[PUP] "Unlimited towing" - TowBoatUS vs. SeaTow

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Milt -
 
I have always signed up for unlimited with TBUS just because the  opportunity 
comes at the same time as membership renewal. I called them  once but got off 
before they arrived. They have been most helpful, however, when  asked about 
local knowledge. For instance, rounding #6 100-200'  off the end of the north 
jetty in Barnegat Inlet rather than coming  straight in from the sea buoy.
 
However, it seems to me that Sea Tow has bigger boats in general than TBUS  
and I have often wondered if some of them could actually pull us off. 
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"
 
 
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Which offers better  "unlimited towing" service, TowBoatUS or SeaTow?

Now that Bluewater is  back in the USA, I'd like to sign up for one of the 
"unlimited
towing"  services, either TowBoatUS or SeaTow.  A quick online check shows  
the
prices are competitive ($118/year for TowBoatUS and $149/year less 15%  from 
SeaTow.
My own experience along the Eastern Seaboard shows that  TowBoatUS and SeaTow 
seem
to cover the waterfront about equally.

For  those of you who have been down this road before, are there significant  
advantages/disadvantages
of going with one or the other?  Lesson one to  me was that "unlimited towing"
for both has a specific definition that  definitely does not mean UNLIMITED 
TOWING.
Both have some weasel words in  their service agreements about service in and 
out
of one's home port or home  area, a concern since we expect to cruise in the 
Bahamas and cover the east  coast from south Florida to Down East Maine.

Thanks for any insights or  input you can provide!

--Milt Baker, Nordhavn 47 Bluewater, Fort  Lauderdale


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