Sea Tow "SUCKS" (again)
06-29-2008, 01:39 PM
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is there any other motorsport where you have to pay for recovery if you wreck?? no...its good advertisment for a tow company to work a race, towing should not be charged for period.
07-09-2008, 12:26 PM
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Sea Tow Is A Large Network With Many Franchise Owners. They Provide Excellent Service In The New Orleans Area And Have Saved My Butt On More Than 1 Occasion. I Don't Think I'd Trash Subways As A Whole If I Had A Bad Sandwich From 1.
07-29-2008, 11:03 AM
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Is it just me? Three years ago John and I crashed “How Sweet it Is” in Ft Lauderdale. Sea Tow went on to the race course (while the race was still going) hook up to the boat and wanted $25,000.00 for the salvage. Three weeks ago Chris and I flipped “Hidden Agenda” in Huntington Beach. Sea Tow was under contract with POPRA for the entire race. Chris called me yesterday; apparently Sea Tow has been calling him and demanding $15,000.00 because they towed the (salvaged) boat to the crane area.
07-29-2008, 11:09 AM
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Not trying to stick my nose into some ones busineess. But racing for you seems to be a business and not for pleasure. Since your boats are not insured what would have been your second option to save the vessel at that point in time when it was drifting upside down into shore. If the vessel hit the shore and broke apart and fuel was spilled what do you think the DEC would have charged you for the cleanup. Not too mention the fines you would have paid.
Sounds like you got away cheap. And not too mention the Sea Tow Captain saved the guys life too...
What is the problem here????????????
Not trying to stick my nose into some ones busineess. But racing for you seems to be a business and not for pleasure. Since your boats are not insured what would have been your second option to save the vessel at that point in time when it was drifting upside down into shore. If the vessel hit the shore and broke apart and fuel was spilled what do you think the DEC would have charged you for the cleanup. Not too mention the fines you would have paid.
Sounds like you got away cheap. And not too mention the Sea Tow Captain saved the guys life too...
What is the problem here????????????
09-03-2008, 10:02 AM
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07-22-2009, 11:46 AM
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You guys know salvage laws apply on land too?
After one of the hurricanes when I lived in Palm Beach
one of the dry stacks fell over. The marina pulled the boats out
and then would not let owners get their boats until they paid huge "salvage" fees. Since many had no insurance or not enough to cover
the huge bill they had to give up their boats and it was all perfectly legal according to the law.
Thats just one case i know of but it was a pretty widespread practice in the hurricanes that came after Hurricane Andrew.
After one of the hurricanes when I lived in Palm Beach
one of the dry stacks fell over. The marina pulled the boats out
and then would not let owners get their boats until they paid huge "salvage" fees. Since many had no insurance or not enough to cover
the huge bill they had to give up their boats and it was all perfectly legal according to the law.
Thats just one case i know of but it was a pretty widespread practice in the hurricanes that came after Hurricane Andrew.
07-26-2009, 09:22 AM
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Sea Tow was a "sponsor" of the race, correct? Whe you sponsor something, usually you do something for the event. Donate time, money or services is usually what goes into a sponsorship. What did Sea Tow use to sponsor the race?
I do not think a sponsor of an boat race should take advantage of a situation like that. It is a race and in most boat races, 1/4 field won't finish. Plenty of work for Sea Tow. Why screw over the racers with a 15,000 bill? Total BS.
Thing is, after reading this thread, I want nothing to do with Sea Tow. They may have made 15,000, but what will they lose in membership and revenues due to this bad publicity? OSO is a big forum. Word travels. CG has always bailed me out anyway, for free I might ad. Dropped me a pump from a helicopter one time when I was sinking off the coast of Charleston SC. Went by the station the next day to say thanks and ask them if I owed them anything. They said no, but I bought them a case of Jack Daniels anyway. Good mojo and karma.
I do not think a sponsor of an boat race should take advantage of a situation like that. It is a race and in most boat races, 1/4 field won't finish. Plenty of work for Sea Tow. Why screw over the racers with a 15,000 bill? Total BS.
Thing is, after reading this thread, I want nothing to do with Sea Tow. They may have made 15,000, but what will they lose in membership and revenues due to this bad publicity? OSO is a big forum. Word travels. CG has always bailed me out anyway, for free I might ad. Dropped me a pump from a helicopter one time when I was sinking off the coast of Charleston SC. Went by the station the next day to say thanks and ask them if I owed them anything. They said no, but I bought them a case of Jack Daniels anyway. Good mojo and karma.
