Busiest FLA boat towing/salvage yard

Florida is a big coastline. What area? My info is old, but Cape Ann used to be very busy in the Ft. Lauderdale area. Sea Tow and Towboat U.S. cover most of the state. Salvage may get you a different answer than towing though.

NYCAP123 is correct Sea Tow and Towboat U.S. are the two biggest players in Florida, but both have had bad raps down there some time ago, not sure about lately...but they would go out to Tow you in...and then slap a salvage claim on your boat...many hour's and dollars were spent in the courtroom. A lot of boaters became disenchanted with their service. Word to the wise.

They would also tie up the VHF by continuously answering bogus calls for radio checks.

Bob

You get towed and don't pay for it and you get a claim. You better sign up for their programs. They're inexpensive. I have a great deal of respect for them and am glad they're here. And I don't fall for the third hand reports of disgruntled deadbeats who incur large towing bills and won't pay. I've seen the same in other areas. Saw internet postings against a Bahamian tow. It's not cheap. But for $150 a year you can have coverage. Where I see the huge bills too are when they do salvage. Well, if you don't have salvage coverage on your insurance policy you can expect that. Salvage can run into six figures. I saw a salvage of a 25 foot runabout on the lake we were on hit $50,000. But there was fuel spilling from the sinking. Last person I heard screaming against a tow company was still upset the Coast Guard wouldn't tow their boat in for free. They were 40 miles offshore and 8-10' seas. Yes, the Tow company billed for 10 hours as that's what it took and at offshore rates.

IRG, most of the boats they have repo'd are in a salvage state of affairs! As for boneyards.....just look at the boatyard at Indiantown and Clewiston tons of boats rotting away there. But those yards make a fortune at $7 per foot per month on a thousand boats.