Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

Hey OH-Zone,
This was the post....
We (Tommy Seatow and I) were out there from about 1:30 to 4:30pm.
The water was great! We ran over to Clinton Harbor for an in water boat show and then dragged a boat back from Hatchet's Reef to the I-95 ramp.
Man those non-member tows are expensive... :drink:

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

Pat, your so right about non member tows $$$$$$ I used my tow card 3 times last year ( cost 125 per year unlimited ) a single tow would be at least 250 :eek:

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

Non-member tows are no joke. I had to be towed the last run of the season. It cost me $275 .I learned my leason the hard way, never again. :(

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

why did you have to be towed? :evilb: :D

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

#1 some one forgot to top the tank in Long Island ( JC ). #2 oil supply hose fitting let go. #3 broken impeller on the water.............Thats boating. :(

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

I have purchased a Seatow membership every year since 1994. It is about the cheapest insurance one could ever buy. To be towed in buy a commercial tow boat will cost anywhere from $150 to $300 per hour and it's only going to get more expensive as gas prices go up.
Fortunately I have only had to call Seatow 2 times in all of the years I've been a member. Not to say that I have not been towed in many more times than that... :rolleyes:

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

Pat, I have the other company ( Boat US ). As long as I am on the boat ( Any boat ) the tow is free. Is yours the same ????

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

:rolleyes: :D :D :D :(

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

I am also a Boat US member but the towing coverage from them is only $500 per season, and at $200 per hour from the time you call, it does not go that far.
Seatow does offer what they call a Skipper card for $149; $20 more than the normal $129 membership. With the Skipper card you are covered on other boats as well as your own.
Seatow and Boat US are totally different systems. Boat US is a national company that contracts commercial captains. Seatow is franchised to individual owners.
Believe me, 9 out of 10 times, you will get better and faster service from Seatow. A Boat US captain could care less how long it takes to get you back to your dock; he get's paid by the hour no matter what. The Seatow captain wants to get you home quickly so he can go get the next guy.

Re: First Boat Ride of 2006
 

Pat we must have something different, my policy does read UNLIMITED for the year, also as I said the policy is wrote to me, not the boat, 129 per year.