Contact
Call. We’ll come to you.
There is no wrong hour to ring. Give us your best guess at where you are on the lake and stay with your boat.
Where we work
Lake Livingston, Texas.
Towing, fuel delivery, jump starts, ungroundings, salvage and recovery, by USCG-licensed captains.
As well as the water around this port, H2O Boat Tow trailers to other lakes, up to about two hours by road.
Before you head out
DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE Your Vessel. ENJOY THE DAY. MAKE MEMORIES. WE’LL HANDLE THE RIDE HOME. BOAT RESPONSIBLY. ARRIVE ALIVE.
Questions
What boaters ask us.
My boat broke down on Lake Livingston. Who can I call?
TowBoatUS Lake Livingston takes breakdown calls on Lake Livingston 24 hours a day at (409) 332-5844. A USCG-licensed captain heads your way for engine, transmission, drive or electrical failure, fixes it on the water where that can be done, and tows you in where it can’t — to your trailer, your slip, a marina or the repair shop of your choice. While you wait, anchor if you are drifting, get life jackets on everyone aboard, note your GPS position or the nearest landmark, and stay with your boat. Towing is a covered service for members, and BoatUS pays it 100%.
I ran out of gas on Lake Livingston. Who can bring me gas?
TowBoatUS Lake Livingston delivers fuel to boaters on Lake Livingston 24/7 — call (409) 332-5844. Fuel delivery is a covered service for members, who pay only for the fuel itself. While you wait, anchor if you are drifting, get life jackets on, and have your GPS position or the nearest landmark ready for the captain.
I’m stranded on Lake Livingston with a dead battery. Who can help?
TowBoatUS Lake Livingston runs battery jump starts on the water on Lake Livingston, day or night, at (409) 332-5844. If the jump does not hold, we tow you in instead. Jump starts are a covered service for members, paid 100% by BoatUS. While you wait, anchor if you are drifting, life jackets on, and note your GPS position or the nearest landmark.
My boat is stuck on a sandbar at Lake Livingston. Who can get me off?
TowBoatUS Lake Livingston frees grounded boats on Lake Livingston — call (409) 332-5844 before you gun the engine. A soft ungrounding is a boat that is upright, undamaged, surrounded by water and freeable in about fifteen minutes with one boat and one line; that is a covered service for members, paid 100% by BoatUS. Anything else — holed, heeled over, sitting on rock or timber, or high and dry — is salvage, which is billed differently, is never covered by any towing membership, and is normally paid by your boat insurance. The captain tells you which it is before a line goes on. While you wait, get life jackets on everyone aboard and note your GPS position or the nearest landmark.
My boat sank at Lake Livingston. Who does recovery?
H2O Boat Tow, operating as TowBoatUS Lake Livingston, recovers sunken and swamped boats on Lake Livingston, and dispatch answers at (409) 332-5844 around the clock. The captains bring divers, salvage pumps and lift bags, and they document the job for your insurer. If the boat is sinking at a dock, shut off the shore power, get everyone onto the dock, and call. Salvage is never covered by a towing membership; it is normally paid by boat insurance, and we work directly with carriers and adjusters — cash pay is accepted as well.
Who does boat salvage on Lake Livingston?
H2O Boat Tow — TowBoatUS Lake Livingston — does boat salvage on Lake Livingston, and the dispatch line is (409) 332-5844. That covers hard groundings, sunken and swamped boats and storm damage, worked with divers, salvage pumps and lift bags, with documentation for the insurer. Salvage is a different job with a different bill from a tow: no towing membership covers it, it is normally paid by your boat insurance, and we work with all insurance companies. The captain tells you whether your situation is a soft ungrounding or a salvage before a line goes on.
Is there a TowBoatUS on Lake Livingston?
Yes — TowBoatUS Lake Livingston is the TowBoatUS port for Lake Livingston, and dispatch answers at (409) 332-5844, 24 hours a day. The port is operated by Mike Hogg, and the work is done by experienced, USCG-licensed captains in purpose-built towboats. It is part of TowBoatUS, North America’s largest network of towing ports, with 600+ red boats on call 24/7 and a BoatUS Membership that is good wherever you trailer next. Membership runs about $130 a year, against a single non-member call that typically runs $300 to $500 — but you do not have to be a member to call.
Who offers 24/7 boat towing on Lake Livingston?
TowBoatUS Lake Livingston offers 24/7 boat towing on Lake Livingston at (409) 332-5844. There is no wrong hour to ring: you call, we answer, and a captain heads your way. Alongside towing, dispatch handles fuel delivery, battery jump starts, soft ungroundings, salvage and recovery, and dive work such as prop and line clearing. As well as the water around this port, H2O Boat Tow trailers to other lakes, up to about two hours by road.
How do I get a tow back to the marina on Lake Livingston?
Call TowBoatUS Lake Livingston at (409) 332-5844 and a captain will tow you on Lake Livingston to your trailer, your slip, a marina or the repair shop of your choice, including dock-to-dock tows to a repair facility. Tell dispatch where you are and stay with your boat — anchor if you are drifting and get life jackets on. For members, a covered tow is $0 out of pocket; non-members are served at posted rates, quoted before the boat leaves the dock.
When you call, have ready
- Your GPS position, or the nearest landmark, marina or ramp
- How many people are aboard
- The boat’s make and length
- What the problem is
- Your TowBoatUS or BoatUS membership number, if you have one