When I first bought my sailboat boat I was not comfortable anchoring so I reserved a mooring ball at Marina Jacks for the night on my way north. I remember that mooring field.
I feel for this guy. I remember when I was a new sailor and the nerves were definitely high. I'm sure he will become one of the more knowledgeable folks out there, due to his pick of boat. Fortunately, the keel of this Hunter is pretty short. That small dansforth hook looks too small for his 30 foot sailboat as well. I'm sure his next purchase will be a large Rocna or something similar and a lot of chain to weigh it down to get the right angle for a 7:0 scope. Hopefull he can make a lot of friends where he is. This was one of the best things I did when I got a sailboat.
Your presentations are interesting and more importantly educational. I have been sailing many years and I have very little problems thankfully ! but each one of your presenations gives me food for thought. Thank you!
Most definitely! Most of the non members I deal with kick themselves after finding out how much it costs them for the job and how little the insurance cost is per year
Any sailboater I have know knew exactly where they were and how to read coordinates. Also I didn’t know a soul that didn’t have tow insurance and everyone I knew was with Tow Boat US. I am really getting into these videos.
I bought my 44 hunter with no experience. Kept on a dock full of hunters and became a sponge of knowledge. I learned 6:1 scope but increase in strong winds and other conditions. I sure learned a lot but will always consider myself a novice at best. Q
@@CaptKenO yes. Still there only two days a week. Ran into member Scott who told me about your channel. I’m hooked. I love this stuff. I always got a bit of satisfaction from helping people who do dumb things. This is my new go to for entertainment. You look great, stay healthy and safe.
A book I would recommend this guy to read is Captain Fatty Goodlander's, Creative Anchoring. An absolute must read for all boaters especially sailboat skippers. Great work. Jim Rodgers
I was just thinking that he should have sent his coordinates and that bit that he was using Navionics popped up...oh wow, some people! The guy needs to take some training to learn the ropes! Sounds like he didn't know how much anchor line was needed to keep it stuck. ((I should wait to comment, you just commented on the same thing right after I saved LOL)
I have SeaTow, but will also sign up for BoatUS ... this is is my area that I boat in. Its not a question of "will you run aground here, but a question of when". Access to the Gulf via Big Pass is constantly shifting, and is a nail biter every time we go through it. Nice videos by the way. This sailor is a novice, you can tell from the very moment he is handed the line and he has no clue on how or where to attach it, but we all had to learn :-)
Have seen a couple of your vids now and wonder, if over there in the US everybody can just hop onto a proper boat and sail around. You got so many customers that have not the drop of an idea, how they should place the towline, how to do a knot and so on - here in Germany (and I think this aplies to most or even all of Europe) you have to absolve a course and an exam to be allowed to helm a boat over a certain size/engine power. What did he think, when he started to drag your towline all across his boat to fix it on the other side? I'm not a sailor butI'd not try to tow sideways and ignoring the lifelines etc. Respect for your always calm and respectful manner.
Thanks mate! Most states over here now require a safe boaters course for any vessel over 10hp I think it is...but it's only a written test and it's open book, so if you can't pass it, you really shouldn't be on the water. However, there is no size limit...so technically I believe as long as there aren't any paying passengers, any random person could operate a cruise ship if someone would let them 😬
Proving Once Again... You Can't Fix Stupid!!!...😂😂😂... Dwight. Good Seamaritan Rescue since 1958... A 100% volunteer Rescue organization started in Stratford Connecticut with a 1958 13 ft Boston Whaler. Great videos Captain thank you 👍👍👍
Just watched this guy on the other video. He needs to go to Sarasota squadron and take sailing lessons from an ASA instructor and he should be a much better navigator if he completes the courses. Just 101 even. If he passes that then 103,104 then he would be a much better sailor! But; he looks like he lives in the boat and doesn’t really sail much
I started Good Seamaritan Rescue a 100% volunteer Rescue organization in Stratford Connecticut in 1958 with a 1958 13' Boston Whaler... Back in the day most everyone on the Housatonic River helped everyone in need... Then in the 80s things changed😂... BoatUS and SeaTow... If I have to explain you're too young😂... Good video thank you... If you can afford a boat at today's prices you should have a Boat US and SeaTow account👍👍👍
I love your videos. I guess you are part of Boat US, which is a great organization. I’ve been a member of that and Seatow for over 20 years Question for you I’m looking for really good sunglasses with UV 400 and of course polarized I see yours are wrapped around, which is what I need. Could you give me your brand name of your sunglasses, please Thanks very much Pete Roswell GA
Thanks Peter! I've gone through a few different models, but I'm currently running the Costa fantails. As far as I'm aware, Costa is the only one who offers glass lenses, and while they're a bit heavier, the clarity and scratch resistance is worth it to me
I look at membership this way I always win if I do something stupid as they are their to help If I never use them I still win !!!! as my self and boat are safe
@@CaptKenO I think he means dont be too hard on a newbie boat learner, i for one would not have been doing that when i was learning and even after i got my lic as i read up boating in every book/gained real world experience. Some do others dont, these fine men are risking thier lives due to ignorace that can result in death of the man he rescued as well as the rescuer. Seen similar one couldnt tie a bow line i like wtf, each to their own. But i feel you have a right to speak your mind due to what happened.
It boggles my mind how people can get their hands on the controls of a boat and not know crap about determining position, navigation, basic boat handling, yadda yadda etc. The most powerful watercraft I've ever controlled is a 2 person jetski and that's more than a decade ago. The only *training* I have in boating is basic boater safety back in the late 70s or early 80s in grade school. But the more boating videos I watch the more certain I am that I know far more about all the above than at least 70% of the people running most of the boats I see. As much as I'd like to own and operate a decent size live-aboard ... the aparent knowledge level of the average fellow boater terrifies me more more than the aparent competance of the average driver on todays roads.
"Now I know I will catch shit from some of you for that price, but I don’t set pricing" The price is high for a reason. If it was reasonable, people wouldn't pay for the membership. Seems like giving people the option to commit to a 2 or 3 year membership paid in full would help create some good will.
This poor guy don’t know crapola about boats or boating . I don’t understand people want to tie up over their railing, don’t the realize you are going to pull it off like that. Some people don’t need to be on the water, period. I’m currently enquiring about a tow boat us franchise in the Chesapeake Bay and Tangier Sound out of Deal Island MD. Buying a 25’ c.hawk pilot house with inboard /outboard 350 Chevrolet engine, and 2 steering stations.
I don't know either...but it's not an insignificant number 😬 Good luck on the franchise! I don't know the type of work you do up there, but I'd never want to run a single engine boat again. We ran the 350 in a 21ft shamrock when I worked in Venice, and they're good, but I'd much rather a diesel if I was going to run an inboard again
I'd advise against an I/O for any work boat. You want twin outboards so you can twin screw when on the hip. Additionally, you'll be able to get in skinny water. Cats are great for twin screwing because the engines are far apart. The shamrock is an exception to the rule. Yes, they are true inboards, and yes they are slow...but torque and stability are there. Why are they an exception? Because the have a FULL KEEL. However, I own an 88 26' predator as my fishing boat. I love it for what it does, but it steers like dogshit... You can't be scared to goose the throttle. Working for Seatow CNJ, I would HATE to run a single screw on Barnegat Bay. It's bad enough that our Boat US competition has all beautiful new RIBs. 3 silverships out of the 7 boats they have. Our equipment isn't as good, but I'd like to believe we have the finest 4 captains in the area.
Well, at least he knew he was on the water.
Lol 😂
I've had some coordinates put them a few miles inland before 🤦
When I first bought my sailboat boat I was not comfortable anchoring so I reserved a mooring ball at Marina Jacks for the night on my way north. I remember that mooring field.
Do you have Tow insurance? 🤷♂️
@@RustyZipper Yup. I have both Seatow and Boat US,
I feel for this guy. I remember when I was a new sailor and the nerves were definitely high. I'm sure he will become one of the more knowledgeable folks out there, due to his pick of boat. Fortunately, the keel of this Hunter is pretty short. That small dansforth hook looks too small for his 30 foot sailboat as well. I'm sure his next purchase will be a large Rocna or something similar and a lot of chain to weigh it down to get the right angle for a 7:0 scope. Hopefull he can make a lot of friends where he is. This was one of the best things I did when I got a sailboat.
Wait until this Sunday...😉
He was on a boat once...guess he figured that made him qualified.
> I'm sure he will become one of the more knowledgeable folks out there
I wouldn't hold my breath.
rocnas are the bomb
Your presentations are interesting and more importantly educational. I have been sailing many years and I have very little problems thankfully ! but each one of your presenations gives me food for thought. Thank you!
Thank you for watching! 😁
I'm glad you're enjoying them!
Just like any insurance, nobody wants to pay it, but is handy when you need it.
Most definitely!
Most of the non members I deal with kick themselves after finding out how much it costs them for the job and how little the insurance cost is per year
I used to insure my 16ft duck boat. I make sure all of my boats are insured before they touch the water
Any sailboater I have know knew exactly where they were and how to read coordinates. Also I didn’t know a soul that didn’t have tow insurance and everyone I knew was with Tow Boat US. I am really getting into these videos.
Thanks Steve!
I bought my 44 hunter with no experience. Kept on a dock full of hunters and became a sponge of knowledge. I learned 6:1 scope but increase in strong winds and other conditions. I sure learned a lot but will always consider myself a novice at best. Q
Hey, I know you! How's it going Steve? You still working at laguna ?
@@CaptKenO yes. Still there only two days a week. Ran into member Scott who told me about your channel. I’m hooked. I love this stuff. I always got a bit of satisfaction from helping people who do dumb things. This is my new go to for entertainment. You look great, stay healthy and safe.
A book I would recommend this guy to read is Captain Fatty Goodlander's, Creative Anchoring. An absolute must read for all boaters especially sailboat skippers. Great work. Jim Rodgers
Thanks Jim!
I was just thinking that he should have sent his coordinates and that bit that he was using Navionics popped up...oh wow, some people! The guy needs to take some training to learn the ropes! Sounds like he didn't know how much anchor line was needed to keep it stuck. ((I should wait to comment, you just commented on the same thing right after I saved LOL)
hahaha😂 He definitely could've used some actual hands on training for sure
I have SeaTow, but will also sign up for BoatUS ... this is is my area that I boat in. Its not a question of "will you run aground here, but a question of when". Access to the Gulf via Big Pass is constantly shifting, and is a nail biter every time we go through it. Nice videos by the way. This sailor is a novice, you can tell from the very moment he is handed the line and he has no clue on how or where to attach it, but we all had to learn :-)
I LOVE YOUR Watching Your VIDEOS, They are Educational, funny, and informing. Thank you for your effort, and Time. Triple thumbs up 👍👍👍😃
Thanks Richard!
You have alot of patience good to see
I try...but some people really test it 😂
Have seen a couple of your vids now and wonder, if over there in the US everybody can just hop onto a proper boat and sail around.
You got so many customers that have not the drop of an idea, how they should place the towline, how to do a knot and so on - here in Germany (and I think this aplies to most or even all of Europe) you have to absolve a course and an exam to be allowed to helm a boat over a certain size/engine power.
What did he think, when he started to drag your towline all across his boat to fix it on the other side? I'm not a sailor butI'd not try to tow sideways and ignoring the lifelines etc.
Respect for your always calm and respectful manner.
Thanks mate! Most states over here now require a safe boaters course for any vessel over 10hp I think it is...but it's only a written test and it's open book, so if you can't pass it, you really shouldn't be on the water. However, there is no size limit...so technically I believe as long as there aren't any paying passengers, any random person could operate a cruise ship if someone would let them 😬
@@CaptKenO Oz been that way 8 hp for 60 years. even need a licence 2 ride jetskis 2 stop deaths.
Proving Once Again... You Can't Fix Stupid!!!...😂😂😂... Dwight. Good Seamaritan Rescue since 1958... A 100% volunteer Rescue organization started in Stratford Connecticut with a 1958 13 ft Boston Whaler. Great videos Captain thank you 👍👍👍
This guy is a real Bad Luck Bob. I suspect we'll be seeing him some more in the future.
I wouldn't bet on it. He lost pretty much everything in this video
A typical boat. He was able to buy a boat but didn’t take time to learn what being the Captain of a bout should know.
Pretty much sums it up 😕
A good learning opportunity
Most definitely!
Just watched this guy on the other video. He needs to go to Sarasota squadron and take sailing lessons from an ASA instructor and he should be a much better navigator if he completes the courses. Just 101 even. If he passes that then 103,104 then he would be a much better sailor!
But; he looks like he lives in the boat and doesn’t really sail much
Yeah, but he won't, and I don't even know if he has the boat anymore 🤷
@@CaptKenOI figured as much. Thanks for the replies!
Can't believe they are still building up there sad to see Northport is filling all the wetlands in and building building building building
Yeah, unfortunately it's going on all over the place 😕
I started Good Seamaritan Rescue a 100% volunteer Rescue organization in Stratford Connecticut in 1958 with a 1958 13' Boston Whaler... Back in the day most everyone on the Housatonic River helped everyone in need... Then in the 80s things changed😂... BoatUS and SeaTow... If I have to explain you're too young😂... Good video thank you... If you can afford a boat at today's prices you should have a Boat US and SeaTow account👍👍👍
Great video - keep it up! Would be great to do a ride along with you sometime.
Thanks Mick !
Unfortunately, my boss doesn't want other people on the boat who aren't employees for insurance reasons
@@CaptKenO Thanks Capt, I understand, somehow I’ll have to get into that line of work.
I'll be releasing a video sometime later this spring about the requirements and how I got into it
The dude on sailboat like, this guy giving me cop vibes…😂
How do you figure ?
He did seem super nervous. Probably because he knows he doesn't have a clue what he's doing and is having to get help from someone with experience.
Great job captain 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks Iceman !
That was a “float a second anchor out and kedge it off the bottom” situation.
He was stuck enough he wouldn't have been able to pull himself off...especially not into that wind
2:1 scope is about right for crabbing gear.
Lol 😂
water level is almost at street level there
How much ya bet He asks his friends to call him Capt. Ken....🙂
Who said I had any friends? 🤨
Great videos! What model cat are you using in this video?
Thanks mrhotdog! This is our 26ft worldcat
As always, love your videos Cap'n!
Thanks Del!
How do you get the camera to track around?
It's a 360 camera, meaning it records in a sphere and then I can "point" the camera wherever I want when editing
In this case this old boat looks like a squatter in an old liveaboard tgat he was trying to move with an undersized outboard.
I love your videos. I guess you are part of Boat US, which is a great organization. I’ve been a member of that and Seatow for over 20 years
Question for you I’m looking for really good sunglasses with UV 400 and of course polarized I see yours are wrapped around, which is what I need. Could you give me your brand name of your sunglasses, please
Thanks very much
Pete
Roswell GA
Thanks Peter!
I've gone through a few different models, but I'm currently running the Costa fantails. As far as I'm aware, Costa is the only one who offers glass lenses, and while they're a bit heavier, the clarity and scratch resistance is worth it to me
@@CaptKenO thanks very much. Appreciate it. Love your videos.
I look at membership this way I always win if I do something stupid as they are their to help If I never use them I still win !!!! as my self and boat are safe
Ken, sell him a sailing course as well....😂
I don't have enough time to do that 😂
Its an older Hunter, repowered with an outboard. That says it all.
Have the person drop a pin??
only works if both people have an iphone which I don't
So a location of "directly above the exact center of the earth" doesn't do it for you?
Lmao 😂
No not exactly 🤦
We all started at the beginning, think before you blow your horn! Lol I liked that,!
Not sure what you mean here...
@@CaptKenO I think he means dont be too hard on a newbie boat learner, i for one would not have been doing that when i was learning and even after i got my lic as i read up boating in every book/gained real world experience. Some do others dont, these fine men are risking thier lives due to ignorace that can result in death of the man he rescued as well as the rescuer. Seen similar one couldnt tie a bow line i like wtf, each to their own. But i feel you have a right to speak your mind due to what happened.
I guess this fellow didnt take a boating course
Not likely...but even if he did, it doesn't mean people can take the knowledge and use it practically
It boggles my mind how people can get their hands on the controls of a boat and not know crap about determining position, navigation, basic boat handling, yadda yadda etc. The most powerful watercraft I've ever controlled is a 2 person jetski and that's more than a decade ago. The only *training* I have in boating is basic boater safety back in the late 70s or early 80s in grade school. But the more boating videos I watch the more certain I am that I know far more about all the above than at least 70% of the people running most of the boats I see. As much as I'd like to own and operate a decent size live-aboard ... the aparent knowledge level of the average fellow boater terrifies me more more than the aparent competance of the average driver on todays roads.
Yep. You pretty much summed it up...
"Now I know I will catch shit from some of you for that price, but I don’t set pricing"
The price is high for a reason. If it was reasonable, people wouldn't pay for the membership.
Seems like giving people the option to commit to a 2 or 3 year membership paid in full would help create some good will.
@@privateparty4900 it's an annual membership that you can set to auto renew
First Mistake he bought a HUNT TERD
There's nothing wrong with hunters. This was just operator error
@@CaptKenOThere's lots wrong with old Hunters. Famous for rotten compression posts.
@fredbrillo1849 I was not aware of that
Can’t they share their location?
There are ways to do that, yes
Another interesting video, thanks 😊🇦🇺
Thanks mate!
This dude should not be on a boat, he should be in school.😅
Always wanted to do this line of work, you hiring? lol
Currently, no. We're not looking for captains
This poor guy don’t know crapola about boats or boating . I don’t understand people want to tie up over their railing, don’t the realize you are going to pull it off like that. Some people don’t need to be on the water, period. I’m currently enquiring about a tow boat us franchise in the Chesapeake Bay and Tangier Sound out of Deal Island MD. Buying a 25’ c.hawk pilot house with inboard /outboard 350 Chevrolet engine, and 2 steering stations.
I don't know either...but it's not an insignificant number 😬
Good luck on the franchise! I don't know the type of work you do up there, but I'd never want to run a single engine boat again. We ran the 350 in a 21ft shamrock when I worked in Venice, and they're good, but I'd much rather a diesel if I was going to run an inboard again
Pulling power no good in reverse, buy a new prop.
Props aren't made to run in reverse. A new prop isn't going to help with that
I'd advise against an I/O for any work boat. You want twin outboards so you can twin screw when on the hip. Additionally, you'll be able to get in skinny water. Cats are great for twin screwing because the engines are far apart.
The shamrock is an exception to the rule. Yes, they are true inboards, and yes they are slow...but torque and stability are there. Why are they an exception? Because the have a FULL KEEL.
However, I own an 88 26' predator as my fishing boat. I love it for what it does, but it steers like dogshit... You can't be scared to goose the throttle.
Working for Seatow CNJ, I would HATE to run a single screw on Barnegat Bay. It's bad enough that our Boat US competition has all beautiful new RIBs. 3 silverships out of the 7 boats they have.
Our equipment isn't as good, but I'd like to believe we have the finest 4 captains in the area.
😂 hey let me get your info if i get stuck i know who to call
(im out of nanticoke)
I assume the costs are so high because yall sitting around getting only a few calls a day wouldnt be profitiable otherwise.
That, the direct operating costs, and the damn liability insurance
Homeless/liveaboard without a clue
Pretty much
Money buys a boat, Not knowledge
Money can buy knowledge indirectly though...🤔
@@CaptKenO but not the willingness to learn the rules or ways no the water....
@@WuTangcl no, that is true...that has to come from the individual
Oh sailboat 😂 that explains no membership, no gps, no vhf, POS outboard that probably hasn’t ran in months because of gas stations fuel 😂😂😂
just have them give your cords
That's what I said in the video...
$1205 is a cheap tow. He's lucky he wasn't many miles out.
Definitely! At $400/hr, that adds up really quickly
Good for your biz but that guy was an idiot. Any iphone with apple maps will show you your lat & long
It didn't actually make a difference in this case. We charge a minimum of an hour, so he was just getting his money's worth 😂
Can’t you just text a google pin to “my” location via google maps
For people who can use technology yes. That's one way to do it
interesting that your main pager shows a Granny not a reef knot. what gives?
It's a stock photo. So nothing to give
Looks like he ran aground in sand. It would have been a better idea to have the sailboat be heeled over and move it sideways.
Pulling sideways would've been a terrible idea in that wind. Much easier and better to do it from the bow
Credit card captain.
I'd actually bet he paid cash for the boat...😉😂
Blow boaters - typically very cheap cheap cheap. And believe they always have the right of way
If you're in a powerboat, then yeah, they generally do have the right of way over you...not always, but more often than not
As opposed to the power boat guys with more money than experience or brains.😢