TowBoatUS yesterday announced the addition of a Douglas Lake, Tenn., location to its network. It’s the third TowBoatUS location for Capt. Shaun Curtis, who also owns operations in nearby Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lake and in Mobile, Ala.
Curtis said he made the decision to open a full-time Douglas Lake port after getting requests for assistance and recognizing that locals often boat among several lakes.
“A lot of my friends who surf and fish there would say to me, ‘Man, I wish you guys were on Douglas,’ ” Curtis said in a statement. “We would respond to dispatches by trailer from Fort Loudoun/Tellico. It now greatly shortens our response for members being here full time.”
Curtis home-ports a 21-foot towboat at Mountain Cove Marina in Sevierville, Tenn.
Nationwide, the 600-plus TowBoatUS response fleet responds to more than 110,000 requests from boaters and anglers each year.
