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Aventura, FL · Miami-Dade County

Boat Propeller Removal & Prop Repair Coordination in Aventura, FL

We pull boat props in the water in Aventura, at docks on Dumfoundling Bay, Little Maule Lake and the canals. Repairs go to F&J, and then our divers put the prop back on.

Aventura, FL

Prop removal in Aventura with the boat still in the water

A prop that needs repair can come off where the boat sits. Our divers pull it underwater at your Aventura dock. It goes to F&J, the prop shop we use, and we refit it after the repair.

NOAA calls Dumfoundling Bay shallow. Its Coast Pilot says care is required there, because spoil banks sit close aboard on both sides of the dredged channel through the bay. If your prop touched bottom in the bay, tell us where it happened.

Diver beside outboard motors and propellers in green-lit water
  • NOAA calls Dumfoundling Bay shallow and warns of spoil banks by its channel.
  • A privately marked dredged channel leads west from Intracoastal Mile 1076.5.
  • NOAA's depth report for that westbound channel dates from 2001.
  • Little Lake Maule's main body is a year-round idle-speed zone.

Local notes for Aventura

Shallow water and spoil banks in Dumfoundling Bay

NOAA's Coast Pilot says the Intracoastal enters shallow Dumfoundling Bay at Mile 1076.3. It says care is required because spoil banks are close aboard on both sides of the dredged channel through the bay. If your prop touched one, we can pull the prop at your Aventura dock and look at it.

NOAA, U.S. Coast Pilot 4, chapter 12, paragraph 610

The privately marked channel west of Mile 1076.5

A dredged channel leads west from the Intracoastal at Mile 1076.5 to an industrial area, NOAA says. It is marked by private daybeacons and lights. The depth NOAA lists for it was reported in 2001. If that channel is your way home, tell us, and tell us where the prop touched.

NOAA, U.S. Coast Pilot 4, chapter 12, paragraph 610

Two speed zones on Little Lake Maule

FWC's rule for Dade County puts the main body of Little Lake Maule in a year-round idle-speed zone. The water east of the main body's eastern shoreline is a year-round slow-speed zone. FWC writes the name as Little Lake Maule. Tell us which part of the lake your dock is on when you call about a prop.

FWC, Rule 68C-22.025(1)(a)20 and (1)(c)1, Dade County Zones

  • Motor yacht bow with the 6 Feet Under skull emblem on the hull
  • Diver checking equipment on the dock beside a dive flag
  • Diver carrying a hose and gear bag along the dock

Propeller Removal questions in Aventura

My prop touched bottom in Dumfoundling Bay. What do you need to know?

We need to know where in Dumfoundling Bay it touched and where the boat is docked in Aventura. NOAA calls the bay shallow and warns of spoil banks close on both sides of its dredged channel. Say whether you were in that channel or in the privately marked one that leads west. We can pull the prop at your dock and look at it.

Is Little Maule Lake an idle-speed zone?

Yes, across its main body. FWC's rule, which calls it Little Lake Maule, makes the main body a year-round idle-speed zone. The water east of the main body's eastern shoreline is year-round slow speed instead. Tell us which part your dock is on.

Can you take the prop off my Aventura boat without a haul-out?

Yes. Our divers take props off underwater, so your boat stays in the water at its Aventura dock. That holds for a dock on Dumfoundling Bay, on Little Maule Lake or on a canal. We put the prop back on the same way. Tell us how many props the boat has and which one is the problem.

Where does the prop get repaired?

The prop gets repaired at F&J, the prop shop we use. Our divers pull it at your dock in Aventura and refit it when the repair is done. The boat stays where it is the whole time, on Dumfoundling Bay, Little Maule Lake or a canal.

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