About BoatUS Towing

BoatUS Towing Service provides access to the largest network of on-the water commercial towing companies nationwide!

With over 500 boats in over 280 ports, service is just a call away.

Just show your Membership card and BoatUS will provide payment up to your selected service level.

Listed below are just a few of the benefits of choosing BoatUS for your on-water towing service needs.

Towing services are provided by TowBoatUS except in the following states – CA, OR, WA, AZ, NV & BC – where services are provided by Vessel Assist.

Worldwide Towing Service
One Membership applies to ALL recreational boats you own, borrow or charter anywhere in the world!

BoatUS 24-Hour Dispatch
Call toll-free, day or night, seven days a week for towing assistance. We have the largest recreational Marine Dispatch call centers stationed strategically on both the Atlantic & Pacific Coasts!

Towing at Sea*
Complete service (100%) from a breakdown at sea to your port of choice, up to the towing service level you've selected.

Fuel Delivery & Jump Starts
Service includes Fuel Drops and Battery Jumps. The cost of fuel is high enough without having to pay someone over $150.00 an hour to drop it off. We’ll pay up to your selected service level or choose Unlimited and let us pick up the whole bill! (minus fuel costs)

Ungroundings
100% payment for soft ungroundings, up to the towing service level you selected. Salvage and salvage ungroundings are provided for by a Marine Insurance Yacht Policy.

Largest Fleet
BoatUS offers the largest number of ports (280) and available Towing vessels. Over 500 approved boats waiting to assist you around the clock. Members are required to use the services of approved BoatUS Towing Service providers unless otherwise authorized by the BoatUS 24-hour dispatch center. All towing companies are independently captained, licensed and insured.

Towing Professionals
All BoatUS Towing Service Providers have signed contracts with BoatUS to provide a standard of service to its Members that is second to none. All USCG Towing Endorsements, complete insurance coverage, licenses and standards and practices are reviewed on an annual basis. Our contractors provided service to over 45,000 boaters last year!

* All towing services are paid up to the selected towing level you have at the time of breakdown. All service must be provided by BoatUS approved towing companies or dispatched by BoatUS Dispatch Services, with purchase of $19, discounted online, BoatUS Membership.

For more details, read the On-the-Water Towing Service Agreement.