Towing services

[aerocraftmach2]

For sure have tow insurance. I have Boat US also and even though I havent needed it yet Im glad to know its there when I do. I didnt have tow insurance on my last boat and the one time it broke down was luckily only a few hundred feet from the ramp. I cant imagine the bill if it would have happened earlier when we were twenty miles out. For no more than it costs get it! You also get discounts at West Marine and a magazine

[sherman51]

i,ve been very blessed. i,ve had to be towed a couple of times. and had an oil leak and needed oil. i got towed by other fishermen and my son got someone to drop off oil to us.

but i now have boatus towing, but i have heard if you boat the central basin your better off with marine assist. i,ve heard marine assist will make you pay for the tow then you get a refund from boatus if thats what you have. but i wouldnt leave shore again on erie without some type of towing service.
sherman

[skinny5382]

Sherman, I do boat out of the Central basin (Walnut). I see Boat US has a marina out of Erie, that would be about 15 mile to where I fish mostly. So maybe we will give them a try. I haven't heard or seen any local better choices.
Thanks for the input.

[empty hooks]

I went with rescue marine . I like that I can go to there office and talk to them .I have never had to call them and hope I don't





Terms & Conditions



The Rescue Marine Unlimited Towing Membership offers unlimited towing for boaters who permanently dock or trailer on Lake Erie from ports between Huron, Ohio and the Davis Besse/Green Cove area. For boaters who dock or trailer from that area towing is provided anywhere in Lake Erie, the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair River. Rescue Marine normally monitors marine channel 69 and 16 from 8am to 10pm. Before or after these hours we may be contacted by phone or by calling the nearest Coast Guard Station and have them call Rescue Marine at 419-798-5194.

The Rescue Marine Unlimited Towing Membership offers unlimited non-emergency on-the-water towing for one boat twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week from May 1 through October 15 each year. Between October 15 and May 1 service may be provided weather permitting. Non-emergency situations can be defined as, but not limited to, dead battery, out of gas, or other mechanical problem. Rescue Marine will respond to members in need of salvage assistance but salvage is not covered by the Rescue Marine Unlimited Towing Membership. Salvage situations can be defined as, but not limited to, boat groundings, boats on the rocks, boats sinking, boats already sunk, boats on fire, boats burnt, boats beached, or boats in any other form of peril. Fog search and other emergency services are available but not covered by the Rescue Marine Unlimited Towing Membership.

Rescue Marine Unlimited Towing Memberships are annual and last one calendar year. It is the sole judgment of Rescue Marine to provide towing assistance when winds at the nearest Coast Guard Station exceed twenty-five miles per hour, Gale Warnings are in effect, or if severe weather statements have been issued by the Coast Guard, National Weather Service, or Environment Canada. Rescue Marine Unlimited Towing Memberships cover 50% or one-half of the cost of dock-to-dock tows. Rescue Marine is not responsible for unauthorized charges from other towing firms. Rescue Marine reserves the right to request a survey of any vessel built before 1985. There are no refunds. Rescue Marine reserves the right to delegate service in peak situations. Rescue Marine reserves the right to cancel and/or decline memberships. Rescue Marine Unlimited Towing Memberships become active twenty-four hours after payment is received. These terms and conditions can be changed from time to time without notice, check with our office. March 2008

[Line Dancin]

wont leave home without my boat us tow insurance.

[fishin2]

give Boat Us a call, 1-800-395-2628. Ask em all the pertinent questions you need answered. Tell em where ya are and what you expect, see if they offer what ya need. If you trailer your boat, get the roadside assistance, best 14.00 you'll ever spend,road tows cover 100 miles, pretty good huh. Mike

[skinny5382]

give Boat Us a call, 1-800-395-2628.

Thanks Fishin2 for the phone#. I will give them a call, good advice. I have a question or two anyway. I wanted to ask them about the 25 mile rule. Didn't understand that from thier website.

[docwet]

Put a 9.9HP 4 cyl. OB on your boat so you can always get back no matter what happens to your main engine is my advice. You won't need to use that expensive tow service again.

Cheers, DocWet [Everything has limitations...and I hate limitations.]

Be advised that insurance companies only pay typically $ 100 towards a tow bill...If your bill is more than that, too bad.