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Diving Services:

Boat lift repairs and installation
Underwater burning and welding
Boat salvage and recovery
Hull cleaning and inspections
Wheel jobs
Prop removal and installation
Anode replacement
Underwater dock repairs
Dock inspections/surveys
Bridge inspections
Valuables recovery
Piling and tree stump removal

Welding:

Steel
Aluminum (MIG)
Docks
Boat lifts

Dock Building:

Floating dock systems
Piling dock systems
Slip decks

Dock Repairs:

Re-floats
Anchor poles/blocks
Pilings replacement
Roof repairs
Wind and wave damage
Wave attenuators

Demolition:

Dock demolition with disposal
Derelict boats

Boatlifts:

Repairs including welding
Installation
Refurbishing
See pics for of refurbishing

Re-float:

A re-float is when we add floatation to a floating dock system. Sometimes a floating building such as a bait-shop, store, or office will start to sink. This can be due to a loss of flotation from a storm or added weight like refrigerator, ice machines, minnow tanks, and so on. If you have a store or other building, or docks that are sinking or not level, we can re-level them. There are two ways to refloat these areas. One is to use air floats. Air floats are usually used under large areas like a store, bait-shop or office area because there is normally no other way to add flotation except by diver set air floats. Air flotation has the advantage of being easier to install, but the disadvantage of a constant loss of air in the floats due to many reasons. Sometimes the floats leak and loose air, or boat wake causes them to ”wash” out the air from the bottom vent hole. Temperature change is the other major factor. With the cold water comes a significant contraction of the air volume in the float, which of course cause the owner to have to add air to the system regularly to keep the building or area afloat. Even if you completely fill and plug the float, when winter comes and the air contracts, the water pressure around the float causes it to collapse and loose total volume. So, as you can see, even trying to enclose the air in the float causes float failure. The best air flotation system to have is an open bottom float with a manifold system for top-side management of the flotation and level of the building. However, this adds maintenance requirements to the marina manager/owner, often having to add air every 2-4 weeks as long as there are no critters that eat into the manifold hoses! As you can see there are some disadvantages of having an air system to refloat your building. The other option is to add ”foam encapsulated” floats. The problem with adding these floats under a store is having a way that the diver can pull 1000-2000lbs of buoyancy underneath the store! This is why most store refloats are an air system with a manifold. This is where our ballast machine comes in! We have a machine that pulls the floats down to become 10-20lbs over neutral buoyancy. This allows the diver to pull the foam encapsulated floats to strategic locations under the building for leveling and refloating. With the ballast machine, we at Premier Diving Services LLC can refloat a building in most cases that has 8’ or more of water underneath it! See the pics below! In the 1st picture you can see the ballast machine pulling a float down. In the following pictures you can see an example of an air system.

Boat Salvage and Recovery:

We work with marina managers and owners as well as private owners if the unthinkable happens and your boat or a derelict and abandon boat sinks. We can recover the boat, and as the case may need, dispose of a sunken power boat or sailboat.

Boatlift Services:

Do you want a boat lift that will last and not have to rob a bank to get it? These quality reconditioned boat lifts have been completely broken down and thoroughly rebuilt:

Bushings have been replaced
Tank bands replaced or repaired and rubber-coated and anodes added
Antifouling paint on tanks
Hoses and fittings replaced
Tanks inspected for leaks
Bolts replaced
Dock clamps reconditioned
Air box reconditioned
Cracks welded
In other words everything that usually fails on a lift has been replaced/repaired and re-coated.

But I also add anodes to the lift because the tank bands get ravished by electrolysis. You put anodes on your boat to avoid costly running gear damage. Why not save having to change tank bands like tires by coating them and adding anodes? Well these lifts do have anodes that you can change for $50-$80 bucks annually and save the $800-$1200 it costs to have them replaced every 3-5 years.

If you have been looking for a boat lift for any time, you know that new lifts go for $10,000.00 to $12,000.00 installed! A used 4-8K lift can go for $1000.00 to $8000.00 depending on the condition, but none of them have been thoroughly rebuilt, recoated, and anodes have been added!

I also deliver and install the lift in your boat slip so you don’t have to deal with the massive headache of breaking down, shipping and reinstalling a used lift in your slip. I currently have 2-4000lb V-hull Hydrohoist lifts for $5200 and 1- 6000lb V-hull Hydrohoist lift for $5600.00 INSTALLED. And if you have an old lift that you were thinking about giving up on contact me and let me know. We can get you swapped out or refurbished for $4400- $4800 on 4-6k lifts. Why pay $1200 for new tank bands or arms etc…and have a clamp break 6mo. later when you could spend a little more and get it completely re-done with anodes added!

Please have boat make/model weight and length, as well as slip dimensions.

The pictures are of A 4k V-hull boatlift.

Email us at our ”Contact us” page for details and pricing!