Tim, you are 100% correct. Friends are friends that does not equate to total agreement on all subjects, that is what keeps your friendship interesting.

Your thoughts are the same as mine. I have been tought by my father years ago that there is three arguments that you can never win is to discuss and try to change any one's minds on the choice of politics , religion , and your choice of women. I have lived with that credo for now 81 years and it has served me well.

Ships, Tugs, barges, and a captain that makes it look easy, thanks Tim.

Recent subscriber here. G'day from Australia! Whatever they pay you, it's not enough. There's so much going on at once and you need to be across it all, 3 people talking at once on the radio, what's the barge doing? what's the water doing? what's the weather doing? where's my camera pointing? where is every other vessel going? is everyone safe? what's for lunch? Really enjoying your content!

Man ,you aced walking into that vessel !! So smooth and calculated . Nice work .

Wisdom is not something that’s valued today. I agree with what you say. Love the channel

I love cruising and feeling the power of the ships. Your videos give me the same feeling along with insight as to what goes into the job and the finesse in doing it!

Appreciate you Tim, i feel as though I learn more spending 20 minutes listening to your years of experience...so just wanting to let you know how grateful I am for you sharing 🙏

Agreed, no politics or religion spoken in a bar. Another great and interesting video Capt.

Don't be stupid? But I'm so good at it! LOL Ok...now I settle in to watch the new vid.

I love you injecting your view of politics and friendships. My brother lives with me and we are also 180 degrees apart. We get along just fine....... even tho he is wrong. 🤣 You would be a fun guy to learn from and work with, Tim. I have a friend who owned our local Piloting company and his son is a recently retired pilot.... tho he's still licenced for our local port, so he can stand in when needed. I worked for an employee of theirs a number of times over the years. He operated ocean going tugs. He recently passed. I have 3 books that he had written over his lifetime career operating a tug. The first family I mentioned, wrote a book on the local Piloting dating back to the late 1800's. The one thing that is easily seen in all of you, is your personality and demeanor. Calm, cool and collected. That must be a job requirement for your occupation. I enjoy your play by play of what you're doing and why.

Thats some darn fine advice you gave out captain.

Well done Captain Tim. great ship handling and information for other boaters !!!!!

The split in this country would make our Forefathers turn over. It's a sad state truly.

17:00 - If more people thought like this, we'd be so much better off as a country. There's nothing wrong with disagreeing with someone. It's how you act on that disagreement that makes all the difference.

Thank you for posting this. I am the operator at HMF for this delivery. I will share with our company. Great channel.

Love your content Tim. Thank you for taking the time to show us the world you work in. I find it fascinating.

Couldn't have said it better, thank you for stepping out and saying what you did!

Approaching at a shallow angle works very well for most side to side moorings. Allows for a slow speed approach - safe & smart stuff. WTG Captain Tim.

When I first subscribed you were somewhere around trying to get 15K subscribers. I wish I had been one of the plank owners like I am on the SV Paquitta. Now look at you! Going on 65,000 subscribers. That's because of the personal care, the technical know-how, and the sheer adventure of moving these barges around in varying conditions. You're just great at this, Tim.!

You gotta cherish days like this on the river. Open the pilot house doors

Tim, Would normally agree with your take on politics & friendship, but we are in different times right now. Jimmy Carter made mistakes, but was an honorable man who wasn't trying to transform America into something the founders never intended, destroying it & maybe the Free World in the process. Friendship & even family can't compare with the love I feel for America.

Tim ... People of "good will" can share ideas, even ideas that they don't agree with and use the exchanges to learn. Unfortunately many times historically "good will" has not prevailed whether between friends, nations, political parties, religions etc. and the consequences can and have been negative. The human condition can be messy! Capt'n ... another educational / interesting video both from a marine prospective and a philosophical one! Continue to share your wisdoms! Stay safe ... CUOTO

Tim I really enjoy watching your channel. You talking about your differences with this tanker man is great. I strive not to judge anyone on their views. I can “agree to disagree” and think the same of you as human. To me, this is a way I learn and enrich my life.

Thanks for sharing the job you did and sharing beautiful pictures

Need more videos of you overcoming more challenging situations. But darn you such a prudent mariner you don't get yourself into those situations.

In a civilized society political differences don't matter. But in a decaying disordered one where rule of law becomes political it does greatly. Neighbors will turn in neighbors, friends and family. Therein lies the danger for wanting to stay in touch. Look around, that is where we are right now.

While I don't own a boat, I observed something fairly cool with some charter cats. E.g. the Lagoon 450 we chartered had its rudders forward of the propellers. I don't know the exact philosophy behind that but it comes in handy - when you're moving forward, you usually have a good water flow over the rudders, so you can steer just fine when sailing. When you're slow, you can just steer with differential power on the engines. But when you're docking, that configuration comes in handy: to walk the boat to the left, you steer to the left, then do a left twist. The prop wash of the engine going backwards pushes the stern to the left, the engine going forward pushes the bow to the left. Voila - walking to the left.

Your comments on friends & family are so true...

Thank you for describing your thinking pattern (did I say that right?) when you are maneuvering. I've never been able to put it in words. Operating LCU's in the Army many years ago we faced similar situations daily. We received very little training and due to the Army using all it's Warrant ranks for helicopter pilots, we had very few on our heavy boats. As a result, the best crew-members operated the boats regardless of rank. We had at least one PFC and several Spec4's doing the job. We went through rolls of Tums like they were candy. My stomach is screwed up to this day over 50 years later. At least you had a beautiful day. Thanks again.

Gidday (Good Day) from New Zealand, Tim. I enjoy your work. Go well and I hope life treats you both kindly and well. My grandmother said "if you can't say something nice, it is better to say nothing at all". I love your approach to life.

👍✅ Good inteligente socio political discourse Tim, well done👏Oh and the docking/ship handling was OK too🤣

That's why we love our Captain Tim. He knows when and how to communincate a point.❤❤❤ CUOTO.😊

Respect for friendship across all the diverse views of these days is a unique American tradition. Thanks for not telling me about your views but always sharing your life's work with us.I value peoples thoughts, words, and actions whoever they are

Thank you Mr. Tug boat Captain 😊for calling out rudder and engine orders for how to DOCK. Be it big barges or your private vessel. 😊 Its so interesting to hear you narrative so calmly doing these turns to smooth hook ups. Such education for a young person thinking about maritime work.😊❤

Easiest docking you’ve ever made. Thanks Tim

Your attitude from the wheel house is what makes your videos good. Lots of wheel house folks get a bad attitude with some authority.

Leadership. Thanks, Tim!

You're right... friends are friends no matter their different tastes or opinions. Lively conversation and exchange of ideas helps expand you as a person. They may be full of it on occasion, but drinks are still hoisted, and great days are still spent together enjoying life. I think I've resubbed a few times. YT is up to their old tricks again. Good looking out.

Very much enjoy your vlogs, Captain Tim. So interesting, informative and enjoyable. Have learned much. You tell such awesome stories as well. Shared both channels. Many thanks. Be safe. Blessings. Sherry 🥰 🙏 💞 ⚓

well said sir. to me our differences are what makes the world go around. I had a couple of lifelong friends and politicly we had on different pages, a different way of getting to the same place though. and we all wish only the best for all. I have been blessed to have had loving parents and blessed to be with my wife for almost 40 years and we love each other unconditionally, but we do not talk politics much. but if and when we do, we never take the differences personally because we both know we only want the best possible outcome for all no matter what that is. thanks for the awesome videos I look forward to watching your past and future videos...

Another smooth landing, my friend...great job!

Very smart you are and I agree with you. Respect of opposing views is very important to democracy! As Evelyn Beatrice Hall said and I paraphrase, “I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight for your right to say it!”

Me thinks, Paul took the job because he knew he would have a chance to work with TimBatSea

We just went on a trip on the NCL Encore out of Seattle, and it was bunkered by the Mighty AJ.

Your talk about politics got me to subscribe. I hate the division we are experiencing and the fact that people, well a lot of people, listen to reply instead of listening to learn. Anyway, thanks for the voice of reason.

I watch you because you seem like a nice guy and to watch something NOT involving the bloodsport known as politics. Its refreshing.

I stumbled onto your channel & really enjoyed your boating skil & your political thoughts. I have been boating for many years. It is interesting, you can always learn. My experialce is mostly on Sail boats. so your way to have a boat go sideways may not work. I do find that most sail biats go to port when going astern. This has to do with the rotation of the prop. WE have to take this into consideration whe backing. Thanks for your point of view regarding friends!!

Hi Captain Tim! If you're going port-to, you might want to drop the port side Yokis, right? Ahh, they did. Good! You made that look super easy, captain Tim! CUOTO

Nicely done once again!!

Tim, thank you for sharing I truly enjoyed your channel. Can you explain in one of your videos how many positions on refueling barge and how to qualify for those positions?

Sounds like a cats steering. Subbed to the sailing channel, fair winds, Cap.

Politics or no politics our world has degraded. There is no understanding of what's right or what's wrong , truth doesn't matter to most ,but only what serves to validate their own beliefs. It's just like two ships that should pass port to port, but one decides he's going starboard because he feels it's right. It usually doesn't end well and that seems to be where we are headed. Batten down the hatches either way you go.

Great video as usual. Stay safe out there.

Good job, Captain Tim 👍🏻

Great video TimBatSea Thank you

nice views enjoyed the video and talk thank you Tim

I've been to Australia many times flying a cargo jumbo jet. I have done about 20+ skydives in Australia on my days off. They would not allow me to skydive, unless I brought my own gear...so I brought my own gear the next month. Had a blast skydiving in Australia and Hawaii that month. Blue Sky's.

Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

I always enjoy your channel Tim. I am familiar about the subscription issue lately. I think KZfaq is unsubscribing people after one year and if the subscribers think they are subscribed continuously then they wont notice that. It has happened to me a few times. Kinda frustrating that KZfaq is policing an annual subscription. At least that is what happened to me. I guess they are not notifying subscribers that their subscription is not continouss.

good info tim nice days here too at 9AM PDT its 80 F enjoy the weather I am G.

I was familiar with Paul before I discovered your channel. I don’t recall you mentioning him before, I was hoping it wasn’t because you didn’t like him. Cool to see the HQ from the tug’s upper house.

Good description of walking, thanks.

Tim I'm from another country, and we're divided maybe even more than America. I couldn't agree more with you - it's stupid if you're willing to lose a friend because you want to convince him. Good luck.

Tim, most twin engine pleasure boats that are internal engines have a bow thruster, they can walk to port easily using it. set rudder for a turn to right and use the thruster to push to the left, you go left.

Your name is clearly Tim Bat Sea

The KZfaq subscriber shenanaagins is their way of pruning dormant subscriptions.. As I understand it, channels rating is improved by subscriber numbers. If those numbers are out of date with people that use to be interested in a channel, KZfaq are "losing out". By pruning subscribers, those that are still interested (therefore bona fide subscribers) can resubscribe, those that are no longer interested just let it pass. Thats the benevolent version. The malevolent version is them trying to reduce their payments to you.

Just found your channel great content

Great job. Good friends

Another great video Tim, It's nice to hear you talking about some other things, the little side track that was most interesting. We folks over in England will certainly be following events in the US later this year. I was thinking, let's say your boss phones you up. ''Hi Tim, how are you doing, your brand new tug boat arrives in a few days and we sold the one you are on now to a buyer in Amsterdam. We said we would get it to him so we'd like you to top up with diesel and sail across the Atlantic.'' Would that be feasible in a tug boat that size or would it be too risky?

New subscriber here. Awesome channel. Thank you for sharing what you do.

Still get together occasionally with a friend from college. Over a beer or two we will exchange info on the families and friends. He still calls me a fascist and I still call him a commie bastard as we laugh and sip more beer.

There is politics, and then there are people revealing their true beliefs and tolerances.

Great videos as usual. Keep it up stay safe

"Complaining"...... what good does it provide, little from my perspective. I feel certain w/ your discerning eye, you could write volumes from each dock to dock trip of all the things you saw that were questionable. Experience gives you that critical eye to see things none of us might notice? I'd want you as a teacher if I were seeking knowledge in becoming a Captain. Yep, I could only hope for a good teacher w/ a good disposition. I learn about people here Mr. Tim, you're a great study/ Thanks.

Thanks Tim, another great video and I totally agree with your opinion about politics and friendship.

Thanks for taking us along and your political insight is well timed these days. Never seemed that important in the past. Will leave it at that

Just had to resubscribe…. Is that a word 😂😂

I watched a twin screw try to come out off a dock in Lincolnville that was down one engine. He hit everything possible trying to get off the dock.

can you do the Mr Rogers voice when you philosophize? It would be most appropriate! 🤣

I am still subscribed! Glad to see that…

A little different from watching airliners land...

Tim laying down truth bombs on political opinions!! If we all followed this advice, the world would be e better place. A politician (who I typically disagreed with) once said “it is OK to question someone’s methods, but not their motives”. I have found that to be very helpful. We all want to solve the problems, we just disagree on how. Thanks for the great advice Tim.

Hi Tim, Hey, I’m 72 and I’ll tell you something, 2 things that I refuse to talk about, with anyone are religion and politics, if people could do that, we can have a much happier world 👍🏻 (that’s not too say that I don’t argue about these 2 things with myself, in my head which probably keeps me as crazy as I am, I guess) just food for thought. Speaking of food, dinner time! See what I mean, crazy 😂 Thanks for another great ride, Ron

Mom always said...... "You don't talk politics & religion! " CUOTO! 😁👍⚓

the pusher has a deckhand in the bow with a radio in a lawn chair see him every day

Tim well said

Still subscribed, Tim; no algorithm issues here!

great relaxing videos to watch powerful machines move slowly. A question, your tug boat how does it keep the barge straight with the tug even when you push from one side or the other. At first I thought it was a fuel ship instead of a fuel barge because it seemed like one single thing

Politically I agree with you. Checking your other site! Bravo Zulu 🎉

Dealing with different politics just comes down to wisdom and experience. It was never an issue with my friends who are now in their 50s and up but, it seems some younger folks think you can't be friends with somebody who's politics you disagree with. Personally, I respect the opinions of others and they are entitled to live their lives however they want. We don't have to agree but, I ask the same respect in return. It's really interesting when some of your friends are bikers (1%er type) and other friends are cops. But, somehow all of that wasn't an issue over the years. Wisdom and experience.

Parked that boat well.

@17:45 - Back in the day, i was a huge Deadhead. I hung around liberal hippies and partied with them all over G*ds green earth. I came from a Military, very conservative family. Never once did that interfere with the party. Not ever. The only hippie I ever got lippy with hadn't showered in about 3 weeks and in celebration, he was waving his shirt in a huge circle. This brought his shirt and his stench within an inch of my nose. The 4 people I was with and I convinced him to move along. I think we gave him a joint as a consolation prize. I never smelled a live human that bad.

That was easy. Sleek as usual. CUOTO.

Anger is an argument is indicative of hatred that wells up from a feeling of indignance. That feeling supposes one stands on "high (maybe moral) ground" and no other person can climb or match. A rather arrogant state of mind that make the believer ignorant of their actual paradigm. With such a person, it is best to walk away as reasoning is not an option for them.

Thx for the vid.

Tim, about the auto-unsubscribe. I look at ALL my channels, every once in a while, it will look like I'm subscribed, but not getting notifications, even though the bell is showing. Unsubscribe, re subscribe, no more problems, with THAT channel. Best wishes all.

Well Said 18:40

Very cool!!!

Our 42 Grand Banks has two diesels. It will walk easily.