TowBoatUS San Diego

05/25/2026

Our team traveled to Huntington Lake for a pre Memorial Day job.
We had our hands full towing TowBoatUS Coronado and TowBoatUS Pacific Beach up into the high Sierras.
Towing a 34’ boat on our 45’ goodneck trailer and our 30’ boat up a windy mountain road complete with switchbacks and steep climbs to the 7000’ lake was the easy part.
Our task was to move two barges,
The first was a 50’x30 barge loaded with an excavator and dredging equipment. We had to tow it accross the lake and dock it gently to a temporary landing. The move was slow and the landing was technical. But Captain Josh running the Coronado with the assist of the Pacific Beach made it look easy.
The second move required our expertise and horsepower. We move a 100’x100’ barge loaded with enough equipment for a six month dam maintenance and repair operation. The Pacific Beach was used to get the barge away from the dock and out in open water for Captain Josh to take the 500 plus ton barge in tow across the lake. Moving over 1.1 million pound was slow and steady. Once on scene we had to position the barge precisely to set three 4000lb anchor and one 6000lb anchors for a 4 point mooring. Job completed we loaded up and carefully came off the mountan and made the 400 mile drive back home in time for Captain Casey to Use the Coronado to move a 100’ boat in a two boat move.
We were the best and possibly the only option to get these barges moved.
We will return late fall to tow them back to the launch ramp for demobilization.
Great work team

04/27/2026

Today our team helped State Parks and fish and wildlife by towing this dead Humpback whale out to sea.
The Great White Sharks were following along.
One of the big girls swam right by our boat. It was a site to be seen.

04/23/2026

We brought in a big gun to demolish two steel boats and a 60’ cement boat.

04/22/2026

Our team raise this 40’boat after is sank due to lack of maintenance.
Boats require constant maintenance and keeping up with it is much easier than trying to catch up. And way better than the outcome of it is ignored too long.
Great job team.

04/15/2026

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04/13/2026

Demolition month continues we have demolished 28 derelict vessels since April 1st most of the boats were in the 28’to 40’ range. Now we’re staging larger vessels for demo. Of course Flat Stanley is reporting to my grandsons to make sure I’m getting it done.

04/10/2026

This was our winter project for the Port of San Diego.
Definitely made some progress in removing derelict vessels and debris from just out side the bay.

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03/23/2026

It’s a wrap!!! The Souther California Sportfishing show was epic.
Welcome all the new members and thank you to all the members that renewed with the biggest and best Towing Membership program in the US.
We are the only program that have boats in every harbor in Southern California.
If you got in on the raffle for the cooler we will be drawing the name tomorrow and will call the winner. Special thanks to the guys and girls that made this show happen. I’m sure the general public is just as thankful as we are to have a first rate show back in San Diego.

03/20/2026

Got the booth set up and cranking. Lots of people are taking advantage of the $50.00 BoatShow Discount.
We will be there all weekend.
Stop by and enter our raffle for a cooler.
We also have lots of bling to give away.
Ladies come ask for your free T-Shirt and hat while supplies last.

03/19/2026

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