When you mentioned you weren't sure of the boats draft, I remembered a 54' Camper and Nicholson I crewed on in the Carib in the early 70's. It had a draft of 7.5'. Better stay centered in the GCW buddy!
One more derelict boat remove. Sure hope it was restored and not scraped. For the boat has a heavy laid up solid fiber glass hull and worth restoring. Jim Rodgers
@@CaptKenO It can vary but our climate and weather on the Westcoast is very different than Central and Eastern US and Canada. I golfed today and are washing cars.
Struth............That craft was so repairable. Too many are scrapped /wasted. Only visible damage in your Vids was the bow....didn't look like sinking with the tow. Heck, guess USA is more chuck away and up the Insurances, as I'd have been able to return that beaut lady back to 'Blue water" But costings for me from Australia and rep[air time frame would have been outrageous in Aussie terms..lol. Any vessel that doesn't go to "Davey Jones" underseas yard would be worth it. P.S. You 2 blokes handled that short easy recovery too easy...LOL Onya guys....Cheers. PPPS.. did anyone follow up and see if she was scrapped👍?
I'd say 95% of the salvage boats are repairable, but that doesn't mean it makes sense to repair them, especially from an insurance standpoint. I didn't follow up, but the boat was definitely scrapped. The guy who hauled it off sells the lead out of the keels and any usable parts, and the broken metal gets recycled while the rest goes to the dump.
Yes. Unfortunately, most of the boat, even if the hull is in good condition are getting scrapped due to the cost of replacing the engine(s) and electrical systems 😕
WHY was this boat taken so quickly; Having a crane at the ready doesn't happen all the time & going straight from the water to crane to a trailer ready to move is rare to me? All of this is rare but I'm asking is this how the boat yard parks this boat OR has someone / Insurance sold it & it's now finished? I lack proper terms for my questions. peace Happy Holidays too, you be safe out there !!
Oh this wasn't a quick job. This boat sunk something like 45 days prior. It was refloated a week prior to getting hauled out because we were finally able to get the transport and crane available at the same time. I don't really deal with the back end of this stuff, but I know there was a lot of phone calls and hours spent coordinating all of this to make it look easy! 😂
@@CaptKenO - I gotcha, if you had to do the "back-end" stuff you'd be hiring a guy like Yourself to go do the work! Thanks for sharing what my little brain thinks about. peace
So did the bridge raise b/c you called to inform them you were coming or do they work automatically these days?? Used to be a man was on the bridge & many still are but IDKnow where you are, so many that some might be on "auto pilot"? Next to this boat was a much larger leaning heavy & looked to be underwater? We'll watch that on the next installment. Also, you said this man "subb'd" out the re floating of the boat by another group? Is that a money based reason or not? Not my business but I do wonder about things like that. peace
All the "moving" bridges in Florida are manned, so we have to call them on the VHF radio (CH 09) to request an opening. Some are on demand and some have specified times they'll open if you call, but as a towboat, we are usually granted openings regardless if they have a schedule or not. As far as subbing out the work...it was more of we just didn't want to deal with the repair. If we could've refloated it and hauled it out that day it wouldn't have been bad, but since the boat was going to sit there for a week, the holes had to be made watertight.
Camper and Nicholson are quality classic yachts and should be treated with respect.
While that may be true, if a boat isn't well taken care of, it doesn't matter what it's heritage is, it's still a POS... Especially after being sunk
Great job as usual, Capt.!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Thanks Tom!
Thats a good explanation regarding the crane operation. I love my cranes, but I love my boats more!
When you mentioned you weren't sure of the boats draft, I remembered a 54' Camper and Nicholson I crewed on in the Carib in the early 70's. It had a draft of 7.5'. Better stay centered in the GCW buddy!
Hahaha. There's plenty of spots are here you wouldn't make it with a 7.5ft draft at high tide in the middle of the channel 😂
I'm not sure why, but I find your channel entertaining.
You are getting better all the time. Good job Ken.
Thanks Jon!
Capt Ken: as always a great video. Crane operation a real complex science. Very entertaining and fun video. Thanks again.
Thanks Patricio! Yes it is. I'm glad I don't have to deal with it and just take the boat to a pre specified location and time!
One more derelict boat remove. Sure hope it was restored and not scraped. For the boat has a heavy laid up solid fiber glass hull and worth restoring. Jim Rodgers
Nope. This one went straight to the scrap yard. Not worth saving this old girl
Cool jacket. Its was 50 here today in Vancouver BC Canada. The central and eastern US and Canada is freezing cold....Nice work Cap.
Thanks Vancity! Is it usually that warm there this time of year?
@@CaptKenO It can vary but our climate and weather on the Westcoast is very different than Central and Eastern US and Canada. I golfed today and are washing cars.
@@bjm23vancity92 lol 😂
You crazy Canadians would do that in a blizzard though 🤣
@@CaptKenO Ha ha some would but not me...loo
She's a blue water girl for sure, thanks
You got that right!
Struth............That craft was so repairable. Too many are scrapped /wasted.
Only visible damage in your Vids was the bow....didn't look like sinking with the tow.
Heck, guess USA is more chuck away and up the Insurances, as I'd have been able to return that beaut lady back to 'Blue water"
But costings for me from Australia and rep[air time frame would have been outrageous in Aussie terms..lol.
Any vessel that doesn't go to "Davey Jones" underseas yard would be worth it.
P.S. You 2 blokes handled that short easy recovery too easy...LOL Onya guys....Cheers.
PPPS.. did anyone follow up and see if she was scrapped👍?
I'd say 95% of the salvage boats are repairable, but that doesn't mean it makes sense to repair them, especially from an insurance standpoint.
I didn't follow up, but the boat was definitely scrapped. The guy who hauled it off sells the lead out of the keels and any usable parts, and the broken metal gets recycled while the rest goes to the dump.
Thanks!!!
I'm from long Island and I'm freezing here in Florida also Capt.
Lol 😂
So you feel my pain!
@CaptKenO bro absolutely, heading up for the holidays it's 29 degrees right now.
Oh man. That's exactly why we moved to FL right? So we didn't have to deal with that kinda cold anymore? 😩
They are junking that right Capt?
Yes. Unfortunately, most of the boat, even if the hull is in good condition are getting scrapped due to the cost of replacing the engine(s) and electrical systems 😕
Sailboatdata says 5.2 feet
Hahaha. I guess my 5.5ft guess was pretty close then 😂
WHY was this boat taken so quickly; Having a crane at the ready doesn't happen all the time & going straight from the
water to crane to a trailer ready to move is rare to me? All of this is rare but I'm asking is this how the boat yard parks
this boat OR has someone / Insurance sold it & it's now finished? I lack proper terms for my questions. peace
Happy Holidays too, you be safe out there !!
Oh this wasn't a quick job. This boat sunk something like 45 days prior. It was refloated a week prior to getting hauled out because we were finally able to get the transport and crane available at the same time. I don't really deal with the back end of this stuff, but I know there was a lot of phone calls and hours spent coordinating all of this to make it look easy! 😂
@@CaptKenO - I gotcha, if you had to do the "back-end" stuff you'd be hiring a guy like Yourself to go do the work!
Thanks for sharing what my little brain thinks about. peace
Lol. Nope. If I had to do the back end stuff, I'd hire someone to do that so I could still go out and be on the water instead of behind a desk 🤣
@@CaptKenO Ohh and I do agree w/ that. I'm a blue collar man thru -n- thru. To hell w/ all the white collar stuff.
That sloop is junk time for a viking funeral lol.
We'd fill the gulf up pretty quickly if we did that 🤣
Make for some good reefs for a while though!
I’m no professional but I don’t notice the stoppage of recording. It’s all good.
It's only about 15 seconds that it loses, so it's not much, but you can miss a lot especially if I'm talking
So did the bridge raise b/c you called to inform them you were coming or do they work automatically these days??
Used to be a man was on the bridge & many still are but IDKnow where you are, so many that some might be on
"auto pilot"? Next to this boat was a much larger leaning heavy & looked to be underwater? We'll watch that on
the next installment. Also, you said this man "subb'd" out the re floating of the boat by another group? Is that
a money based reason or not? Not my business but I do wonder about things like that. peace
All the "moving" bridges in Florida are manned, so we have to call them on the VHF radio (CH 09) to request an opening. Some are on demand and some have specified times they'll open if you call, but as a towboat, we are usually granted openings regardless if they have a schedule or not.
As far as subbing out the work...it was more of we just didn't want to deal with the repair. If we could've refloated it and hauled it out that day it wouldn't have been bad, but since the boat was going to sit there for a week, the holes had to be made watertight.
Captain, thanks for sharing how this works..... so much more than hooking up a line & pulling ! peace & GB ALL