Boat Towing In Cape Coral, Ft Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, St James City, Bonita Springs, LaBelle, & Moore Haven, FL

Clearly the cost of towing assistance can mount quickly. The average cost of a tow is between $500 and $600, billed on a portal-to-portal basis. Portal-to-portal means from the time the TowBoatUS boat leaves its home dock to assist you, until it returns to its home dock. Thus, a one-hour actual time in tow "service call" could be billed at five hours if the round trip transit time is four hours. The average "ungrounding," including round trip transit charges, plus the additional grounding fee (based on the length of your vessel) averages between $800 and $1,000. The "Unlimited" policy with TowBoatUS eliminates the costs of marine assistance. While TowBoatUS On-the-Water Towing plans are available at a variety of service levels, we at TowBoatUS Cape Coral strongly encourage prospective members to purchase the "Unlimited Gold" On-the-Water Towing plan.

The Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan is the best value should you require TowBoatUS assistance. With the Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan, TowBoatUS covers the full cost of marine assistance for vessels disabled "at sea," "ungroundings," and jumpstarts. If you need supplies such as fuel, oil, transmission fluid, parts, or coolant delivered, the Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan covers all the hourly charges, while you pay only for the actual supplies delivered. This plan also fully covers you for towing your vessel on a Dock to Dock tow after 30 days of a new membership. The cost of the Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan is $179 per year. That price includes $25 for a membership to BoatUS and $154 for the Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan.

In addition to covering the cost of any assistance towing conducted, the Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan covers the full costs of any "ungrounding." That means TowboatUS will work on your grounded boat as long as it takes to "unground" it. If necessary, TowboatUS will either stand-by, or return at the next high tide in order to ensure your vessel is safely "ungrounded," at no cost to you. TowBoatUS does not have any time limits for a grounding. If you are covered by the Unlimited On-the-Water Towing plan there is no cost to you. The Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan covers diving charges, if that will fix the problem instead of towing your boat. The Unlimited Gold On-the-Water Towing plan also covers the additional charges assessed for inclement weather.

Boat US also offers you an Unlimited On-the-water Towing plan that provides you with all the services as a Gold membership with the exception of Dock to Dock Service. Boat US with only provide 50% of your out of pocket coverage for a dock to dock tow after 30 days of a new membership and the member will be responsible for the other half. We recommend this membership for vessels that are usually kept on trailers and would not have a need to be towed from one dock to another for service or repairs. The cost of the Unlimited On-the-Water Towing plan is $165 per year. That price includes $25 For a membership to BoatUS and $140 for the Unlimited On-the-Water Towing plan.

The Towboat U.S. On-the-Water Towing plans do not cover the member for salvage or pollution clean up costs. Many boat insurance policies do; however, cover these costs. Check with your insurance agent to determine if these types of costs are covered by your policy. If your boat insurance policy is underwritten by BoatUS and you need salvage services, TowBoatUS Cape Coral will work with BoatUS Insurance to directly bill them for the salvage costs. If you are insured with another insurance underwriter, you will likely have to pay the salvage costs upfront and seek reimbursement from your underwriter.

A TowBoatUS On-the-Water Towing plan provides you with coverage on any boat you own, rent, or borrow. In addition, your boat is covered as an entity. In other words, if a friend borrows your boat, the boat is covered up to your service level for On-the-Water Towing, even though you aren't on board. Lastly, if you own a boat with a friend, both of you can have your names on the On-the-Water Towing plan. Each of you will a get personal membership card making both of you eligible for the same benefits.

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