Last evening Tow Boat dragged in a fishing boat that had suffered a fuel pump failure on their Chevy V8. The tow had been enroute to the boat’s home port about four hours south of us (at tow speed).
Wave height had been steadily increasing when they ducked into our little town, which happens to have an excellent marina and mechanics. The harbor master suggested the boat owner might have the pump replaced here instead of continuing the tow after Lake Michigan settles down in a couple of days. The Boat Tow captain immediately advised that he had a contract for the entire trip and would not release the boat owner. So the insurance company will be stuck with slip fees for two boats for at least two days plus an unnecessary long distance tow. Moral of the story…be careful about what you sign up for with Boat Tow.
Wave height had been steadily increasing when they ducked into our little town, which happens to have an excellent marina and mechanics. The harbor master suggested the boat owner might have the pump replaced here instead of continuing the tow after Lake Michigan settles down in a couple of days. The Boat Tow captain immediately advised that he had a contract for the entire trip and would not release the boat owner. So the insurance company will be stuck with slip fees for two boats for at least two days plus an unnecessary long distance tow. Moral of the story…be careful about what you sign up for with Boat Tow.