Sea Tow

[ricwing]

Anyone have any experience with Sea Tow or any other tow service?
How far out will they go to get you?

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: Sea Tow

They will go out as far as you're willing to pay for them to go out. Providing it is safe to do so. If you're a SeaTow member, each area will have limits on what your benefits are. If you're out of their service area frequently, supplement your insurance with another like BoatUS.

 

[RWilson2526]

Re: Sea Tow

not sure what part of the country or world you are in but Sea Tow seems to have coverage along the coasts of US pretty completely. I have not had the need to do so yet but their literature reads that if you are in your "home area" they will come out and get you no matter how far out . If you are moving down the coast into other franchise owners areas they will only tow you back to the nearest port or your homeport if it is adjacent to the one you are being towed by.
Basically it seems that they will go out and get you anywhere no matter how far but if you take your boat from NJ to FL one summer and breakdown they will not tow you back to NJ.

 

[ricwing]

Re: Sea Tow

I live in Orange Beach, al. area,I limit myself to 45 miles out.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Sea Tow

seatow has brought us in several times. glad we had if, last tow would have been $800, without it.

 

[tommays]

Re: Sea Tow

Do NOT mixup towing and salvage as there is ALLWAYS fine print about it in your coverage

"To be an approved BoatUSTowing operator, marine assistance companies must agree that Towing/Ungrounding is any operation not involving immediate danger to the boat or to a legally protected marine environment. It requires just one towing vessel with lines attached to a grounded boat to refloat it or to the disabled boat to tow it. If a grounded boat can rest without peril until the tide returns to float her free, or a boat is drifting in calm conditions after losing power, it almost always calls for towing, not salvage.

Salvage, on the other hand, involves imminent peril to a grounded, sinking or stranded boat or to a protected marine environment, or the use of more than one towing vessel and/or special salvage equipment such as air bags or high capacity pumps. "






Tommays