Our divers remove boat props underwater in Miami, at docks on the Miami River and Biscayne Bay. The boat stays in the water, and the prop goes back on after the repair.
In most cases the prop comes off in the water, right where the boat is tied up. Our diver pulls it, it goes to F&J, the prop shop we use, and then we put it back on. The boat does not leave its dock.
The mouth of the Miami River has a record. The Coast Guard reports that ships can meet current anomalies there, and that those have caused occasional groundings. Inside the river, the current runs strong on the ebb and swirls at the bends. If your prop touched bottom on a river run, tell us where it happened.
FWC holds the river to idle speed all year, southeast of NW 42nd Avenue. Any move by water from a river dock is a slow one. We do the job where the boat already sits.
NOAA's Coast Pilot carries a Coast Guard report that ships may meet current anomalies at the mouth of the Miami River. It says those have caused occasional groundings. It also says the river's currents are strong on the ebb and swirl at the bends. If your prop touched bottom there, our diver checks it underwater and takes it off if it has to go to the shop.
FWC's Dade County rule puts the Miami River under idle speed year-round, southeast of NW 42nd Avenue. The zone includes Palmer Lake and Seybold Canal, and the provision leaves out Tamiami Canal. Tell us which of those waters your dock is on. The crew comes to you, so the boat does not have to idle anywhere.
Tell us where it happened, what the boat has done since and where it is docked. The Coast Guard reports that ships can meet current anomalies at the river mouth, and that those have caused occasional groundings. NOAA publishes that in its Coast Pilot. From there, our diver checks the prop underwater, right where the boat sits.
The Miami River's idle speed zone runs year-round, southeast of NW 42nd Avenue, under FWC's Dade County rule. It includes Palmer Lake and Seybold Canal. Tamiami Canal is left out of that provision. For a prop job, it means any move by water is slow, so we do the work at your dock.
Yes, in most cases. Our divers pull the prop underwater while the boat stays at its dock or slip in Miami. That is true on the Miami River, in Seybold Canal and on Biscayne Bay. Our guide on pulling a prop without a haul-out lists the shaft and bearing jobs that still need one.
The prop goes to F&J, the prop shop we use. Our divers pull it in the water at your Miami dock, the shop does the repair, and we put the prop back on. If the damage came from touching bottom at the river mouth, say so when you call.
Yes. The crew that pulls your prop is licensed and insured. We are based in Fort Lauderdale and come to docks on the Miami River, on Biscayne Bay and near Government Cut. The repair itself is done by F&J, the prop shop we use. Our part is taking the prop off and putting it back on.
