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samosetguy · 05-22-2013, 11:33 AM

This is an interesting discussion. I use SeaTow. I've never had to call them.

I picked SeaTow over TowboatUS a couple years ago because of positive statements made on this web site about them, it seemed at the time they had more boats/bigger presence on the lake and because I had read a very impressive story in a local paper about the person that owned the Meredith franchise. I probably have this wrong but I believe he was a retired long-term Navy person and had gone to New Orleans to help during Katrina.

However, I'm just now realizing the franchise was sold last summer to someone from Delaware?!?!?!

I've already renewed SeaTow for this summer but I wouldn't have if I had read all this.

I wish both would be more transparent about who owns them, what boats they have, where they're located, etc. They both seem so "corporate" you can't really learn anything about who you're relying on for assistance. The local Sea Tow franchise has a FB page but it's all stuff from the national franchise.

05-22-2013, 11:33 AM	#22
samosetguy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 57 Thanks: 41 Thanked 35 Times in 14 Posts	SeaTow This is an interesting discussion. I use SeaTow. I've never had to call them. I picked SeaTow over TowboatUS a couple years ago because of positive statements made on this web site about them, it seemed at the time they had more boats/bigger presence on the lake and because I had read a very impressive story in a local paper about the person that owned the Meredith franchise. I probably have this wrong but I believe he was a retired long-term Navy person and had gone to New Orleans to help during Katrina. However, I'm just now realizing the franchise was sold last summer to someone from Delaware?!?!?! I've already renewed SeaTow for this summer but I wouldn't have if I had read all this. I wish both would be more transparent about who owns them, what boats they have, where they're located, etc. They both seem so "corporate" you can't really learn anything about who you're relying on for assistance. The local Sea Tow franchise has a FB page but it's all stuff from the national franchise.