Tom.B
Moderator Emeritus
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2009
- Messages
- 5,839
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Skinny Dippin'
- Vessel Make
- Navigator 4200 Classic
I don’t blame you for calling for help. Patience is king here. For us motoryacht owners, the rudders and running gear are fully exposed and our props are the lowest underwater point. While the AICW is muddy, I wouldn’t risk hitting something hard or bending up the rudder post trying the back out yourself.
Be it Tow Boat or Sea Tow, the success and reputation is often down to the individual franchise operator. Some are good... and some suck. But there is an argument to be made to have coverage from both if you can swing it. Most especially if you transit great distances regularly. We don’t have both yet, but when we leave to go south, you can bet we will have coverage from Yellow and Red.
I am happy it all worked out... We have been big boaters for ten years now. Certainly not very long compared to many of yall here... HOWEVER, in that time, we have never been aground with only twice being in water as deep as the keel with probably just the fact that what saved us was that, around the Neuse River, there is two feet of muck on the bottom. I like to play Mr. Conservative when we are out. Staying in channels and not venturing off the beaten path to find the more remote, and probably more beautiful place. Still, it works for us and I have no regrets.
Be it Tow Boat or Sea Tow, the success and reputation is often down to the individual franchise operator. Some are good... and some suck. But there is an argument to be made to have coverage from both if you can swing it. Most especially if you transit great distances regularly. We don’t have both yet, but when we leave to go south, you can bet we will have coverage from Yellow and Red.
I am happy it all worked out... We have been big boaters for ten years now. Certainly not very long compared to many of yall here... HOWEVER, in that time, we have never been aground with only twice being in water as deep as the keel with probably just the fact that what saved us was that, around the Neuse River, there is two feet of muck on the bottom. I like to play Mr. Conservative when we are out. Staying in channels and not venturing off the beaten path to find the more remote, and probably more beautiful place. Still, it works for us and I have no regrets.