blackpowder Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I have always been a Sea tow person, but this year I got BoatUS. Mistake. Yesterday coming home from fishing I had a tire blow out. I know this is my fault I didn’t have a spare. Lack of preparedness, check. anyway I call BoatUS and request trailer assistance at 3pm. They held me on the side of the road for 2.5 hours only to tell me they can’t do anything for me. Meanwhile I was calling every where under the son looking for a tire. Negative. I had to drive 35 miles on 3 good wheels. Ruined my rim but oh well. Today I found 2 wheel assemblies bought and repaired. Never using BoatUS again. Sorry venting and it all could have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I did not even know the coverage from either company includes problems on land mazzgolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterbob1 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, blackpowder said: I have always been a Sea tow person, but this year I got BoatUS. Mistake. Yesterday coming home from fishing I had a tire blow out. I know this is my fault I didn’t have a spare. Lack of preparedness, check. anyway I call BoatUS and request trailer assistance at 3pm. They held me on the side of the road for 2.5 hours only to tell me they can’t do anything for me. Meanwhile I was calling every where under the son looking for a tire. Negative. I had to drive 35 miles on 3 good wheels. Ruined my rim but oh well. Today I found 2 wheel assemblies bought and repaired. Never using BoatUS again. Sorry venting and it all could have been avoided. AAA would a got er done,? $99.00 a year. Edited July 19, 2021 by hunterbob1 “In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.” -Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzgolf Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Sea Tow will help with flat trailer tires on the road? That's good to know if true. And yeah, wouldn't AAA help with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzgolf Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Oh yeah, look at that. You have to pay the additional $14 for "Trailer Care" but that's cheap enough to get it without thinking about it: https://www.seatow.com/membership/join?cardtype=gold&trailercare=marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpowder Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, hunterbob1 said: AAA would a got er done,? $99.00 a year. Negative. Tried them too. Apparently my membership doesn’t cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpowder Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, mazzgolf said: Oh yeah, look at that. You have to pay the additional $14 for "Trailer Care" but that's cheap enough to get it without thinking about it: https://www.seatow.com/membership/join?cardtype=gold&trailercare=marine 31 minutes ago, Lunatic said: I did not even know the coverage from either company includes problems on land Yep. Mazzgolf found it. But it’s useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzgolf Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (I'm looking at this because my dad got a new boat and has BoatUS through Geico - need to know what is and is not covered!) I found this: https://www.boatus.com/products-and-services/boat-insurance/boat-towing-coverage Quote "Trailer Your Boat? Roadside Assistance is included when you purchase insurance for your trailer. Service includes towing to nearest repair facility, flat tire repair, battery jumps and fuel delivery." So BoatUS seems to have the same as SeaTow - you have to pay an extra amount to "purchase insurance for your trailer". I can't find out how much it is on the webpage, but BoatUS does offer extra trailer insurance just like SeaTow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterbob1 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, mazzgolf said: (I'm looking at this because my dad got a new boat and has BoatUS through Geico - need to know what is and is not covered!) I found this: https://www.boatus.com/products-and-services/boat-insurance/boat-towing-coverage So BoatUS seems to have the same as SeaTow - you have to pay an extra amount to "purchase insurance for your trailer". I can't find out how much it is on the webpage, but BoatUS does offer extra trailer insurance just like SeaTow. Trailers are covered by your auto insurance. “In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.” -Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpowder Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, mazzgolf said: (I'm looking at this because my dad got a new boat and has BoatUS through Geico - need to know what is and is not covered!) I found this: https://www.boatus.com/products-and-services/boat-insurance/boat-towing-coverage So BoatUS seems to have the same as SeaTow - you have to pay an extra amount to "purchase insurance for your trailer". I can't find out how much it is on the webpage, but BoatUS does offer extra trailer insurance just like SeaTow. Yes. That why I got them this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpowder Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, hunterbob1 said: Trailers are covered by your auto insurance. I thought they might be. But I couldn’t find anyone who had the tire and BoatUS said no one in the are could do the repair. Oh well it’s home and fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzgolf Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, blackpowder said: I thought they might be. But I couldn’t find anyone who had the tire and BoatUS said no one in the are could do the repair. Oh well it’s home and fixed. Oh!! Are you saying you *are* covered fully (trailer included) through BoatUS but they just failed to help? They said no one was in the area so they couldn't help even though you HAD the trailer insurance??? When you said, "They held me on the side of the road for 2.5 hours only to tell me they can’t do anything for me." I thought you meant they were saying, "Sorry, we can't do anything for you because you didn't get the extra insurance". But I think you are saying "I had the insurance and they just failed to live up to their end of the bargain". I'd have a major problem with that and I would be making calls Monday morning to them to ask for an explanation and a refund. Edited July 19, 2021 by mazzgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterbob1 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 minute ago, blackpowder said: I thought they might be. But I couldn’t find anyone who had the tire and BoatUS said no one in the are could do the repair. Oh well it’s home and fixed. Glad you made it home that sucks what you went through but hey lesson learned be prepared! bucky 1 “In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.” -Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpowder Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 9 hours ago, mazzgolf said: Oh!! Are you saying you *are* covered fully (trailer included) through BoatUS but they just failed to help? They said no one was in the area so they couldn't help even though you HAD the trailer insurance??? When you said, "They held me on the side of the road for 2.5 hours only to tell me they can’t do anything for me." I thought you meant they were saying, "Sorry, we can't do anything for you because you didn't get the extra insurance". But I think you are saying "I had the insurance and they just failed to live up to their end of the bargain". I'd have a major problem with that and I would be making calls Monday morning to them to ask for an explanation and a refund. Yes. I have the trailer coverage. They offered a tow on flat bed. But because I have a t-top the boat is now to tall. Liability won’t let them take it and I guess some overpasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpowder Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 9 hours ago, hunterbob1 said: Glad you made it home that sucks what you went through but hey lesson learned be prepared! Yes. I can only be mad at myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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