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  @williamfaulkner1959Күн бұрын

  Hi Ken, I just started watching your channel and have subscribed. With a situation like this, couldn't you use a bridal and attach it to a cleat on each side of the towed boat? I would think it would help the boat track better. I don't know why but I find your videos very relaxing. Well, most of them anyway.

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  @sootherswontknowКүн бұрын

  Nice guy...personally I would have pulled from the stern and had the passaengers get OFF the boat and PUSH from the bow

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  I don't want people anywhere near the boat if there not on it, so no pushing. Stepped hull plus stern dug into sand equals don't pull backwards

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  @sootherswontknowКүн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO Not YOUR boat....THEIR boat

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  I'm quite aware you were talking about their boat

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  @sootherswontknowКүн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO Difference in opinion I guess.....in any event, you did a good deed.

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  @tommilano6478Күн бұрын

  You are so awesome 👍

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  Thanks Tom!

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  @sreed8570Күн бұрын

  Their boat looked fairly new and most likely a twin engine rig, what happened to make them get stranded?

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  I don't remember, but it was something with the running gear

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  @sreed8570Күн бұрын

  At least you have a decent well equipped boat to work from. I've seen some of these tow guys using boats that looked like they just came from the scrap yard.

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  I do now...go look at some of my older videos and the boats I was running back then

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  @sreed8570Күн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO I thought so but I didn't want to sound insulting if I was wrong lol

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  Lol 😂

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  @Pyle81Күн бұрын

  I find it amazing that here on the Great Lakes recreational boaters will go out of there way to help others at the ramp. Especially the elderly or the novices that just aren't ready yet or don't have the experience or correct equipment. Florida is the complete opposite, Its a argument or fight to get someone to lend a hand down there.

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  All depends on where you are. I worked a couple of summers in Chicago on Lake Michigan, and plenty of boaters there were assholes

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  @SeaNickLakeStClair2 күн бұрын

  What camera do you use and how do you make it look like it turns from a fix position

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  It's an Insta360 x3. Go watch my latest short on how the magic works

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  @SeaNickLakeStClair21 сағат бұрын

  @@CaptKenO just ordered one! Thanks! I’ll add it to my bag and get it out for my next video. Maybe in my off season I can come down and do a ride along with you. I’m licensed for inland and near coastal

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  @mgallager14492 күн бұрын

  In one recently video I noticed that u were wearing dive team T-shirts. What level of scuba dive r u? How long have u been diving?

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  I got my certification a couple of summers ago just to have it. I haven't dove since then...but maybe someday when I have more time. I have just the basic PADI open water certification

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  @toddburford79803 күн бұрын

  I love your videos! Have you ever thought about using a drone with fishing line connected to the drone and then the fishing line would be connected to the tow line. Fly the drone with the fishing line out to the people on the boat. The people could then reel in the fishing line to get to the tow line and then tie off on a cleat. No more worries about trying to walk to the boat in the water any more... You could use something like a DJI Mini 4 which is fairly cheap or go for something a little more substantial like a DJI Mavic 3.

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  I have, but it doesn't provide any benefit to me, and they'd still have to get in the water to tie the line to the tow eye

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  @arnoldpalmer32243 күн бұрын

  Captain Ken as always another great video. What is the make of your sunglasses? Nice look and I could use the extra protection they offer especially on the golf course. Thanks keep the vids coming.

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  @mgallager14493 күн бұрын

  Also know how much water your vessel draws.

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  @AcL50083 күн бұрын

  Arm chair captain here as well. Ahoy matey. I would just like to say the way you pilot a vessel is how I wish I could pilot a vessel. Thanks for the entertainment.

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  @colinjohnson18653 күн бұрын

  Totally entertaining. Terrific videos , Ken. Keep them going.

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  @cup_and_cone4 күн бұрын

  Either that keel is buried deep in the sand or it broke off.

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  @colinjohnson18654 күн бұрын

  Yes fog is terrifying if there are freighters passing by you. Being a small boat. you wonder if they can see you on their screens.

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  @colinjohnson18654 күн бұрын

  Do you rescue during storms?

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  As long as it's safe, yes

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  @Chief614 күн бұрын

  Wow. You deserved that tip and more. Great job. It sure is nice to see people that are so thankful and nice.

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Thanks Steve!

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  @sethg.41274 күн бұрын

  Open Google maps on your phone. The blue dot marks your current location. Press and hold the blue dot and your GPS location to 6 decimal places is displayed in the search bar. Give this information to the Coast Guard.

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  @ArtistBrianSheffield5 күн бұрын

  If you got a three strand why not just splice a permanent eye? Save you the hassle of tying and untying a bowline.

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Because most of the line we have is braided...but either way, a permanent eye is useless in 90% of the tows we do since it doesn't fit through a trailer eye and we'd have to tie a bowline anyway if we're using a bridle

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  @sterlin0005 күн бұрын

  You can use short rope some times and use your prop wash will help the stuck boat rise up out the sand quicker

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  If you can get close enough yes. I couldn't here

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  @sreed85705 күн бұрын

  Destination= Deeper Water, no shit.

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  It's what actually shows up in our dispatch most of the time 😂

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  @sreed85704 күн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO Ya I know just thought it was funny

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Lol 😂 Sometimes when they break shit before/after grounding (and they know it) we get an actual destination like a marina

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  @colinjohnson18655 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO5 күн бұрын

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

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  @colinjohnson18655 күн бұрын

  Thanks Ken.

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  @darrenbeck94305 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

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

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  @quaileggsvermont5 күн бұрын

  No wonder there is so much destruction with Huracan's down there! Lots of houses are only about a foot or two above the water line! NUTS!

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  @markthomas9195 күн бұрын

  Sketchy tow, glad i wasnt you! Nice skills though, thought the owner/renter was an entitled arse.

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  @CaptKenO5 күн бұрын

  Thanks Mark!

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  @markalexander51245 күн бұрын

  Sharks in the sea are not the dangerous ones; look out for the ones on boats.

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  @austinsadventures3055 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO5 күн бұрын

  I can neither confirm nor deny that was the reason

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  @colinjohnson18656 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO5 күн бұрын

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

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  @Telephony9546 күн бұрын

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

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  @briancummings91226 күн бұрын

  Question? When you are in tow or side tow do you have to announce a security call on 16?

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  @CaptKenO5 күн бұрын

  No. The only time I do is when towing a big boat through a narrow bridge and that's just to cover my ass in case of an incident. I'd say at least 75% (probably higher) of the boats in the area don't monitor CH16...so there's not much point and we're not required to anyway

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  @theabsolutetruth20246 күн бұрын

  So next question is, what type of camera do you have that provides "360° field of view"?!!!

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  @CaptKenO6 күн бұрын

  It's in the descriptions...but it's an Insta360 x3

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  @theabsolutetruth20246 күн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO Thanks for the reply.

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  @briancummings91226 күн бұрын

  Amazing to watch you,, Thanks Ken for the videos

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  @CaptKenO5 күн бұрын

  Thanks Brian!

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  @jmyers23046 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO5 күн бұрын

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

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  @ChristopherHelgerson6 күн бұрын

  nice job, really interesting, creative writing skills on steroids! (AI), do you weave/braid the line back together?.. I know they do it on winch lines.

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Nah. That was a junk line I cut. We were getting rid of it anyway

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  @crazymike4016 күн бұрын

  How much that cost?

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  $0 because he had a membership...if he didn't, it would've been somewhere around $1500

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  @crazymike4012 күн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO if i break down can i just join the tow service then? always wondered

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  @CaptKenOКүн бұрын

  Yes, but you won't be covered

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  @olliesaerialphotography6 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

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

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  @ProjectPlanetree6 күн бұрын

  How is it that so many people with boats can't tie a simple bowline?

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Lack of general boating knowledge

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  @snoopstp41896 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Well put!

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  @xtremepowersports43296 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  I can say with certainty it's not that

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  @xtremepowersports43296 күн бұрын

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

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  @FlipCouvillion7 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Can't deny that...😑

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  @clinty517 күн бұрын

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

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  @101numlock7 күн бұрын

  What year and model cat are you running captain? Very impressive work also ! Love your videos!

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Thanks numlock! I don't know the year (I want to say that 2002...) but it's a 28ft prokat with 2x 300hp Suzukis

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  @tracywegers76947 күн бұрын

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

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  @CaptKenO4 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 😂

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  @colinjohnson18657 күн бұрын

  Who are you working for now? Great video. Always enjoy watching your runs. Had a tug and barge on the Fort Nelson River.

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  @CaptKenO7 күн бұрын

  Thanks Colin! I still work for TowBoat US, just under a different boss now

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  @anthonysimpson28477 күн бұрын

  I am not sure if your are know what kedging is but this boat could have been pulled off. You hook a line to a halyard on the mast and pull from the top of the mast. by leaning the boat over you increase flotation and raise the keel that boat will semi float in 2 feet of water on her side. I pulled a 5 ft draft oday 32 through a half mile of 2.5 foot water with a pair or 150 hondas on a 28 ft cat not even a tow boat. the rough seas would have bounced her right out.

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  @CaptKenO7 күн бұрын

  Maybe you should look up the definition of kedging. It has nothing to do with pulling from a mast. As to the method of ungrounding a boat by pulling from a halyard...yes it's a viable method, but it's not worth the risk for us so we don't do it.

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  @bangarang15157 күн бұрын

  Another professional job well done, Capt!

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  @CaptKenO7 күн бұрын

  Thanks bangarang!

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  @FixNewsPlease7 күн бұрын

  He had all his motors down in the sand when you were trying to pull him off the bar.

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  His engines were actually raised all the way up

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  @FixNewsPlease4 күн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO Must be seeing things. Not the first time lol.

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  @CaptKenO4 күн бұрын

  Nah. It's hard to tell. His engines up puts the skegs just above the sand...almost like the boat isn't meant to be up on a sandbar...🤔 😂

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  @FixNewsPlease4 күн бұрын

  @@CaptKenO lol

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  @FixNewsPlease7 күн бұрын

  Florida. lol

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  @cgirl1117 күн бұрын

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