. Its impressive!

@CaptKenO

23 сағат бұрын

It's welded to a 1/2in steel plate on the deck which in turn is bolted into the deck and the stringers (frame) of the boat. Basically, if the tow post is ripped out of the boat...my boat is probably in two halves 😬

I have one of those Shamrocks, but not a diesel. Still, it's a beast of a boat.

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

What size shamrock do you have? We ran the 20ft down in Englewood with a chevy 350

I wasn’t there. HOWERVER, pulling him off that shole from the stern seems prudent.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

You really wanted me to pull from the stern didn't you? 😂

@timmc2886

2 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO Well done Capt, but wouldn't the boat come off the bar easier by pulling from the Stern??

I've always wondered just how strong those strap points on the fronts of boats are. I know they're intended as winch points as well, but it always seemed sketchy to me putting any significant kind of load on those two small bolts that hold the D ring there (have had a few times where I've towed some peeps back to a dock because of they had engine issues).

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

I'm not worried about those breaking. It's the thickest part of the boat and there's usually a backing plate as well

great work. may i suggest using a hessian bag on the middle of the rope.because if that rope snapped he could kill someone. using a bag the rope tangles up in it stopping it from moving so quickly

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

That line isn't ever going to break since it's working load is much higher than the force we can generate with these boats...plus, if it did happen to break, it's designed to not snap back and just fall in the water

what is the working load/breaking strength of the line you use? Nice work.

@CaptKenO

27 күн бұрын

~39,000 lbs working load

Question. The majority of boats you pull off sand bars did the people miss the channel or did they partly beach them to walk on the sand bar and as the tide went out they became beached? Up here in Cape Cod we run our boats up to the sand bars, but we also know don't go to far onto them with the boat unless you want to become beached. We also know from experience what the difference in the color of the water means and channel markers.....ahhh its shallow over there, boater beware. But if you say they ran up on a sandbar during mid to high tide its like....wth?

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

The answer to your questions is..... Yes 😂 The ones where the sand is above the water is usually purposely beached and the tide just went out and the ones where there's still some water under the boat is usually unintentional beaching. We don't get the tidal changes like you do in the northeast with our usual tides being around 2ft high high to low low and the intermediate around 1ft

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

Oh and yes, we get plenty of boaters who beach at high tide at the sandbar and leave the boat to go party as the tide drops 2ft by time they get back

@mysticvalley2003

6 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO Thanks for the feed back and yes I forgot about the difference in tidal changes....Yap they'd get a big surprise here when the tide goes out ....by 8'-0" pl;us...lol

Hard to beat the torque of a diesel with a big wheel.

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

Yep. That is the one main thing I miss about the old boat

Why no run up ? Id assume with a kinetic rope that would work for boats too. But i have no clue so just wondering what the boating opinion on that is.

@CaptKenO

26 күн бұрын

I don't think a kinetic rope would work since they don't float. Getting a running start without a kinetic rope is how you break things or sink boats

Boat like that, where its at, why dont you pull straight back from the transom?

@CaptKenO

3 ай бұрын

The stern was up on the sand, so it would've dug in if I pulled backwards

I was watching your video, you start pulling or towing, towards the sides then the boat is already stranded, it has more drag on the sand, it wouldn't be easier to align the pro boat with its pulp. 

@CaptKenO

5 ай бұрын

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here

Second video of yours in a row that the captain couldn’t tie a bowline! People really should be required to demonstrate tying one before they’re allowed to register a boat…it’s the most basic knot in seamanship.

I know that you know what/why you pull grounded boat with a Long tow rope. What I want to know is Why so long a rope? Why not closer to grounded boat to throw your prop wash under the grounded boat? Yes, I also know you can't do your work in 3' of water under Tow Boat. Thanks for explaining your technical applications.

@CaptKenO

4 ай бұрын

Hey Barry! You already kinda nailed the reason...depth. I don't want to be in shallow water and running the engines that hard as they'll suck up a lot of sand and kill the water pump and possibly clog water channels, so I let out what seems a lot of line so I can get to deeper water

@danh4766

Ай бұрын

The longer rope lets you the tow boat get into deeper water so you dont foul the engines. As you rev the engines the transom will drop into the water a little. Also you can zig zag the stuck boat if needed. And you dont want to be too close to the towed boat in case something bad happens. When you do unstick the boat it will lurge towards you. Better to keep some distance.

@Steve-jq4st

Ай бұрын

There’s also more stretch in a longer rope which lessens the chance of breaking. Finally I’ve seen boats being towed on a short line crash into the tow boat when released (saw this two weeks ago with a yacht).

You better have a lot of money or tow insurance if these guys come out. They made it so as the Coast Guard can't help you anymore unless you have a medical emergency.

@CaptKenO

5 күн бұрын

I'm not sure what the CG towing policy is...sometimes they'll tow a boat around here and other times they won't go out unless the people are about to die...

Is that Caxambas pass? Captain Mike rolled his boat doing the same maneuver at Caxambas

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

No. This is big pass in Sarasota. I've never heard of caxambas

@mdenisen

Ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO its down at Marco Island. I used to work for Boat US down there. Mike was pulling a vessel off the sandbar ad his port side gunnel went under rolling his boat.

How do you guys prop your boats? Same as usual- using the WOT RPM range? Or do you go for more blade area and lower pitch because the primary purpose of the boat is to pull shit off other shit?

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Lol 😂 Good question! I know the prokat is propped WOT and the worldcat is propped for towing (I don't know what prop is on either of them). The whaler I assume is propped WOT as well since that was a converted pleasure boat and I don't think it got re-propped. There's benefits to both. The worldcat pulls hard but is so god damn slow...and the prokat pulls pretty hard, but could do better...but is faster and more efficient

@Prototheria

Ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO Hey, appreciate the reply, bud! I can see the benefits of going both ways, so I was curious which brought more money home. I'm about to watch the Princess vid, and a question occurred to me- where's the liability for damage during recovery fall? I don't know how strong the running gear is on the big stuff, but I'd think that if you had to really reef on something that big, a prop , rudder or strut might get bent?

$2,000 tow job!

@CaptKenO

18 күн бұрын

Nope. Free. They had a membership

Ever thought of a soft shackle?

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

I have. Wouldn't do me much good though since I have to tie a loop in the end of my line anyway...plus, for something like this, it works great when your on the sandbar, but I wouldn't be able to reach it after I get the boat free

@williammuseler5542

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO I should have added to splice a loop into your tow rope.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Like I said, it only works when you can access the point you tied it to from the boat, which we sometimes can't and often can't safely

Why dont you get closer and use the prop wash to clear the sand from under boat? Thats the way we do it at the lake. But boats arent that big around here....

@CaptKenO

24 күн бұрын

It's too shallow close to his boat. I don't want to be running my props though the sand and sucking all that into my engines

A short course in rope tying and knots is the FIRST thing to know when becoming a boater. The second thing to know is screwing that drain plug back in before you put the boat in the water. I could go on but I think you newbys get the idea. Simply take a Coast Guard course in boating before you "mount your steed" and become a nuisance to everyone else. CHARGE !!!!!

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, a hands on course isn't mandatory in most states, but at least a lot of them now require anyone born after 1988 to pass a safe boating course. Not great, but at least a step in the right direction

@lynnmoser6918

7 ай бұрын

That was a 4-H knot for horses back in the 60's.... it's a good know to know. I almost use it daily.

Cap if that line snaps it is literally going to go right through you. Consider putting up a barrier of some kind just behind the back rest that would protect you from a 400mph 1" thick bullwhip.

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your concern Dave, but I'm not worried. First, that line will never break. It's working load is far above what we're able to generate with these boats. Second, let's just say something else broke, that line is designed to have very little snap back, so it would fall in the water long before it reached me

So...what's an operation like that cost the customer?

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

In this instance $0 because he had a membership. If he didn't have a membership, it would've probably been around $1200. A top tier membership only cost $200/year. Definitely worth buying if you have a boat

@briankillian5248

6 ай бұрын

Seems like a gigantic "no brainer" to me....

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

@@briankillian5248 One would think so... But the number of people who don't have towing insurance might convince you otherwise 😑

The reasons I don't have a boat is because I know virtually nothing about proper boatmanship.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

That's both a good and bad reason...you've gotta learn somehow but it's also important to learn and not just treat it like driving a car

@deiseldummy

7 ай бұрын

Rule#1....dont leave your boat in gear and get off...lololol....he got lucky.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

It's called knowing what you're doing

Ever tried using those yank-um ropes that farmers use?

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

I haven't actually used one, but I've been them used and have thought about it before. However, I don't think it would work too great since they don't float, so all the kinetic energy would be wasted pulling it back up through the water

@grahamambridge2856

Ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO haha, didn't think I get a reply but thanks. Perhaps it would get tight above the water under tension, then load itself up with the energy to work.. Dunno. Your probably right. Perhaps an opportunity in the market yankum to make a floating rope. You wouldnt want to have to tie buoys to it. I think the principal would work well dragging a boat off a sand bar. Cheers anyway. 🇬🇧🍺

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

@grahamambridge2856 hahaha 😂 I try and respond to most of the comments on my videos especially ones that are genuine questions 😁 I also have no idea how well the ropes would last in the salt water 🤷

I hope those guys were collecting their money while being towed

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Why? It cost them nothing since they had a membership

How come you didnt attach brudke to stern and pull her nack into deep water???

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

I usually try and avoid pulling from the stern for 2 reasons. The first is because a lot of cleats are just screwed into the fiberglass or bolted, but without any backing plates and could rip out pretty easily. The second is if you pull from the stern it could dig into the sand and prevent you from pulling it free

@robertsloane1268

7 ай бұрын

That current was hauling tail

how much money must the owner of the boat pay for a operation like this ?

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

In this instance $0 because he had a membership. If he didn't have a membership, it would've probably been around $1200. A top tier membership only cost $200/year. Definitely worth buying if you have a boat

@mustang2545

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO ok i am from Norway so i am member in the norwegian rescue service it is like ise

You need a fid in the boat for stuck knots.

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Don't know what that is, but I assume it's like a marlin spike. I haven't found those work great on this loose weave line

Also you should have protection in case off rope break, which could kill you

@CaptKenO

10 күн бұрын

I'm not worried. That line is rated st 39k lbs which is much more than we can generate, but even if it did break, it's designed to have reduced snapback and just fall in the water

Not an expert, BUT, tying off on the stern and pulling it back seems like the move. Am I wrong here?

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Yes. I usually try and avoid pulling from the stern for 2 reasons. The first is because a lot of cleats are just screwed into the fiberglass or bolted, but without any backing plates and could rip out pretty easily. The second is if you pull from the stern it could dig into the sand and prevent you from pulling it free

👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Never, ever, ever get off your boat. Give then the line with a shackle and make sure they don't lose the pin. Seatow standing by.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

We're not required to get off our boats, but I'll do what I need to do to do my job successfully and with high customer satisfaction

@Edelliriano71

7 ай бұрын

@CaptKenO Your safety first capt. Tell them to come to you and to wear a life vest. Just a tip from someone that has been through hell and back. 🤙

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

@@Edelliriano71 You'll notice throughout my videos that I only get off the boat when I can safely beach it. Crappy conditions, nah. They can come to me or wait until a higher tide

@michaelzang9739

7 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael!

I find that tying a bowline with a bight is easier to loosen

@CaptKenO

9 күн бұрын

I'm not sure what you're talking about...A bowline is a bowline...

@colesmith2541

9 күн бұрын

@@CaptKenO the bow knot that you tie your shoes is a square knot with a double bight. Tying a knot mid-line is done by pulling loops instead of the bittter end. If you tie the bowline by doubling the entire line then you have a sling to lift a person, one loop for butt and one for back. Our boy scout scoutmaster was a lineman. He demanded unwavering confidence with many knots. That was “knotl forgotten, 65 years ago. Oh,and most people use tie a granny knot instead of a true square knot, which why they come untied.

@CaptKenO

9 күн бұрын

I'm still not understanding your first statement about tying a bowline with a bight

@colesmith2541

9 күн бұрын

Form the loop in the line between the boats then the “rabbit” (loop) comes out of his hole, runs around the tree then back into his hole. Notice how much it resembles a sheetbend, with the bight end representing the bitter end of the sheetbend.

@CaptKenO

9 күн бұрын

@colesmith2541 that sounds like a normal bowline...

With the hassle of people not being able to tie a bowline i would put a large snap hook, anyone can operate one of those.

@CaptKenO

15 күн бұрын

I wouldn't trust any hooks. I've talked to other captains that use a special hook designed for the type of work we do and they've broken them doing some groundings

Imagine owning a boat like that and you can't tie a bowline, that is embarrassing. Probably cost you a couple of hundred bucks in juice pulling that sucker off

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

It wasn't that bad on fuel...I'd guess between $50-75 from the time I left the dock to when I got back

Cant park there bud

You should have hauled the boat off stern first from the get go

@CaptKenO

11 күн бұрын

Maybe you should ask why I did what I did and you'd learn something

Does the prop wash from your Boat ever help Move the sand around a stuck boat ?

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Personally, no. I choose not to run my props through the sand. It's not good for them or the engines. Some operators do, but it's really not worth it

The guy couldn’t see he was running up on that sandbar????

@MEdGrant

7 ай бұрын

Well apparently he couldn't even tie a bowline....on a positive note, the bottom will be clean now!

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

He was beached at a higher tide and it went out from under him

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Most people can't tie a bowline

@beddozo

7 ай бұрын

That $100 tip was a stand up move !!!!

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Sure was!

Why aren't the folks getting out of the boat to lighten it?

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

It's a big ass boat. A few people getting off isn't going to make a difference

Looks like you could’ve pulled him out from the ass end pretty easy.

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

Not really. The stern would've dug into the sand preventing the boat from being pulled backwards

15:37 buy you a good 8-12” marlin spike tool and stop cutting ropes.

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

I haven't found them all that useful on this loose braided line

would have got off the boat then had them pick me up

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

That boat weighs so much by itself that them getting off wouldn't have made any noticeable difference

Why didn’t you just pull him out backwards? Deep water was right at his motors…

@CaptKenO

6 ай бұрын

I don't trust the cleats on most boats, and the design of the hull would dig into the sand if I pulled backwards

i wouldnt be standing near that rope.

@CaptKenO

26 күн бұрын

It's fine. It won't snap and hypothetically if it did, it'd just fall in the water

@mjethier

26 күн бұрын

I understand the type of rope weighs heavily on the reaction...i went to maritime college and saw some $hit as far as ropes and cables.@@CaptKenO

I had that issue in Croatia navy's coast guard pull mi out

if you have old boat diesel engine i would have pulled engine out and rebuild it and upgrade it and turn it into BEAST which you have watch out for rope snapping i have done it to few other boat and they came back panicking and scare to drive it because it was too much hp and tq and other guy came back cover in wet clothes tell me got throwed off boat and good thing that safe killer switch was installed and say front of hull went up in air and rope snap and got throwed off boat flew in water i was like wow too much hp n tq lol

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

We can't juice it up. Yes it would've been nice to have more power, but it's a tow boat, so it needs to be reliable more than anything. My old boss even propped down that boat to put less strain on that engine...and it worked. The only issue I had in over 2 years I worked there was the weld on the flange on the hot side of the turbo cracked, but other than that, that engine was solid

@kittyztigerz

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO most reliable engine i have seen was cummings 6.7l 2 twin turbo inline 6 i think bt6 if you dont want to over power engine i adjusted you change oils to purple one because it make engine dont worn it self out give it more life out of it and purple oils is expensive $25 a quarter it worth it if u wanted save engine from dying

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

@@kittyztigerz marine saltwater or truck application? This was a Yanmar, but one of the other boats (I don't think I have any videos with that boat) we had had a Cummins in it (not sure what model)

@kittyztigerz

7 ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO i can turn any engine into marine not issues there parts out there cooling engine all what it needed to become marine engine if you didnt know there few videos out there people taking v8 chevy ls4 engine putting it on boat and racing around or cruise around i remember one guy did dual v8 ls2 engine and they KZread channel called b for build what difference between marine and not marine well not marine engine is that dont parts on it from marine so it can be use either way boat or truck and marine engine have all boat parts added on it like cooling engine and oils and else more to it and if you remove marine parts off of the engine it become back to normal engine it can still be both vehicles or boat

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

@kittyztigerz I wasn't asking if you could, I know a lot of "marine" engines are just adapted road engines...I was asking if your Cummins was a marine or road engine

Waaaaay to much effort pulling from stern

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

Did you change your mind or did you mean bow? I thought you wanted me to pull from the stern?

@chris_bjj123

7 ай бұрын

😄@@CaptKenO

Or just wait till high tide

@CaptKenO

26 күн бұрын

Why wait 6hrs when they could be pulled off now?

Bigger engines would be easier, no?

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

On this boat? no. If I could pull harder with this boat, the stern would get pulled underwater...and that would not be beneficial 😬😂

Try using a figure 8 knot next time. They release after having stress on them.

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

A figure 8 knot is used as a stopper...not to tie to something. A bowline is much better to use and is the knot I would tie, but I wasn't tolhe one tieing the knot, so both are irrelevant

I don’t get it, getting off the boat with motor running, taking life preserver off, but just doing the whole procedure single handed seems risky. Screw those guys wait for high tide.

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

Why wait 6hrs for high tide or whatever it was going to be when you could call towboat and get pulled off now?

What is the use of pulling a fiberglass hull on a sandbar without digging a channel first.

@CaptKenO

11 күн бұрын

How exactly do you propose I dig a channel for a boat this size? Also, it's just sand. There's absolutely nothing wrong with dragging it through sand

Boaters that dont know how to tie a Bowline knot?! WTF OVER????

cannot tie a bowline not good for a boat owner I bet he couldn't do a half hitch either

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

I would bet that most boat owners can't tie a bowline. For a lot of them, it's not a knot they use frequently or ever. As far as a half hitch goes, probably even less people use that in boating

Get them all to stand on the low side of the boat. Less draft.

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

Wouldn't have made any difference

@Folkboat11

20 күн бұрын

@@CaptKenO Skim it or plow it. It's your choice. I also work on the water and have learned a few tips given to me by people with many years of experience. Do you pull a sailboat by the bow off a sandbar?

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

Pretty much always. Yes. They're really the only cleats on most of the sailboats that are sturdy enough for pulling

@Folkboat11

20 күн бұрын

@@CaptKenO Never from a mast halyard, pulling sideways? It pulls the sailboat on to its side taking its keel to an angle off the sand bar or rocks.

@CaptKenO

20 күн бұрын

Nope. Not worth the risk for us

Learn how to tie a bowline

Are there not markers for shoals? What about attention to tide tables..uh maybe some people should not own boats, just sayin

@CaptKenO

Ай бұрын

There's a marker at the east end of the sandbar, but it's not anywhere near where this guy ran aground. If we had shoal markers for every sandbar in the area there wouldn't be any trees left to make more pole out of 🤣

@philcrase7425

Ай бұрын

@@CaptKenO Never sailed in those waters so am not familiar with those conditions, am used to Alaskan waters TOTALLY different scenarios and not that many recreational boaters, compared to what you deal with..THANKS! LOVE your videos, you are quite a competent boat handler, very imperssive!

@davidreed3357

20 күн бұрын

Roflmfao. Like you are perfect. Shut up.

boat stuck on 36' wow dude walkin on 36' huh, clearly pull boat has never had a rope snap while pulling, no bulk head between opp platform and tow stanchion

@CaptKenO

27 күн бұрын

I've had lines snap before and it's not a big deal. The ones we use are specifically designed to reduce the snapback and fall in the water without causing problems. Clearly you should ask questions before making assumptions

Dude, get a wind buffer for your mics, the wind noise is horrible and makes your videos unwatchable.

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

I have one. That's how windy it is

Seriously get off the boat while it running in gear? Not a good idea ever

@CaptKenO

7 ай бұрын

For most people, yeah, I wouldn't recommend it, but if you know what you're doing and do it on a relatively calm day it's fine