Melissa, did you get intrigued with tugboats from reading Little Toot? My dad wrote and illustrated the picture book and it’s been in press for 83 u years! Dad’s no longer here but he’d be thrilled if the mischievous tug got your love! ❤❤
Looks like a little city at sea ! Just about everything you could possibly need while you were gone for any length of time. Thanks for sharing your ship with us Tim !
Hi Tim, Thanks for opening up yet another aspect of the wide world that most people don't give a second thought to. We all depend on you and your crew in ways that we don't always understand and certainly rarely acknowledge. Awesome.
Thank you! Loved the tour👍 It never stops fascinating me how complex boats are, with all their different systems. All the best wishes for your new position!
Well said! 😂 Thank you very much for watching and supporting both channels Ian! Really appreciate it. Watch that wire! It'll cut you in half, and that would be kinda awful. CUOTO
I saw a large Norwegian stern trawler in Mallaig years ago that had stuffed the bow into a big wave. It bent in the steel below the bridge windows and broke them too. My friend Alister MacDonald worked for the ship yard there that fixed up the local fishing fleet. He said they'd lost all the bridge electronics and also took tons of water down the companionway and flooded the galley and damaged the equipment there too.
Really interesting. Man I wished that more people would interested in really technical videos. Getting the technical part together with the practical impact from someone that’s got all of your experience is a real treat.
Hi Tim. Great to hear you give this first hand account of whats going on and how it works on the Tug. I dream of this, but I'm green and just starting as a deckhand on Line Boats. I am interested to learn what I can so I can get to Tug boats and tug boat skippering some day.
It seems that few folks here understand vessel stability, which is an engineering design factor that results from calculations about the vessel, how and where it will be used and what elements are required for a given range of stability characteristics. Most sailing vessels are designed to operate safely in light to medium weather-say 4-6' seas and 25-35 knots of wind. THERE ARE VESSELS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE KNOCKED DOWN (MAST AND SAILS FLAT ON THE WATER) AND RECOVER WELL-with a hell of a mess down below and likely some broken gear. Almost all ocean racers have this capability-as do many serious transoceanic cruising sailboats (though not including those many "cruisers" that voyage in less than bomb-proof boats traveling in gaggles on the safest courses and with expensive help at hand).
Fascinating stuff! I often see the different Types of tugs in the Sany Hook and Philly areas but always wondered about the mechanics and what was involved with making the run. Great job explaining things. Better than any show on TV, Thanks!
Good morning Captain Tim, I couldn't help but laugh when you forgot what you were talking about right after you explained slippage,, we all have a little slippage as we age, I also seem to have the shrinking and widening thing happening. Thanks for the great tour, when I was in the Navy they always said there is nothing that salt water and sailors can't F**k up. so I understand about the light rust you had. I have been spending some time watching tow boats on the Mississippi river,, they get mad if you call them tugs.lol. Again thank you for taking the time to make and edit these videos. CUOTO
Watching on Android TV get to appreciate your video's on the big screen but often guilty of not clicking Like or leaving a comment. So wanted to say thank you again for all your videos, much appreciate the entertainment we get.
HOLA Tim: Never ever have I found any of your talks about stuff Boring, even if your going over things we already know from your older videos. And not to worry about the scratch. my eyes got used to it and did not notice it. 👍👍👍
I just honestly thought it was something on his shirt that he had to obscure.. especially after that intro. I didn’t even see it but once I found it can’t unsee it like those dots in the corner on a movie. Guess I should chip in for a replacement 😂
@@TimBatSea Ohhh No No Tim. We at the TV station would send the Lens down to maintenance shop at the station. I had asked the techs once How I could clear the scratch of. They told me Don't even try if you don't have the right tools, and that would be Lens polishing liquids of the Right grade. if you have the wrong grade and don't follow the proper way for buffing out. you can make if worse. I once F** up a $10,000 tv camera lens once. trying to get that scratch off something off it. The guy's down in the shops of the station got it right. lessen learned for me. LOL 😂 CUOTO
Went fishing with your old ship mate yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico Tony McFarland. He is about crew change and go thur the Panama Canal to California.
Captain Tim: Thank you for the video and another production well done. Think I wold go for no nozzles, prop walk is a friend if used correctly. Anyway, I greatly appreciate your efforts in doing these videos. Bill
Thank you for watching and supporting the channels Bill. I would have agreed with you awhile ago, but I have grown to see it a different way. Bunkering and ship handling, you definitely want open wheels. Any time you want to walk, open wheels are where it's at. But if 99 percent of your time is spent towing on the wire, you are going to really like that addition of speed for 99 percent of the time. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Hi capt Tim great vid as usual....With your korts nozzels do they spin or are they fixed...I ask this as heard you reference rudders early on...cheers from sunny Cornwall UK
Great stuff! I'm new to the channel, so this is very much what I need. It sure would have been nice, though, if you started by telling everyone whether you were at the bow or the stern. I finally figured out that the winches would have to be at the stern, but it took a bit. Years ago I read two books by Canadian Farley Mowat. Grey Seas Under was about the salvage tug Foundation Franklin, and Serpent's Coil about Foundation Josephine. Highly recommended.
This is like going to work with a close friend. He is proud of what he does and willing to share what he knows. Seems like a one on one tour with the answers to the questions that most of us would ask had we been there . Thank you so much for sharing this well earned life. It really shows your love of the sea life.
Thank you for watching Gavin. I may be back there from time to time working over. And you can see all of those tucked away places like Port Jeff on my other channel, SV Paquita. She's currently in Fort Lauderdale and I'll be working my way up the coast with her going as far as the Gulf of Maine. CUOTO
Lovely tour *Thank You* (I've loved tugs since I was little and read "Scuffy the Tugboat" 😊💜 I was Dad's "first mate" on our motorboat for years as a kid, and even got my motorboat pilot's license! We would ply the Erie Canal and go through the various locks and such and Finger Lakes in NY.
awesome channel. the new tug tour vid is terrific, learned so much about tug boats (useless great info for me but you make it fun and interesting). thanks!
Just found your UA-cam channel and I can't wait to learn a lot of things I didn't know about my dad's life as a seagoing tugboat captain. He worked for Sonat Marine back in the 80's, then Maritrans, and I remember him as a captain on the Columbia for the longest time. I got to go out with him for 3 weeks once when I was a kid, and it was fascinating. I've always wished he would tell me more about tug life than he does, so I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your life out at sea with us!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Jennifer. Just a heads up, we try really hard to not "directly" name Tugs, companies or customers on here as it gets me in trouble with my employer. (FYI one of the companies your dad worked for had many of it's crews come to work for the company I work for now). CUOTO
Thanks, Tim! And I didn't realize. Just delete my comment if you like. It won't bother me, and I won't make that mistake again. And that's really interesting. I'm sure it's a small world.
Thank you for watching. I really is nice down here! If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Love the tour of the new boat! I’m not familiar at all with ships, boats, shipping in general but am very mechanically inclined. I find the technical info very interesting. I admire you making the career change, especially at this stage of your career. I’m close to retirement, and can appreciate what it takes to make a change like that. Thanks again Tim.
Thank you for watching Gregg. But it really isn't that big a chance. I first started on this very boat almost 12 years ago when I started with this company and have worked in the Caribbean before. It's just human nature to resist change and I'm no different. CUOTO
Your not settling Tim its just that the earth sucks... The rust tells me that you are on a working boat not a showboat, you now spend a lot more time in rougher water compared to harbor time. Loving your new island videos man, you are living the dream brother! #CUOTO
Hey there Tim , im Rob from London in the UK. Ive just discovered your channel and its extremely cool. Ive already watched one of your vids and also now this one. Your crew chill area the eating area, it looks amazing, it looks gr8 down there. Everything u was telling us was extremely interesting throughout the vid and tour of the whole boat. Your a cool guy Tim . I will b watching more of your vids.
Nice Boat Tim! Could have used ya up here in the Chesapeake Bay to get the Everfoward out of here. LOL! 🤣 Thanks For sharing! Be safe down there! Looks like your living the dream! 😎👍⚓CUOTO!
Thank you again for watching Allan. Hey, if you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
I am watching this one now. You are a busy guy so no apology is needed. You just keep enjoying what you do professionally and during leisure time on SVP. Have a pint for me! CUOTO
Without naming names, I will say that living most of my life within throwing distance of the Detroit River, and all of the commercial marine traffic there, I recognize the logo on your shirt.
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and for playing by the rules. I have to give you the inside scoop. I have never worked for that company. One day I received a package at work loaded with Tshirt, hats, coffee cups and knives and a beautiful letter I carry with me in my seabag thanking me for "the positive light I have put on our industry ". Very cool. Very generous. CUOTO
That's a beautiful tugboat, Captain! I'd love to work on one before I get too old. I was always more interested in practical seamanship and ship handling than celestial navigation in my short 5 years as a deck cadet.
Great video capt. You managed to cover just about everything in a way everyone could understand in just a great way. Rust on a working ship is just it's way of showing its used. Especially tugs, it's not rust, it's just sweating power !! Safe sea's welcome to the salt 👍
Love it! I was wondering if you could do an in-depth of the lower wheelhouse controls some time - I know you've done the steering and throttle, chartplotter and radar, but there's a lot of stuff going on here, and I'm sure a lot of folks would really like to see it all and in some detail. In any case, whether you do or not, these videos are a pleasure. Something to look forward on a tuesday morning!
Thank you for watching. So there is no doubt that there is plenty of fun and good content to shoot in the wheelhouse. But there are reasons why I have limitations on what and how much I can show to the public. Besides not wanting competitors to know what we have or what we don't have for systems, there is the issue of Maritime security as well. I feel extremely grateful for the access I have been allowed so far but don't want to push my luck. CUOTO
New Sub. I worked on a pilot boat back in 90’s.(Port Royal, S.C.) After I dropped the Pilot off I would hang around, and, go out on the tug (1960’s)for extra wage. Extra wage would most always workout except for times when the Custom Agents would show up to inspect a “Bulk” hauling concrete mix from South America.(looking for Kakain). That would be a long day of sitting around. Love your Channel.
Thanks for the tour Propeller shrouds effectively gear up the rotation right, so that's why the prop walk is so reduced, it's reduced in force by a factor of how large the water flow now is.
Captain I really enjoyed this. Thank you! I am curious about something. Where was the rest of your crew? You showed us your relief sleeping and we covered all sections of the boat and I don't recall seeing any of your crew. Thanks again.
Hi Tim, Stumbled on your video's a few weeks ago. My first impression: "Man thay guy loves his job !" I was kinda impressed how complex a big tugboat has to be, but of course as you stated, you have to be able to be at sea for three weeks at a time, and it's a big ship. Me for my selve, i passed for my boatinglicence two a couple of weeks ago (thats for non commercial use only ! not to become a sailor !) Meaning I'm allowed to sail boats up to 25 Meters (abt 80Ft) worldwide. Funny fact is, I have never set foot on any boat and defenitely would not know how to deal with it. Anyhow.. your video's are highly educational. Regards from the South of the Netherlands
Very interesting and thanks for sharing this. I once had a visit to an ocean going tug in Cardiff, South Wales, UK. The tug was from Liverpool and was involved in towing a burnt out tanker back to port. I was amazed how large the tug was. The tanker had the accommodation burnt out. Its sister ship was involved in a collision in the US where the bows were destroyed. They took the two tankers to Bremerhaven, cut he accommodation block off one of the tankers and joined it onto the other, made a good one out of the two.
Fire is probably the most feared thing on a ship, regardless of type. It will rob you of shelter, food and water. My first time attending a burnt out ship , as tug engineer, is one I will never forget. I was sent aboard to ascertain the state of the machinery spaces. Whilst picking a route through the fire damaged vessel, I tripped over what looked like a log, only it wasn't a log. Fire is the worst thing aboard ship.
Please don’t worry about talking technical, I love any technical stuff 😊 we call counter rotating props either, outboard rotating or inboard rotating instead of a right hand wheel or left hand wheel. The outboard rotating props help with prop walk in a turn but the inboard rotating don’t. Love your channel 👍
Thank you for watching. We too call the wheels inboard turning and out outboard turning. But that doesn't work for a single screw. That's why we use right hand and left hand wheels. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I find myself addicted to your videos. I’m a 40 yo Chesapeake Bay Waterman. Started culling oysters standing on a 5 gallon bucket with my dad and have been captain of my own boat since I was 16. I always am fascinated by tugs and barges going up the rivers. Love your channel Cap 🫡
Great vessel. Now I understand why your not in NY, I worked par-time as the launch operator on the HR Pilot Boat as well as Miller's Launch in the Harbor. Gonna miss hearing your Security calls, pal! Best of luck in PR. Joe
That's some workhorse you have there Capt! Did your NY Harbour tugboat also have a desalination plant? I always assumed that you took on enough water for the usual 2 weeks but perhaps I'm pushing my luck there! The galley seemed quite spacious on the larger vessel too. Thank you so much for a great tour. I even spotted a good old-fashioned galvanized dustbin in the engine room.
Hey Norm! Thank you very much for watching and supporting both channels. So the 3000 only hold about 2600 gallons of water and they are tasked with giving water to all the barges. So we would take on water from the dock almost every day or every other day. The 4200s, hold about 9000 gallons of water for offshore trips. But the boats that are basically out on their own (this boat) where we have no home port to top off water and supplies, we have the water maker to help us be more self-sufficient. The metal trash can is for oily rags that are prone to spontaneous combustion. CUOTO
Thanks as always. As a Flight Engineer, I always love the technological side as well as operational side of anything. A little systems knowledge never hurt anyone.
@@chriscook8076 My husband was USN AT2, 81-85. FE is something to be proud of as it is a dying breed with the 2 man crews. My husband went to work on the C-5B iwith Lockheed in February 85 and retired Dec last year.
Hello Capt. Tim, great tour of your new tug, these are special work horses. The layout of the tugs are important for safety and use. I think you made a good choice in shifting south. Good Luck, oh and clean your room, your mother would be furious.
Hi Skip. Very interesting video. I lapped up the details. Interesting, how the terminology changes, depending on where you are in the world. Your Texas Bar, is a Horse to me. Depending on the tug type, there would be a series of Horses between the tow hook/winch gear and capstan and the stern. They aren't seen on modern tugs with more open aft deck. And there would be a Gob Rope, the purpose of which was to limit how far the tow line could move side to side. It's purpose was to help avoid girting. Propulsion tech has come on leaps and bounds, what with the different types. With computer modelling, all manner of discoveries have been made, re effects of Kort and other nozzles and how water behaves as it is being manipulated.
Hi Tim from a new subscriber from the Uk, came across your channel from Whats going on with shipping and I must say I find it fascinating. My family has nautical history both merchant and naval and although it wasn't a road I followed I'm enjoying a new found retirement interest through both of your channels so thank you for sharing the insights.
Tim, thanks for the review. I always learn something even if it is something you went over before. "This is a bigger boat" - you must be moving up in the world of tugging so congratulations on that.
😂😂😂😂. Truth be told, I was on this boat almost 12 years ago when I first started with this company. I have always been a 4200 guy until about 5 or 6 years ago when I came into the harbor to do bunker work on a 3000. But anyway, Thank you very much for watching David. CUOTO
Now this, this is the kind of tech video i've been waiting for! Being a systems guy, this was awesome to see the tools you have to perfect your craft. Thanks Tim!
Thanks Tim. Sorry not been about much lately as have a new job, but your videos are always at the top of my watch list. Keep up the great work. Cuoto 👌🏼
I’m amazed at the height of the barge over the tug! I wonder how much it would “ sink”” when it is loaded? And those big 16 cylinder cat engines are impressive!
Boring!?!? Are you kidding!? I was hanging on Every.Single.Word. This is absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for the tour and explanations!
Thank you for watching Laura. I appreciate that very much. CUOTO
I have always loved Tugboats ever since I was a little kid. Definitely the hardest working boat in the harbor. Sturdy and strong.
Thank you for watching Mellissa. CUOTO
Melissa, did you get intrigued with tugboats from reading Little Toot? My dad wrote and illustrated the picture book and it’s been in press for 83 u years! Dad’s no longer here but he’d be thrilled if the mischievous tug got your love! ❤❤
@@lindagsmith3281 my dad and grandfather were tugboat captains.i rode on a few boats
I loved that book, I haven't thought about it for years till I read your comment. My hat is off to your father.
Love the "technicals" and by no means "boring".
Thank you for watching. I'll try to do more. CUOTO
Tim. Not boring not boring. For you I’m sure, but I love all these details. Thanks and CUOTO.
Thank you for watching Jan. CUOTO
Great tour. Not one second of the video was boring. I hope you do more tours in the future.
Thank you very much for watching Rob. CUOTO
Looks like a little city at sea ! Just about everything you could possibly need while you were gone for any length of time. Thanks for sharing your ship with us Tim !
Thank you for watching Cliff! CUOTO
You are not fooling me you just didn’t want to walk up all theses steps to the bridge. I really enjoyed that tour.
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Jeffrey. CUOTO
"I'm not shrinking...I'm settling." Ha! So true for all of us. May you continue settling for many years to come. :) :) :)
😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much Adam. CUOTO
Hi Tim, Thanks for opening up yet another aspect of the wide world that most people don't give a second thought to. We all depend on you and your crew in ways that we don't always understand and certainly rarely acknowledge. Awesome.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Thanks for the tour, and many thanks to your company for allowing you to show us your office!
Thank you for watching Paul. CUOTO
Great funky intro👍 The ‘lift’ point is fascinating!… as is EVERYTHING else!
Thank you very much for watching (and listening) Stephen. CUOTO
This is one of the most informative videos I've ever seen! Thanks!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Ken. CUOTO
Thank you! Loved the tour👍 It never stops fascinating me how complex boats are, with all their different systems. All the best wishes for your new position!
Thank you very much for watching and supporting both channels Magnus. I really appreciate it. CUOTO
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“The wire cuts people in half…. And that’s kinda awful!” 🤣🤣🤣 Fun video!! #CUOTO
Well said! 😂 Thank you very much for watching and supporting both channels Ian! Really appreciate it. Watch that wire! It'll cut you in half, and that would be kinda awful. CUOTO
4/18!!!!! 🤣
I enjoyed this walk through. Hope to see you back soon.
Thank you for watching Don. New content coming. CUOTO
I saw a large Norwegian stern trawler in Mallaig years ago that had stuffed the bow into a big wave. It bent in the steel below the bridge windows and broke them too. My friend Alister MacDonald worked for the ship yard there that fixed up the local fishing fleet. He said they'd lost all the bridge electronics and also took tons of water down the companionway and flooded the galley and damaged the equipment there too.
Thank you for watching. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Really interesting.
Man I wished that more people would interested in really technical videos. Getting the technical part together with the practical impact from someone that’s got all of your experience is a real treat.
Thank you Petter. I appreciate that! CUOTO
Hey Tim, Like almost all of the tugs engine rooms I’ve seen you can eat off the floor.👍
Thank you very much for watching Chuck. A clean ER shows a problem faster than a dirty one. CUOTO
Hi Tim. Great to hear you give this first hand account of whats going on and how it works on the Tug. I dream of this, but I'm green and just starting as a deckhand on Line Boats. I am interested to learn what I can so I can get to Tug boats and tug boat skippering some day.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. It's not for everyone, but for people like you and me, it's the best! CUOTO
It seems that few folks here understand vessel stability, which is an engineering design factor that results from calculations about the vessel, how and where it will be used and what elements are required for a given range of stability characteristics. Most sailing vessels are designed to operate safely in light to medium weather-say 4-6' seas and 25-35 knots of wind. THERE ARE VESSELS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE KNOCKED DOWN (MAST AND SAILS FLAT ON THE WATER) AND RECOVER WELL-with a hell of a mess down below and likely some broken gear. Almost all ocean racers have this capability-as do many serious transoceanic cruising sailboats (though not including those many "cruisers" that voyage in less than bomb-proof boats traveling in gaggles on the safest courses and with expensive help at hand).
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. I agree. CUOTO
Fascinating stuff! I often see the different Types of tugs in the Sany Hook and Philly areas but always wondered about the mechanics and what was involved with making the run. Great job explaining things. Better than any show on TV, Thanks!
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words. CUOTO
Good morning Captain Tim, I couldn't help but laugh when you forgot what you were talking about right after you explained slippage,, we all have a little slippage as we age, I also seem to have the shrinking and widening thing happening. Thanks for the great tour, when I was in the Navy they always said there is nothing that salt water and sailors can't F**k up. so I understand about the light rust you had. I have been spending some time watching tow boats on the Mississippi river,, they get mad if you call them tugs.lol. Again thank you for taking the time to make and edit these videos. CUOTO
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and supporting both channels James. Yes, my mind suffers from it's own slippage. 😂. CUOTO
THANKS TIM FOR EXPLAINING ABOUT YOUR TUG, AND THE PROP NOZZLE AND WHY THEY ARE DESIGNED THE WAY THEY ARE
AND IT GIVES YOU BETTER PULLING POWER
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Thanks for the tour. Being an old Navy vet, I could almost smell the fuel and oil.
Thank you for watching Robert. CUOTO
I remember “Tug boat Anne”! That’s old.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Only from the outside it's clear how huge the barge is. Thank you for the tour!
Thank you for watching Ilia. CUOTO
I was thinking the same thing.
Recently found your channel. It was great to see around the inside of a tug. Thanks for showing it
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel John. CUOTO
Watching on Android TV get to appreciate your video's on the big screen but often guilty of not clicking Like or leaving a comment. So wanted to say thank you again for all your videos, much appreciate the entertainment we get.
Thank you for watching Ian. I appreciate it no matter how it happens. CUOTO
HOLA Tim: Never ever have I found any of your talks about stuff Boring, even if your going over things we already know from your older videos. And not to worry about the scratch. my eyes got used to it and did not notice it. 👍👍👍
I just honestly thought it was something on his shirt that he had to obscure.. especially after that intro. I didn’t even see it but once I found it can’t unsee it like those dots in the corner on a movie. Guess I should chip in for a replacement 😂
Thank you for watching and for the kind words Gregory. I really appreciate that. CUOTO
Thank you for watching Jim. I spent the better part of yesterday trying to buff out the problem. Haven't tested it yet. Crossing fingers. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Ohhh No No Tim. We at the TV station would send the Lens down to maintenance shop at the station. I had asked the techs once How I could clear the scratch of. They told me Don't even try if you don't have the right tools, and that would be Lens polishing liquids of the Right grade. if you have the wrong grade and don't follow the proper way for buffing out. you can make if worse. I once F** up a $10,000 tv camera lens once. trying to get that scratch off something off it. The guy's down in the shops of the station got it right. lessen learned for me. LOL 😂 CUOTO
Boy do I want to reach out and clean the Lens! 😀. Nice video Tim! Best of success in the new gig.
Thank you very much for watching David. Those scratches are very deep. I spent the better half of a day trying to grind them out. CUOTO
Very nice wheelhouse Tim,nothing can beat real timber joinery in the wheelhouse.
Thank you for watching Rusty. If you are new to the channel Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Went fishing with your old ship mate yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico Tony McFarland. He is about crew change and go thur the Panama Canal to California.
Thank you for watching Hunter. Oh yes. Tony and I have sailed all over together. Be sure to ask him about Puerto Rico. 😂 CUOTO
Nice tug! 🛥️
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
I can relate to the settling and getting wider theory.
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Kelly. CUOTO
Captain Tim: Thank you for the video and another production well done. Think I wold go for no nozzles, prop walk is a friend if used correctly. Anyway, I greatly appreciate your efforts in doing these videos. Bill
Thank you for watching and supporting the channels Bill. I would have agreed with you awhile ago, but I have grown to see it a different way. Bunkering and ship handling, you definitely want open wheels. Any time you want to walk, open wheels are where it's at. But if 99 percent of your time is spent towing on the wire, you are going to really like that addition of speed for 99 percent of the time. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Hi capt Tim great vid as usual....With your korts nozzels do they spin or are they fixed...I ask this as heard you reference rudders early on...cheers from sunny Cornwall UK
Great stuff!
I'm new to the channel, so this is very much what I need. It sure would have been nice, though, if you started by telling everyone whether you were at the bow or the stern. I finally figured out that the winches would have to be at the stern, but it took a bit.
Years ago I read two books by Canadian Farley Mowat. Grey Seas Under was about the salvage tug Foundation Franklin, and Serpent's Coil about Foundation Josephine. Highly recommended.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. He is one of my favorites! Ive read I believe, 17 of his books. CUOTO
Tim regarding height as we progress to obsolescence, I once was 5'10" and now am 5'8.75". This proves Newton's law and illustrates that gravity sucks.
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
This is like going to work with a close friend. He is proud of what he does and willing to share what he knows. Seems like a one on one tour with the answers to the questions that most of us would ask had we been there . Thank you so much for sharing this well earned life. It really shows your love of the sea life.
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words. CUOTO
I'm gonna miss watching you pulling and pushing barges. In and out of Port Jeff harbor.
Thank you for watching Gavin. I may be back there from time to time working over. And you can see all of those tucked away places like Port Jeff on my other channel, SV Paquita. She's currently in Fort Lauderdale and I'll be working my way up the coast with her going as far as the Gulf of Maine. CUOTO
Lovely tour *Thank You* (I've loved tugs since I was little and read "Scuffy the Tugboat" 😊💜 I was Dad's "first mate" on our motorboat for years as a kid, and even got my motorboat pilot's license! We would ply the Erie Canal and go through the various locks and such and Finger Lakes in NY.
Thank you sounds like a wonderful childhood! Thank you for watching Brettany. CUOTO
awesome channel. the new tug tour vid is terrific, learned so much about tug boats (useless great info for me but you make it fun and interesting). thanks!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Just found your UA-cam channel and I can't wait to learn a lot of things I didn't know about my dad's life as a seagoing tugboat captain. He worked for Sonat Marine back in the 80's, then Maritrans, and I remember him as a captain on the Columbia for the longest time. I got to go out with him for 3 weeks once when I was a kid, and it was fascinating. I've always wished he would tell me more about tug life than he does, so I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your life out at sea with us!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Jennifer. Just a heads up, we try really hard to not "directly" name Tugs, companies or customers on here as it gets me in trouble with my employer. (FYI one of the companies your dad worked for had many of it's crews come to work for the company I work for now). CUOTO
Thanks, Tim! And I didn't realize. Just delete my comment if you like. It won't bother me, and I won't make that mistake again. And that's really interesting. I'm sure it's a small world.
Congratulations! Your new boat reminds me of the USN Salvage Tug USS PRESERVER ARS-4 I served on in the late 1960's. Interesting times.
Thank you for watching Greg. CUOTO
It’s amazing you reply to every comment here, really shows you are passionate. Hope you have a great day and thank you for making these videos!
Thank you for watching and noticing that I reply to the comments. (I too like Windex. 😂) CUOTO
Loved the engine room tour, I've always been interested in marine power and propulsion. Thanks for the great video and good luck on the new boat !
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Lucky you, the Caribbean. Woohoo.
Thank you for watching. I really is nice down here! If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Super interesting will be checking back in used to work in a plant that made crankshaft for marine use they were EMD motors
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Dale. That's great. I used to love the old 2 stroke EMDs. CUOTO
Love the tour of the new boat! I’m not familiar at all with ships, boats, shipping in general but am very mechanically inclined. I find the technical info very interesting. I admire you making the career change, especially at this stage of your career. I’m close to retirement, and can appreciate what it takes to make a change like that. Thanks again Tim.
Thank you for watching Gregg. But it really isn't that big a chance. I first started on this very boat almost 12 years ago when I started with this company and have worked in the Caribbean before. It's just human nature to resist change and I'm no different. CUOTO
Your not settling Tim its just that the earth sucks... The rust tells me that you are on a working boat not a showboat, you now spend a lot more time in rougher water compared to harbor time. Loving your new island videos man, you are living the dream brother! #CUOTO
Thank you very much David. I appreciate that. CUOTO
Fascinating... it's a little floating city complete with all the utilities.
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Thanks Tim it's never boring, always learning.
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6.30 NOT DUMB ,, I just learned form you today ,, ty for the vid
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Gorgeous new boat
Congrats 😊
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Hey there Tim , im Rob from London in the UK.
Ive just discovered your channel and its extremely cool.
Ive already watched one of your vids and also now this one.
Your crew chill area the eating area, it looks amazing, it looks gr8 down there.
Everything u was telling us was extremely interesting throughout the vid and tour of the whole boat.
Your a cool guy Tim .
I will b watching more of your vids.
Thank you for watching Rob, and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Nice Boat Tim! Could have used ya up here in the Chesapeake Bay to get the Everfoward out of here. LOL! 🤣 Thanks For sharing! Be safe down there! Looks like your living the dream! 😎👍⚓CUOTO!
Thank you for watching Rick. One of my friends the captain on one the big tugs sent to tow it out of the mud. CUOTO
Thanks!
Thank you very very much! Cheers 🍻 CUOTO
Good tour Tim, brings back my time at sea, that water maker noise is just as I remember it, Cheers.
Thank you again for watching Allan. Hey, if you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
I am watching this one now. You are a busy guy so no apology is needed. You just keep enjoying what you do professionally and during leisure time on SVP. Have a pint for me! CUOTO
Thank you for watching and supporting both channels Norm! Are you currently busy? Do you have time for a Zoom call in 25 minutes or so?
@@TimBatSea Yes, that would be good. You send me aninvite when ready please
Without naming names, I will say that living most of my life within throwing distance of the Detroit River, and all of the commercial marine traffic there, I recognize the logo on your shirt.
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and for playing by the rules. I have to give you the inside scoop. I have never worked for that company. One day I received a package at work loaded with Tshirt, hats, coffee cups and knives and a beautiful letter I carry with me in my seabag thanking me for "the positive light I have put on our industry ". Very cool. Very generous. CUOTO
Thank you .. Thats a big badass tugboat 👍
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That's a beautiful tugboat, Captain! I'd love to work on one before I get too old. I was always more interested in practical seamanship and ship handling than celestial navigation in my short 5 years as a deck cadet.
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My dad and brother used to work there and they called does boats Las brutas, so was cool to know more about it.
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Great video capt. You managed to cover just about everything in a way everyone could understand in just a great way. Rust on a working ship is just it's way of showing its used. Especially tugs, it's not rust, it's just sweating power !! Safe sea's welcome to the salt 👍
😂😂😂😂 "Sweating Power" I love that!! 😂 Thank you for watching Jack. CUOTO
Love it! I was wondering if you could do an in-depth of the lower wheelhouse controls some time - I know you've done the steering and throttle, chartplotter and radar, but there's a lot of stuff going on here, and I'm sure a lot of folks would really like to see it all and in some detail. In any case, whether you do or not, these videos are a pleasure. Something to look forward on a tuesday morning!
Thank you for watching. So there is no doubt that there is plenty of fun and good content to shoot in the wheelhouse. But there are reasons why I have limitations on what and how much I can show to the public. Besides not wanting competitors to know what we have or what we don't have for systems, there is the issue of Maritime security as well. I feel extremely grateful for the access I have been allowed so far but don't want to push my luck. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea thank you for taking the time to explain. I very much understand and appreciate it.
Looks like somebody moved to the tropics. I envy you. Hoping you're having fun.
Thank you for watching. Yes. We are flipping things around. SVP is coming north (currently in FLL) and work went south to Puerto Rico. CUOTO
I never thought about all the details about tugboating! Very interesting!
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New Sub. I worked on a pilot boat back in 90’s.(Port Royal, S.C.) After I dropped the Pilot off I would hang around, and, go out on the tug (1960’s)for extra wage. Extra wage would most always workout except for times when the Custom Agents would show up to inspect a “Bulk” hauling concrete mix from South America.(looking for Kakain). That would be a long day of sitting around.
Love your Channel.
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The biggest benefit to a nasal is helps to keep stuff out of the wheels
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That's a nice-looking Vessel Capt. Tim looks a lot bigger than the other Tug, best of luck on your new command, Godspeed...
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Thanks for the tour
Propeller shrouds effectively gear up the rotation right, so that's why the prop walk is so reduced, it's reduced in force by a factor of how large the water flow now is.
Thank you for watching. I'm not sure you understand what prop walk is or perhaps we are calling two separate things the same thing. CUOTO
Hey Tim, your videos are always educational, interesting and informative. Keep making them. Greetings from Barbados.
Thank you very much for watching Geoffrey. I appreciate that. CUOTO
Excellent tour Capt Tim very informative should be thinking about becoming a instructor
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Great ship
Excellent video
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Learned more about boats in 30 minutes , nice explanation !
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Captain I really enjoyed this. Thank you! I am curious about something. Where was the rest of your crew? You showed us your relief sleeping and we covered all sections of the boat and I don't recall seeing any of your crew. Thanks again.
Thank you for watching. Only the engineer is on watch with me. The mate and the AB are both sleeping. CUOTO
Hi Tim, Stumbled on your video's a few weeks ago.
My first impression: "Man thay guy loves his job !"
I was kinda impressed how complex a big tugboat has to be, but of course as you stated, you have to be able to be at sea for three weeks at a time, and it's a big ship.
Me for my selve, i passed for my boatinglicence two a couple of weeks ago (thats for non commercial use only ! not to become a sailor !)
Meaning I'm allowed to sail boats up to 25 Meters (abt 80Ft) worldwide.
Funny fact is, I have never set foot on any boat and defenitely would not know how to deal with it.
Anyhow.. your video's are highly educational.
Regards from the South of the Netherlands
Thank you for watching Pascal. Congratulations on passing your test. I am surprised that sea time was not part of the licensing process. CUOTO
First of your videos that I have seen. A friend recommended your channel, and hooked now. Also, what a great guy, you do a great job!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the JD. I really appreciate it! CUOTO
It's called hardfacing when they weld to save the metal
That's it! Thank you for watching Zack. CUOTO
Thanks Tim for showing us your new boat!
Thank you for watching Ken! CUOTO
Complexity matched to competence. Way too cool Cap Tim!
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Very interesting and thanks for sharing this. I once had a visit to an ocean going tug in Cardiff, South Wales, UK. The tug was from Liverpool and was involved in towing a burnt out tanker back to port. I was amazed how large the tug was. The tanker had the accommodation burnt out. Its sister ship was involved in a collision in the US where the bows were destroyed. They took the two tankers to Bremerhaven, cut he accommodation block off one of the tankers and joined it onto the other, made a good one out of the two.
Thank you for watching. Those guys do some amazing things. CUOTO
Fire is probably the most feared thing on a ship, regardless of type. It will rob you of shelter, food and water. My first time attending a burnt out ship , as tug engineer, is one I will never forget. I was sent aboard to ascertain the state of the machinery spaces. Whilst picking a route through the fire damaged vessel, I tripped over what looked like a log, only it wasn't a log. Fire is the worst thing aboard ship.
@@jakemurphy9536 no good..... Thank you for watching. CUOTO
You're the man, thanks for these videos. And sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
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Thanks for the in-depth tour of the boat.
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Please don’t worry about talking technical, I love any technical stuff 😊 we call counter rotating props either, outboard rotating or inboard rotating instead of a right hand wheel or left hand wheel. The outboard rotating props help with prop walk in a turn but the inboard rotating don’t. Love your channel 👍
Thank you for watching. We too call the wheels inboard turning and out outboard turning. But that doesn't work for a single screw. That's why we use right hand and left hand wheels. CUOTO
Beautiful boat
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel David. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I find myself addicted to your videos. I’m a 40 yo Chesapeake Bay Waterman. Started culling oysters standing on a 5 gallon bucket with my dad and have been captain of my own boat since I was 16. I always am fascinated by tugs and barges going up the rivers. Love your channel Cap 🫡
@@davidmessick1551 thank you very much. 8 appreciate that. CUOTO
Great vessel.
Now I understand why your not in NY, I worked par-time as the launch operator on the HR Pilot Boat as well as Miller's Launch in the Harbor. Gonna miss hearing your Security calls, pal!
Best of luck in PR.
Joe
Thank you Joe! I pass through the harbor at least twice a year just to say hi to all you guys. Merry Christmas and I'll CUOTO.
Cool Tour! Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
That's some workhorse you have there Capt! Did your NY Harbour tugboat also have a desalination plant? I always assumed that you took on enough water for the usual 2 weeks but perhaps I'm pushing my luck there! The galley seemed quite spacious on the larger vessel too. Thank you so much for a great tour. I even spotted a good old-fashioned galvanized dustbin in the engine room.
Hey Norm! Thank you very much for watching and supporting both channels. So the 3000 only hold about 2600 gallons of water and they are tasked with giving water to all the barges. So we would take on water from the dock almost every day or every other day. The 4200s, hold about 9000 gallons of water for offshore trips. But the boats that are basically out on their own (this boat) where we have no home port to top off water and supplies, we have the water maker to help us be more self-sufficient. The metal trash can is for oily rags that are prone to spontaneous combustion. CUOTO
Thanks as always. As a Flight Engineer, I always love the technological side as well as operational side of anything. A little systems knowledge never hurt anyone.
Thank you very much for watching Chris. CUOTO
What aircraft are you a FE on? My husband is an aircraft mechanic.
@@beckyumphrey2626 C-130 and E-6. All USN. I’m retired now.
@@chriscook8076 Thank you for your service
@@chriscook8076 My husband was USN AT2, 81-85. FE is something to be proud of as it is a dying breed with the 2 man crews. My husband went to work on the C-5B iwith Lockheed in February 85 and retired Dec last year.
Hello Capt. Tim, great tour of your new tug, these are special work horses. The layout
of the tugs are important for safety and use. I think you made a good choice in shifting
south. Good Luck, oh and clean your room, your mother would be furious.
Right?!?!?!? 😂 😂 😂 Thank you for watching Raoul. CUOTO
Tanks for the tour
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Hi Skip. Very interesting video. I lapped up the details. Interesting, how the terminology changes, depending on where you are in the world. Your Texas Bar, is a Horse to me. Depending on the tug type, there would be a series of Horses between the tow hook/winch gear and capstan and the stern. They aren't seen on modern tugs with more open aft deck. And there would be a Gob Rope, the purpose of which was to limit how far the tow line could move side to side. It's purpose was to help avoid girting.
Propulsion tech has come on leaps and bounds, what with the different types. With computer modelling, all manner of discoveries have been made, re effects of Kort and other nozzles and how water behaves as it is being manipulated.
Thank you for watching Jake. Things certainly have come a long way
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Hi Tim from a new subscriber from the Uk, came across your channel from Whats going on with shipping and I must say I find it fascinating. My family has nautical history both merchant and naval and although it wasn't a road I followed I'm enjoying a new found retirement interest through both of your channels so thank you for sharing the insights.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Tim, thanks for the review. I always learn something even if it is something you went over before. "This is a bigger boat" - you must be moving up in the world of tugging so congratulations on that.
😂😂😂😂. Truth be told, I was on this boat almost 12 years ago when I first started with this company. I have always been a 4200 guy until about 5 or 6 years ago when I came into the harbor to do bunker work on a 3000. But anyway, Thank you very much for watching David. CUOTO
Now this, this is the kind of tech video i've been waiting for! Being a systems guy, this was awesome to see the tools you have to perfect your craft. Thanks Tim!
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Thanks Tim. Sorry not been about much lately as have a new job, but your videos are always at the top of my watch list. Keep up the great work. Cuoto 👌🏼
Thank you very much Matt. And congratulations to you on your new job. CUOTO
Very enjoyable video, thanks for great content.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
If you wrap your arms around the circumference of a regular household oscillating fan while it's on, you'll hear the fan spin speed up!
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I’m amazed at the height of the barge over the tug! I wonder how much it would “ sink”” when it is loaded? And those big 16 cylinder cat engines are impressive!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Gary. The barge sinks about 22 feet when loaded with the heavy stuff. CUOTO
Very enjoyable as an ex seaman I knew where you was coming from on most off the information
Thank you for watching Kenneth. CUOTO