Arm chair captain here as well. Ahoy matey. I would just like to say the way you pilot a vessel is how I wish I could pilot a vessel. Thanks for the entertainment.

Armchair captain here thank you for bringing us along on your adventures every day is a school day

Love the channel but I have a suggestion for deck management. Lots of trip hazards are inherint in marine towing. Maybe a second large trash can kept on the Starboard aft corner to put the pump hose and power line in when not in use. Would always be on the same place for quick access and would be out of the way for you when you have to move fast to grab a line or another boat etc. Just a suggestion. Was watching and thinking with all the lines and hoses laying on your deck I would end up wrapped up in them at some point. Lifetime boater here. Lines are always a nemesis on boats.

Captain Ken, Knocking it down! This was a challenge but you stayed calm and did the Job as best as could. I saw it loose in last weeks video. I wondered if there would be a salvage. Nice Job Ken.

Maybe going a bit slower initially and tying to a substantial piece of the t top would have maintained some more flotation, but hindsight is always easy, I ripped a handle off my outboard doing the same and only after realised my mistake, good job to get it back!

That looked like a tough one good work !!

I enjoy your videos.

First time I've seen your channel... I grew up on a 60 foot staysail schooner. I won't armchair you... I saw some stuff I'd do differently, and some stuff I think you did pretty well on. Just remember one thing... if it's stupid, but it works, it ain't stupid. Fair winds Cap'n.

The sea was angry that day, lmao.

That seemed like way more of a headache then it was worth. Unless it was separate pay from the actual boat. Think a mini barge, like a pontoon boat with a flat deck and a engine hoist, would have been a whole lot easier and faster. Time is money!

Great job you have there. I'm wondering it it would have been easier tow sideways for less hydrodynac drag.

Agree you should have a mate at all times. It allows for more safety and efficiency, and both get valuable training. Thanks for the video.

I think I saw you on sunday 9-10 by ringling bridge and 10th st boat ramp. Looked like you were doing hip tow training with another tow boat catamaran.

A taller hard point, power winch and grappling hook at the end of a rope will make your job a bit easier.

For a minute I thought you pulled in a square grouper..

As I was watching, I was thinking float bags, and then you even mentioned that you do have some but didn't have them aboard. I would think that this is something you'd carry on board all the time. Just as this video shows, they aren't doing you any good sitting back in their storage locker back on land when you need them, and this is definitely one of those times where they'd have been the perfect tool for the job. Isn't there a cabinet you could stuff them into on board your boat? I'd figure they'd compress down fairly small when not inflated. It's like I went to a motorcycle dealership to buy my wife a pair of textile overpants for riding in the rain. The salesman showed me that they came with this really nice wardrobe bag to keep them stored in at home when not in use. "You don't get it", I told him. "These will get rolled up into a little ball and stuffed into the back of my saddlebag, so that if it starts to rain, we can simply pull over to the side, dig them out, and she can put them on....instead of thinking "oh yeah, we've got those nice rain pants back in the closet at home! Sure wish we had them with us NOW!" A tool is useless unless you have it when you need it. This has been an interesting recovery, boat and all. Nice job Capt Ken!

Jus found the channel. Cool stuff. Do you think it may have helped to tie the fenders to the leading corners to keep the front up? Similar to what a wakeboard does to get on plane.

Thank you for the work and the videos. Throwing my two cents in..try allowing for longer view time of the captions. I am hitting pause, so I don't miss anything you're sharing.

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A winch like are used on sailboats sure would be useful on your boat.

Being a boat nut Wouldn't it come under ohas that you should be working 2 up on salvage and towing? And a proper work type boat with a small crane be an advantage??

Great video and another suggestion, why not a sawzall and cut the top into pieces while in the shallow and put them in the boat to carry back.

Towing a giant "Rubik's cube" and hoping all the colors line up. Might have taken to a closer ramp and brought a trailer.

Does it look like a shark has been nibbling on it? That might be why it came loose? Also, in a previous vid you pulled a boat off of the mangrove roots. She was up high and dry. I was on the lookout for gators and crocs, but you showed no concern. When do they show up for a party? We have nothing like that in the Seattle area.

Damn, you need 2 crew onboard

Well that one was different

Was this to get the trash out of the water? Insurance purposes? They weren't planning to put the boat back together were they?

seems like trying to get it in faster made you slower by causing issues...slow is smooth,smooth is fast!

Armchair capt. drive me nuts. Unless you’re there, just enjoy his effort and keep your opinion to yourself.

I thought you would have needed a crane and flat deck boat

seems like the thing to have done here is tow it or dragg it manually to shore over the sand and beach and onto a truck

Hey good job Ken, what a bloody hassle hey, maybe u need an air lift bag🌈

Next time be sure to at least capture a photo of the top being boomed out. It give perspective and closure to the job at hand.

Buddy are you getting paid by the hour or the job?

You folks seem to operate on the margin, no crane, no winch not even a windless. Some high dollar rigs out there. Hoe do you get by?

Can you ever use a hand out there

The videos are entertaining to say the least. I pillow bag and slower speed would have been better. I'm assuming you get paid the more jobs you do in a day. Equipping the boat better would behoove you. Good job.

you are towing it like its a parachute holding you back.......tie is tight to back cleat and then over top and pull it out of the water one side at a time

Can you leave the caption up a bit longer? slower reader I guess...

Not sure the salvage was worth it. I would think the boat is pretty much scrap at this point.

This is a two man job….